wide angle lens for landscaping jobs

I'm a portraiture photographer and recently got hired by a landscaping company

to photograph their before and after shots. I own a 20D with a Tamron 28-75

2.8 lens that just doesn't cut if for this type of work. I will also be

photographing lighting that has been installed outside properties at dusk. I'm

looking for a wide angle lens that will do the trick for under$300...any

suggestions?

I've done a couple before and after exterior house/landscape shots and I find the 10-22EF-s to be perfect. My 16-35 wasn't quite wide enough for the majority of the shots. I needed the 10-14mm range the most. The 10-22 EFs is about $600, but if you can write it off on taxes and get it to pay for its self on the job, its well worth it. I'm sure you could find a 3rd party too, but I haven't tend to stick with the Canon lenses.

 

Mark

The Sigma 12-24 could also be used on a future full frame digital or current film camera.

Under $300 is very difficult, wide angle lenses tend to be expensive. Perhaps the Tokina 12-24 comes closest, it is an optically good lens with high build quality.

 

Ulrich

For under $300-, the kit 18-55 is likely the best, unless you can find a used Sigma 15-30 or Canon 17-40/4 L.

Martha, I don't think you will be satisfied with anything greater than the low number of 12mm. Look at the both the Sigma and Tokina 12-24mm lenses. I recognize you have a $300 limit, but you won't get a decent landscape lens for that. I have the kit 18-55 which gives you at best 28.8mm with your 20D. I have the Sigma 10-22 lens and it gives me some terrific landscape shots. I think you might find it for $450-500 and that is still much less than the Canon lens. Roger

Difficult to hit $300 for a decent new w/a on a crop body. You could look for used lenses, or

consider renting.

 

Alternatively, you could use a longer lens and stitch the images into a wider format.

You may consider an MC Zenitar 16mm f/2.8 Fiseheye (180 degree). Since your camera crops most of the curved distortion you may need little or no additional cropping.

 

You can set it to hyperfocal and not woory about AF (since it's manual focus lens). I had one and used it with my 10D. The results were very good. I eventually got the Canon 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye and am very happy with that lens.

I was in a similar situation and I ended up getting a Sigma 10-20. I use a 10D so the Canon EF-S 10-22 was out of the question; I would have paid extra for the Canon if it fit my DSLR. In the end, I broke even on the purchase of the Sigma, but I don't think you'll be able to get something along this line for under $300. --tom

I would check out the Manual focus Tamron 17mm f3.5 in adaptall mount (Use Nikkor + Nikkor-EOS adapter), < $200. A 2nd option is the Tokina Auto focus Tokina 17mm f3.5.

I'd suggest to buy a cheap body of the Canon FD line (Like a Canon T70 or a Canon FTb) and a Sigma 14 mm F 3.5 lens for FD. The Sigma 14 mm is a very good lens. That'd just make it, budgetwise, I guess. Check at KEH.com.

 

Also, with thre FD line, you can buy 20 mm third - party lenses for about that amount.

 

Bye,

 

Dirk.

 

You can get your slides / negs scanned.

"I'd suggest to buy a cheap body of the Canon FD line (Like a Canon T70 or a Canon FTb) and a Sigma 14 mm F 3.5 lens for FD. The Sigma 14 mm is a very good lens. That'd just make it, budgetwise, I guess. Check at KEH.com.

 

Also, with thre FD line, you can buy 20 mm third - party lenses for about that amount. "

 

Yes, I second this option. Get a Canon FD body, the AE-1 Program is a good option and it can be had for little or nothing! Then the lenses are going for very good prices nowadays.

 

BTW, to my knowledge there is not a Sigma 10-22, only a Canon 10-22. More than one person here has mention a Sigma lens that is in a focal range that they don't cover. There is a Sigma 10-20 and 12-24, am I missing something here?