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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Cjr
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2005 5:02 PM
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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
The 15 might have the widest coverage corner to corner on a 1.6 crop
body, but it doesn't after de-fishing. It's very similar in coverage
to 12mm rectilinear, and not nearly as wide, especially on the short
dimension, as the 10-22 zoom at its widest. After defishing, the 15
at its widest rectanglular coverage gives you proportions closer to
16:9 than 3:2, so your relative coverage is wider on the long
dimension relative to rectilinear lenses. For the widest coverage on
a D60, look at the Sigma and Tamron zooms. If 17mm is OK, consider
the 17-35 f2.8-4 Tamron digi lens. It's a better performer than the
20-40.
(I'm also a professional architectural photographer)
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* Henning J. Wulff
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