I have also tried 15mm and it's really good on my 20D. The older 20-35 f2.8L is also very good. Some people here also mentioned Tamron 20-35 being very sharp as well. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Stewart" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 2:08 PM Subject: Re: EOS Opinions please: Wider angle lens on a 20D
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Christiansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, May 15, 2005 6:49 PM > Subject: Re: EOS Opinions please: Wider angle lens on a 20D > > > Hi, > > Well, you've gotten past the first step: Which focal length range to > get. If you want a zoom, look at the 16-35/2.8 L or the 17-40/4 L. The > two lenses perform very well. > If you want primes, then you're kinda screwed... The word on the > street about the 20mm is that it's rather horrible. The 14 (probably > wider than you want) is supposedly good, as is the 24 (probably longer > than you want). > snip ------------------------ > > I have the EF20 f2.8 & the EF24 f2.8, and use them on my 10D along with a > few L tele primes, and the 35 f2 & 50f1.4. Based on your comments, I must > be lucky in that my EF20 f2.8 works fine, but then I have had my 10D > calibrated - after which results with some lenses got distinctly better. > > Malcolm > Milton Keynes, UK > http://www.megalith.freeserve.co.uk/oddimage.htm > * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
