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p.2 #1 · Ultra Wide Lenses

I love my Canon 10-22. Don't bother with a hood, it's very flair resistant. I do keep a UV filter on it, and unlike many of my other lenses, I see no degradation in image quality from using it. Focus is spot on. At receptions, I shoot blind with this lens all the time.

Nov 26, 2008 at 01:56 PM

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p.2 #2 · Ultra Wide Lenses

I have used the Tokina 11-16 mm in the Pergamon museum in Berlin. The images of the Pergamon alter are just great. The room is quite wide since the alter must be 80-90 feet wide. However, the room is rather shallow, so the 11 mm setting really came in handy. The usual distortion at the extreme edge is present, but that level of detail captured is great.

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Nov 27, 2008 at 01:43 PM

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p.2 #3 · Ultra Wide Lenses

But Canon 10mm are wide also. More even than Tokina. The only downgrade is the aperture. But im really not used to F2.8's, so i don't know what i'm i going to miss more, the F2.8 or the 22mm of Canon!

I do some indoor shooting on my travels, especially in churches, but not much.

Nov 28, 2008 at 12:58 PM

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p.2 #4 · Ultra Wide Lenses

maybe its not ultra ulta wide.
and its a plastic cup,
but i truly recommend the tamron 19-35mm
which is realy perplexing cheap.

here on FM review side it is also ..., but better read yourself.

so its ulta in another way.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Reinhard Schneider

Nov 28, 2008 at 01:37 PM

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p.2 #5 · Ultra Wide Lenses

rsrsrs wrote:
maybe its not ultra ulta wide.
and its a plastic cup,
but i truly recommend the tamron 19-35mm
which is realy perplexing cheap.

here on FM review side it is also ..., but better read yourself.

so its ulta in another way.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Reinhard Schneider

It's no upgrade over the kit 18-55 the OP already has. Good lens for the money (it's actually the Cosina 19-35 design also sold by Tokina, Vivitar and Phoenix among others) but not really a steller performer as an ultra-wide and as a normal zoom on a crop body it's crippled by its small range and large size (77mm filters)

Nov 28, 2008 at 04:37 PM

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p.2 #6 · Ultra Wide Lenses

rsrsrs wrote:
maybe its not ultra ulta wide.
and its a plastic cup,
but i truly recommend the tamron 19-35mm
which is realy perplexing cheap.

here on FM review side it is also ..., but better read yourself.

so its ulta in another way.

Mit freundlichen Grüßen

Reinhard Schneider

Well, mawz is right. I already own an 18-55 so no need of another lens with those stats. I need a really wide lens.

I see the poll it's pointing the same lens as favorite since it started. And honestly i'm starting to fall to the 10-22. But still a bit to decide.

Anyone has Tokina 11-16 and Canon 10-22 photos? You can place links to other members photos. If you do i apreciate it. thanks.

Nov 29, 2008 at 12:37 AM

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p.2 #7 · Ultra Wide Lenses

There is a new possible contender on the block - Tamron 10-24. Here are some sample photos:

http://www.optyczne.pl/1415-nowo%B6%E6-Tamron_SP_AF_10-24_mm_f_3.5-4.5_Di_II_-_przyk%B3adowe_zdj%EAcia.html

It may be in the "sharp enough" category if the price is right.

Nov 29, 2008 at 08:21 AM

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p.2 #8 · Ultra Wide Lenses

hi,
you are all right, unless u are using FF.

have a nice WE!

mit freundlichen gruessen

r schneider

Nov 29, 2008 at 08:58 AM

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p.2 #9 · Ultra Wide Lenses

Bearing in mind that ultra wide angle lenses like the above will invariably only be used at their widest angle 99.99% percent of the time its makes sense to get the one that gives the best performance at its widest FL.
If you look at the reviews of these lenses on photozone.de its clear that the best of the bunch by far is the Sigma.
It has the least distortion, the least CA, its one of the lowest for vignetting and its also the sharpest.

Nov 29, 2008 at 09:34 AM

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p.2 #10 · Ultra Wide Lenses

Well, in fact there are 6 contender's. But the high points of some are the down's of others and vice versa.

Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Reviews:
Fredmiranda - 9.00
SLRGear - 8.96
Photozone - IQ-

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Nov 29, 2008 at 08:29 PM

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p.2 #11 · Ultra Wide Lenses

Hi Pedro,

Here are some shots with the Canon 10-22 that I used to have:

2012 © Steve Spencer

Nov 29, 2008 at 08:57 PM

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p.2 #12 · Ultra Wide Lenses

Thanks for sharing Steve. Have you had the chance ever to compare it to any Tokina? Because from the reviews i read scattered on the net they are the real rivals for the Canon.

Nov 29, 2008 at 11:14 PM

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p.2 #13 · Ultra Wide Lenses

No, I haven't had a chance to compare to either of the Tokina's. I know people seem to really like both of those lenses, however. Good luck with your search.

Steve

Nov 30, 2008 at 12:46 AM

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p.2 #14 · Ultra Wide Lenses

Alf Beharie wrote:
Bearing in mind that ultra wide angle lenses like the above will invariably only be used at their widest angle 99.99% percent of the time its makes sense to get the one that gives the best performance at its widest FL.
If you look at the reviews of these lenses on photozone.de its clear that the best of the bunch by far is the Sigma.
It has the least distortion, the least CA, its one of the lowest for vignetting and its also the sharpest.

No: tokina 11-16mm sigma 10-22

I've been burned too many times by Sigma lenses to try yet another one. Keep in mind that any AF issues with Sigma lenses are likely to appear on Canon much more than another mount.

Nov 30, 2008 at 01:04 AM

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p.2 #15 · Ultra Wide Lenses

The 11-16mm is really tempting, but I've settled on the 12-24mm because of the lower price, better range and quite acceptable sharpness. With 40% off at eBay I can get it for under $300 shipped, a pretty good deal. I am a little leery of buying lenses off of eBay, but it's hard to pass up.

Nov 30, 2008 at 01:34 AM

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p.2 #16 · Ultra Wide Lenses

jvarszegi wrote:
The 11-16mm is really tempting, but I've settled on the 12-24mm because of the lower price, better range and quite acceptable sharpness.

I was thinking about that also. The Tokina 12-24 is still F4 all the way and the range is much better and practical.

Will i miss the F2.8? Probably but then i won't have to change lenses so often.

Nov 30, 2008 at 09:58 AM

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p.2 #17 · Ultra Wide Lenses

In the end I snapped up an 11-16 for $388 shipped. Hope it's everything it's cracked up to be! It wound up being $90 more than the 12-24 with the discounts. I really picked it for the f/2.8, not any extra optical quality. I think the photozone.de resolution figures must be low for the 12-24 based on the sample pictures, which look really excellent.

Dec 01, 2008 at 05:02 AM

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p.2 #18 · Ultra Wide Lenses

jvarszegi wrote:
In the end I snapped up an 11-16 for $388 shipped. Hope it's everything it's cracked up to be! It wound up being $90 more than the 12-24 with the discounts. I really picked it for the f/2.8, not any extra optical quality. I think the photozone.de resolution figures must be low for the 12-24 based on the sample pictures, which look really excellent.

When u get it place some photos!!

I still have a bit to decide myself. Let's see. But i ran into another problem today with the Tokina lenses. In Portugal the after sale assistance is quite complicated.

Dec 01, 2008 at 02:51 PM

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