leica_virgin Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 I hate to keep beating the proverbial dead horse (but the very nature of this forum is conducive to such beatings). I have just purchased a Digital Rebel (Merry Christmas from the wife). I have extensively searched threads concerning this subject and have yet to find a definitive answer. I live in a wide-angle world and the "standard" lens on my Minolta X700 is an old Vivitar 24mm f2. I am trying to find something that will provide me with similar performance in my new digital universe. It looks like the Canon 15mm f2.8 EF is going to be my best bet (I do not particularly even want a zoom lens and really do not need one). Any alternatives that anyone can suggest would be appreciated. Does anybody have experience with the Sigma 14mm F2.8 or the 12-24mm zoom? As always, many thanks. Happy Holidays to one and all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troll Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 You don't need a W.A. lens, just click away and stitch 'em together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauricio_fuertes Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Yeah, is true that 15 mm Canon fish eye is a solution, but I will try to find a Canon 14 mm second hand. With your rebel this will became close to your 24, which I also love. The 14 is an L lense, so it's expensive, but it will deliver you better quality that 15 mm. With the 1.6 crop you will be taking out the worst of your lense. The sigma I didn't tried but I would bet that a planar 14, its doesnt matter if is Canon or Sigma, will deliver you better quality than a 15 mm fisheye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_foster1 Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Don't laugh, but Sigma has a 12-24 zoom made for the digital sensor. It is actually a really good lens. I believe it costs around $599.00 and would give you the equivalent of a 19-38mm lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al_kaplan1 Posted December 26, 2003 Share Posted December 26, 2003 Bill, stitching works great with static subjects. Its useless for scenes with people or otherwise with moving things. Digital is still an emerging technology. I bought a Bessa L with a fantastic 15mm lens last year, and it's not being shortchanged by a crummy undersized sensor cropping the image. Something like 120 degrees coverage. And it uses this amazing recording medium - film. The B&W stuff is reputed to be archival for a century or more! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick_trist Posted December 28, 2003 Share Posted December 28, 2003 A rather "off-beat" solution (worthy of consideration if cost is an issue) is to buy a manual lens - there are some reputedly excellent russian zenitar 16mm available for $100 or so with an M42 mount or $120 for EOS. You can but M42/EOS adaptors, and the lenses, on EBay. I'm awaiting delivery of one myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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