Advice on a new wideangle lens

Balfey1972

Guys,

i am looking for some feedback as I want to purchase a new wide angle lens.
I have a tamron 28 to 75 F2 but looking to get

Sigma 10-20mm 3.5 or older F4 model or the Sigma 12-24mm.
shooting with canon 40d.

anyone any feedback on these lens or other similar lens that they current use and would recommend?

Thanks in advance,

Derek.

daycent

Hi Derek,

I can't speak for the 10-20, but I have the 12-24 and it's really nice on the 40D. It's mad wide on full frame with really soft corners, but it's not a problem on a crop body. Might be slightly more usable than the 10-20 maybe, as in, having the extra bit on the long end might be a better option....

Just my 2c...

Borderfox

10-20 was a great lens, if you have an intentions of full frame the 12-24 would be a better bet.

Gregor Samsa

I have the Sigma 10-20 F/4.0-5.6 - for my Sony A550. For what I've been shooting with it, I've never seen the need for the 3.5 version, but YMMV.

Personally, any time I use this lens, I'm using it at it's widest, so I actually wouldn't mind the Sigma 8-16 ultra-wide. I don't think anyone really uses the narrow end of a super/ultra-wide. Anyway, I have a Tamron 18-270 which handles that end better.

A lot of people on the Sony forum on dpreview.com rave about the Tonika 11-16 F2.8 (also available for Canon & Nikon). It's supposed to be very sharp, and with a constant F2.8 available, great for low light.

Shooting this wide can be great fun and a bit of a challenge - once you don't overdo it, or try to take portraits of your wife: they don't appreciate the distortion ;-)

CabanSail

I have the older Sigma 10-20 and get a lot of use from it. It's just so versatile and very handy for landscapes as well as shooting indoors. It keeps the distortions to a minimum (when I want them I move to the Fisheye)

This is all on a 1.5 crop body.

NakedDex

I picked up a Sigma 15-30 a while ago, after getting tired of waiting for the Tokina 11-16 to become available with an F-Mount (apparently they can't make them quick enough...). I'm not entirely sure why I managed to go to an entirely different focal range instead of, say, the Sigma 10-20, but I'm loving the 15-30 regardless.
I still do have a lingering craving for that 11-16, because it is a fantastic lens and impressed me every time I had the opportunity to use one, but I've found the Sigma to be a cracking lens too.

Balfey1972

Thanks for the advice guys, appreciate it.

Keith I think the 12 to 24 might be the option as hopefully the full frame camera will be the next purchase.

D.