Wide angle lens for Canon 5d3

jonney_joop · 26 Jan 2013 at 19:16

Hi all i have a 5d3 with only a 50mm nifty fifty and a 70-200 f2.8 and looking to get something wider.

my choices are 24mm L, 35mmL or a 16-35L. i would love a 24-70 mk2 but its out of my price range.

budget £1100.

Open for more suggestions. it will be used for this:

Landscape
Group indoor shots of people

What things i would like:

Weather sealing
Fast AF.
Fantastic Bokah
Brilliant in low light(F2.8 stop minimum).
Built like a tank

This will save me from potentially carrying two cameras with me(my old 400d with a 17-50 tamron)

jonney_joop · 26 Jan 2013 at 19:51

King Damager said:
From what I gather the 16-35 doesn't tend to be worth it over the 17-40 unless you particularly need that extra stop.

There were rumours of a canon 14-24, but they don't seem to have materialised which is a bit of a pain. I also suspect it would be out of budget.

kd

I'd probably need the extra stop for indoor shooting of groups of people.

for straight landscape i wont need it

The sigma looks nice but aint the max f stop 11?

For landscape, a higher F stop number is very useful

jonney_joop · 26 Jan 2013 at 21:13

I'll check out the 17-40. just worried that i may need that extra stop for indoors.

is it weather sealed? not all L lenses are

jonney_joop · 26 Jan 2013 at 21:24

i wish i could afford 35 1.4 and a 17-40mm

jonney_joop · 27 Jan 2013 at 07:38

Ksanti said:
Your budget is £1100
35 1.4 is £600 on grey import, £700 and a bit on UK models
17-40 is £500 grey import, £550 on UK, c £450 second hand depending on condition

That can be as little as £1050, and I've seen 17-40s go for a lot less than £500 on forums rather than second hand websites

Cool thanks.

What about a zeiss 21mm? people say that lens just beats any of the canon offerings hands down! Only issue is that it is MF.

I could get this for my 5d3 http://www.focusingscreen.com/

Making Manual focusinga doodle

jonney_joop · 27 Jan 2013 at 11:37

24mm should be fine. dont forget thats like 16mm on a crop. im on FF

jonney_joop · 27 Jan 2013 at 18:50

Do canon lenses have worlwide warranty?

jonney_joop · 27 Jan 2013 at 21:31

Ksanti said:
Your budget is £1100
35 1.4 is £600 on grey import, £700 and a bit on UK models
17-40 is £500 grey import, £550 on UK, c £450 second hand depending on condition

That can be as little as £1050, and I've seen 17-40s go for a lot less than £500 on forums rather than second hand websites

grrr 35 signma sold out in most places :eek:

must be a cracking lens!

jonney_joop · 1 Feb 2013 at 00:24

well here is my choices

35 sigma 1.4 + 17-40(if i can find the sigma in stock for £500?)
24L
16-35L.

thoughts?