Low light, wide angle lens help
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Ok so i’m in the market for a new lens for my canon and was wondering if y’all could help? I know several of you have lenses like this.
I’m wanting a wide angle lens that has a wide aperture opening for low light conditions. I know there are several options and wondered what your experiences were with them.
I can’t break the bank with a $2000 L lens but i can do about everything else. Thanks alot.
The 28 1.8 would be worth a look or the 35 f2, both are light and sharp enough near wide open.
The 35 1.4 is a monster lens, the best Canon wide IMO and I love it.
It’s a great lens wide open or stopped down and the focal length is wide, but has little or no distortion and produces shots that are interesting without being stretched..
In zooms the 16-35 2.8 II is also a great lens and what I use the most for fishing photos.
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Does the 16-35mm distort when using at the widest angle with maximum aperture?
That’s one of the ones i was looking at as it looks like a super nice lense.
Yeah, it bends a bit on a full frame, but it’s much better then the old model and very useable.
You can get correction softwear, though I never bother with it and none of my clients complain..
(to my face :D)All the zooms are going to bend a bit on very wide, if you have a subject where that would be a problem you need to come back to 20+ to fix it up.
In the real world the shots you get at 16 are dramatic and the distortion isn’t really a problem.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
At 21mm –
At 18mm –
And at 16mm –
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Wow great shots and thanks for showing me some examples.
I guess that looks like the best option unless you can recommend another one that you think would serve me better……
If your shooting with a 1.6x camera, check out the ef-s 10-22. Its super wide (equal to the 16-35 on a full frame). I have had some great results with it.
Good point, I forgot to ask what camera – the 16-35 is designed around full frames, it might not be wide enough on a crop..
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
I have the canon rebel xsi, whatever frame that is. To be honest i’m fairly new to all this and i don’t know what frame it is off the top of my head. I think it may be full frame, though, i’ll have to look and let you know. Thanks
Craig,
I have the same body, and if I know David A., he will tell you to get the 17-40mm f/4 L. It can be had for $700 from B and H for the USA version. Also, our XSis are not full frame bodies, We will have to drop much more coin in the future if we decide we want full-frames.I asked this same question a couple of months ago. You might look for the thread as it was quite helpful.
Dusty
If your shooting with a 1.6x camera, check out the ef-s 10-22. Its super wide (equal to the 16-35 on a full frame). I have had some great results with it.
What he said… 😉 😀
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
Well that stinks. I bought the xsi cause i got a really good deal and i wasn’t sure how involved i would be in it. Now, it looks like i’ll be really involved with it and i’ve been thinking of upgrading in the next year or so, maybe the 50d if the price is right. Guess the smart thing would be to hold off on buying too many lenses until i get a full frame, huh?
I wouldn’t kick yourself about it, nothing wrong with crop frame cameras, in fact they do have advantages with long & macro lenses.
You’re right IMO about buying full frame lenses because at some point I would guess that most cameras, even the cheapies, will be full frame.
I’ve had to change cameras 4 times now since digital, but I still have most of the lenses and rarely turn them over because I only get the good ones.
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A picture is thousand words that takes less than a second while a thousand words is a picture that takes a month.
imo only.
Your better off building your collection of lenses first anyways. In the process you’ll learn more about photography and how to get the most out of the xsi. Then when the xsi starts to hold you back from growing you can upgrade to another body. If you upgrade now, thats money spent on a body and your still wanting/needing/lusting after lenses you dont have yet.
Upgading bodies is inevitable.
Glass if you take care of it will last a lifetime.I’m in a similar position, just a couple years ahead of you, having bought a Rebel XTI almost 2 years ago. When I started adding lenses, I made a conscious decision to avoid the ef-s lenses so that if I ever upgraded to a full frame, the lenses would transfer. And now that I’m looking to upgrade, I’m glad I did. For a low light wide angle I have the 28 1.8, and I think it is a great lens for the money, and fast enough for low light. And although the 10-22 ef-s may be a decent lens, it is f3.5 which I personally don’t consider fast enough for low light. Spend your money on your lenses, and upgrade the body when you can, if you need to.
I understand and agree with most everything stated and i appreciate your help and advice. I guess i really do need a wide angle lense that is capable of taking good pictures in low light seeing as how i take most of my pictures on the stream underneath a tight canopy.
No problem at all, every little bit of advice helps. Thanks everyone for all your help, i’ll let you know what i end up getting and show some pics when i get out in the field.
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