Need a good Canon WIDE angle lens.
Oct 12, 2013 21:36:15 #
Last winter I took some pictures of the Northern Lights in northern AK. They were pretty good - used the 20mm f/l.8 EX Sigma lens on my Canon 60D. Next March I'm going to AK again to try to get better pictures but want a lens that is more wide angle with an f stop of around 2.8. Any suggestions of what lens I should buy will be greatly appreciated. Also is the fish eye lens real wide angle? Would that type lens be appropriate for taking pictures of the Aurora Borealis?
Oct 12, 2013 22:52:00 #
I use the Canon 16-35 2.8L for landscapes. I do not shoot a crop sensor camera. I typically shoot around 24 MM.
I like this lens.
I like this lens.
Oct 12, 2013 23:50:05 #
I agree. The 16-35 is a very good lens. You could also get a 14mm f2.8.
Oct 13, 2013 00:50:02 #
lighthouse
Loc: No Fixed Abode
I just bought a Rokinon 14mm F/2.8 for Milky Way shots.
This lens is highly and frequently recommended on the stargazer sites.
This lens is highly and frequently recommended on the stargazer sites.
Oct 13, 2013 06:52:40 #
The Sigma 10-20 f3.5 is a brilliant lens, I use it on my 7d and am really pleased with the results, it also comes in a bit cheaper than a comparable Canon I recommend you take a look at it before you spend bigger bucks on an f2.8
Oct 13, 2013 09:08:15 #
As mentioned, the Canon 16-35 is a very nice lens - at around $1600, if you can afford it. For the crop-sensor cameras, the Canon 10-22 is also very highly rated and runs around $600. The Sigma equivalent is also highly rated at about the same price. People say that the glass and construction of the Canon 10-22 would make it an "L" lens except it is for crop-sensor cameras, and they don't put the "L" designation on those lenses...
Oct 13, 2013 10:55:57 #
I looked at the Sigma 10-20 and tried it for a few days. Took it back and bought the Canon 10-22. May have been my love for Canon (but I do have the Sigma 150-500), but the Canon 10-22 did give be better pictures. Use this lens for many of my HDR shots as well.
Oct 13, 2013 12:22:10 #
drg
Loc: Portland, OR
for crop tokina 11-16, full frame rokinon/samyang/bower/proOptic 14 mm f/2.8. canon 16-35 is also excellent but expensive.
Oct 13, 2013 14:23:54 #
The best wide angles for APS-C right now are made for the mirror-less cameras IE Zeiss 12mm F2.8 and Fuji 14mm F2.8. Samyang is making a 16mm F2 for DSLR and it should be pretty good, but maybe not wide enough for you.
Oct 13, 2013 15:39:26 #
Oct 13, 2013 15:51:01 #
jeryh wrote:
If you have the cash, you can't beat the Canon 16-35 F2.8; none better.
If you have money for the 16-35 , you may want to look at the Zeiss 15mm - it IS better !
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