Wide Angle Lens

[Azza]

I'm looking at going wide but cant decide what to buy.
Have any of you used the following lenses and if so what do you think of them?

Tokina 11-16
Tokina 12-24
Sigma 10-20
Sigma 8-16 (looking like a favourite so far)
Canon 10-20

Any help is appreciated

Edit: I have a Canon 600d and this lens would mostly be used on a tripod for landscape...maybe the occasional cityscape long exposure...

[rjd]

Tokina 11-16 Best sharpness, best speed, poor flare, getting replaced later on in the year with a mkII
Tokina 12-24 not the best..
Sigma 10-20 OK slow, f3.5 not as good but faster
Sigma 8-16 (looking like a favourite so far) - super sharp ( 70-200mkII sharp) but bulbous front end prevents (easy) use of filters
Canon 10-20 - best all rounder IMO

[Azza]

Cheers

[Desmond]

I really like the Tokina 11-16 F2.8 . I had the Sigma 10-20 and didn't like it as much .
Here are a few shots from it .













I really recommend it




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[Organicpete]

That sigma 8-16 has me a little tempted. Have to sell my DA14 to get it though

[Organicpete]

DA14 sold, 8-16 in the post
Pete

[rjd]

If I was sticking with crop the 8-16 would be tempting but I'm almost always shooting wide with filters.

[rayonline]

Not much to say but that I have a Sigma 10-20 that I got for my Nikon. Pretty good is all I can say. I use it on a tripod doing scapes at mostly around f/8-11. Ocassionally when I got wide open handheld it got some issues might have been flare. Thom Hogan really recommended the lens. I think he has done a review of a few diff digital WA lenses on Nikons, knowing that you shoot with Canon but might be worth a read. bythom.com

At the time I bought that over the $$ Nikon 12-24 DX and the Tokina 12-24. Yep the Sigma 10-20 can use filters, 77mm.

Edit the 12-24s are probably the older school ones. You might be worthy to look at the newer ones ..

[JED]

THIS is a wide angle:


http://thedigitalvisual.com/the-1600...ly-with-a-d800

[Desmond]

THIS is a wide angle:


http://thedigitalvisual.com/the-1600...ly-with-a-d800

If you lend me $200 000 I could buy one .