i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a wide angle
lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and really love it, but
it obviously won't work with this camera. any thoughts on the canon 16-35
L?
"Frank ess" <frank@fshe2fs.com> wrote in message
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>
> Nick Amoroso wrote:
>> hey all,
>>
>> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a
>> wide angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and
>> really love it, but it obviously won't work with this camera. any
>> thoughts on the canon 16-35 L?
>>
>> your assistance is greatly appreciated. thanks!
>>
>> nick
>
> I chose the 17-40. I have no explicit memory of the process that decided
> why it was better for me than the 16-35, but it works very, very well and
> therefore I don't much care about the differences that made the
> difference.
>
> --
> Frank ess
thanks for the recommendation. what are the fundamental differences between
the 17-40 and the 17-105 L that i'm currently using? the 17-105 sure
doesn't look like a wide angle lens to me when i'm looking through the
viewfinder.
"Frank ess" <frank@fshe2fs.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> Nick Amoroso wrote:
>> hey all,
>>
>> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a
>> wide angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and
>> really love it, but it obviously won't work with this camera. any
>> thoughts on the canon 16-35 L?
>>
>> your assistance is greatly appreciated. thanks!
>>
>> nick
>
> I chose the 17-40. I have no explicit memory of the process that decided
> why it was better for me than the 16-35, but it works very, very well and
> therefore I don't much care about the differences that made the
> difference.
>
> --
> Frank ess
Heck, I can remember my thought process very well. The 17-40 can be had for
$650, while the 16-35 goes for $1,350 (both US retail at BH). That alone
made the 17-40 a no-brainer for me, and, like you, I have been thrilled with
the results.
* Nick Amoroso wrote :
>
> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a wide angle
> lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and really love it, but
> it obviously won't work with this camera. any thoughts on the canon 16-35
> L?
I've read good things about the Sigma and Tokina ultrawide-angles
in the 10-20mm and 12-24mm ranges. Not sure about compatibility
with FF bodies, you might have to check that out. Much cheaper
than the 16-35L. Just throwing other ideas into the mix.
On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:30:16 -0700, Nick Amoroso wrote:
> thanks for the recommendation. what are the fundamental differences
> between the 17-40 and the 17-105 L that i'm currently using? the 17-105
> sure doesn't look like a wide angle lens to me when i'm looking through
> the viewfinder.
Might that be because it's a 24-105mm lens, not 17-105mm?
Here are a couple of B&H's Canon WA lens URLs, providing features
and specifications, which may be useful.
Some owners of Canon's FF cameras have grumbled about the
less-than-stellar corner performance of Canon's WA lenses, so it may
be wise to steer clear of their more expensive (> $1,000) lenses.
This was indirectly alluded to by Michael Reichmann (a longtime
Canon user) in a recent evaluation of his new Nikon system :
> # Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF – Nikon is known to have
> very high performing wide angle zooms (unlike some other companies)
> and this lens is a fine contender. Not inexpensive by any means, but high
> performing. (This lens is rendered somewhat redundant by the new 14-24mm).
Nick Amoroso wrote:
> hey all,
>
> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a wide
> angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and really
> love it, but it obviously won't work with this camera. any thoughts
> on the canon 16-35 L?
>
> your assistance is greatly appreciated. thanks!
>
> nick
see the reviews on kenrockwell.com
"ASAAR" <caught@22.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:30:16 -0700, Nick Amoroso wrote:
>
>> thanks for the recommendation. what are the fundamental differences
>> between the 17-40 and the 17-105 L that i'm currently using? the 17-105
>> sure doesn't look like a wide angle lens to me when i'm looking through
>> the viewfinder.
>
> Might that be because it's a 24-105mm lens, not 17-105mm?
doh! i must have had "17" on the brain at the time. :-)
> Nick Amoroso wrote:
>
>> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a wide
>> angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and really
>> love it, but it obviously won't work with this camera. any thoughts
>> on the canon 16-35 L?
>
> Try the 58mm f/1.2 noct Nikkor to really bring the 5D to life!
>
>
>
> Rita
Yep. 58mm is sone of the best wide angle glass out there. 'Spot on' again.
George Kerby wrote:
>
>
> On 6/11/08 6:53 PM, in article
> CeCdnd9qX_oo-M3VnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com, "Rita Berkowitz"
> <ritaberk2008@aol.com> wrote:
>
>> Nick Amoroso wrote:
>>
>>> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a wide
>>> angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and really
>>> love it, but it obviously won't work with this camera. any thoughts
>>> on the canon 16-35 L?
>> Try the 58mm f/1.2 noct Nikkor to really bring the 5D to life!
>>
>>
>>
>> Rita
> Yep. 58mm is sone of the best wide angle glass out there. 'Spot on' again.
>
"John" <zen@zen.co.uk> wrote in message
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> George Kerby wrote:
>>
>>
>> On 6/11/08 6:53 PM, in article
>> CeCdnd9qX_oo-M3VnZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@supernews.com, "Rita Berkowitz"
>> <ritaberk2008@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Nick Amoroso wrote:
>>>
>>>> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a wide
>>>> angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and really
>>>> love it, but it obviously won't work with this camera. any thoughts
>>>> on the canon 16-35 L?
>>> Try the 58mm f/1.2 noct Nikkor to really bring the 5D to life!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Rita
>> Yep. 58mm is sone of the best wide angle glass out there. 'Spot on'
>> again.
>>
>
> How can you call a 58mm lens on a 5D, wide angle!
>
> John.
I think maybe he was being facetious.
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