UWA options?

Mattius · 20 May 2011 at 18:41

Im after an UWA lens for my landscape photography and possibly some portrait work. I've done all my work so for on the kit lens and the nifty fifty but i seem to have outgrown them.

I have been looking at L glass, but i cant really justify the costs of the widest angle ones.

Other options seem to be the sigma 10-20 or the tamron 16-26?

Anyone any specific views or opinions?

I use a Canon 350d, and my budget is ideally £300 ish although i could stretch to 5.

Phate · 20 May 2011 at 18:44

I had the Sigma 10-20 on a Canon 40D...

Loved that lens

Mattius · 20 May 2011 at 19:08

which one did you have phate? 3.5 or the 4/5.6

Phate · 20 May 2011 at 19:21

If memory serves, the latter

julianhj · 20 May 2011 at 19:25

Very happy with my Sigma 10-20 f4-f5.6, used currently with my 40D.

Raikiri · 20 May 2011 at 19:38

Tokina 11-16 f2.8 if the short zoom range doesn't worry you.

Sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 if being 'slow' isn't an issue, which for landscapes it normally won't be.

Mattius · 20 May 2011 at 19:51

is there any other options i've not looked at?

the tokina is too short a range tbh.

Stupot_ · 20 May 2011 at 19:57

Is that your loin cloth in the front of the boat phate?!

I have the sigma 10-20. It's a pretty nice lens and worked fine up to a point, now it's got sharpness issues. Constantly fuzzy pictures. Be careful if you're buying second hand as I'm not totally convinced by sigmas QC.

Mattius · 20 May 2011 at 20:03

tbh there isnt much point second hand, they seem to go for £300, you can buy them new for £340

Phate · 20 May 2011 at 20:42

Lol stupot not quite

It's there for a vital reason though!!

Razor-BladE · 20 May 2011 at 21:25

There's the Tokina 12-24 f/4 which I'm looking at getting.