> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Cjr > Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 5:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [inbox] EOS wide angle lens Choice help > > > Hello all. Lurker here. I have an Eos Elan & a D60. I am > considering adding a wide angle lens to my modest collection, > primarily for use with the D60--I think the reasons are obvious, > the. 1.6 factor. I have read through the archives and t:he > debate on Canon vs. Sigma etc. leaves me not much further > towards a decision than when I started. The aftermarket > advocates say that the Canon fans won't accept anything but > Canon, even if a Sigma or other lens is better. And of course, > the Canon fans say that the Sigma and other aftermarket can't > hold a candle to the Canon. Lens. Can anyone help me with some > objective analysis to help with the decision. I'm leaning to the > 17-40L, not out of the price range, but it is quite a bit more > than similar available in Sigma or Tamaron. BTW, I'm OK w/used. > I'm an amatuer amatuer <ggg>... I tend to like good stuff, If I > can get the great one for $100 more than the OK one, I'll get the > great one. But, if I can get something that is 90- > 95% of the top of the line, for 30% less, I might go for the > value lens. Near term will be using it to photo document our > complete rebuild of our house. Long term, landscape, nature etc. > will be main use. Right now I have no "L" lenses. Thanks in > advance for assistance. -carla- > >
Hi Carla, How wide do you need to go? The lens with the absolute widest coverage with excellent sharpness that can be had on your 1.6 factor body (or any other EOS digital for that matter), is the EF 15 2.8 full frame fisheye. I'm a professional architectural photographer and I use it all the time on my trusty old EOS 1DS to get shots that I just can't back up enough for like a standing room only bathroom. The trick is to defish the image file using one of the public domain programs like PTlens. For less than this level of coverage I have no problem with Sigma's new lenses but you have to realize that there will likely be compatibility issues down the road when you buy a new digital EOS body. This happens all the time and usually Sigma can rechip the lens to solve it but at some point in the lens life they won't do it anymore. The other issues of sharpness are not really a problem on a 1.6x body BUT you will probably buy a 1X body at some point as Canon is going in this direction even for advanced consumer cameras like the 5D. It's just a matter of time. Cheers/Chip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
