Does anyone use their EF-S 10-22mm a lot?

[Brad_]

Lately I've been using mine a lot for street portraits.<P>

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[mike_whalen]

<p>The Canon 10-22 is an excellent optic and one of my favorites. However, it is somewhat specialized and it will distort your image significantly near the edges when used at the short end of the focal length. This lens is great when you want to get everything in and you can't move back. For example, if you are inside and want to capture a whole room this will do it. Just remember to get in really close to your subject and try to keep them away from the edges where they will be heavily distored. I really like what this does to clouds when zoomed all the way out. The color, contrast and sharpness yielded by this lens is just supurb.</p>

[mike_whalen]

<p>The Canon 10-22 is an excellent optic and one of my favorites. However, it is somewhat specialized and it will distort your image significantly near the edges when used at the short end of the focal length. This lens is great when you want to get everything in and you can't move back. For example, if you are inside and want to capture a whole room this will do it. Just remember to get in really close to your subject and try to keep them away from the edges where they will be heavily distored. I really like what this does to clouds when zoomed all the way out. The color, contrast and sharpness yielded by this lens is just supurb.</p>

[jon_hallberg]

<p>I think Brad's portrait says a lot about the possible uses, as do the other examples. But don't be afraid to put your own stamp on it.</p>

<p>Having a spirit of investigation and openness to seeing things in a new way is all you really need. You wouldn't ride different bikes the same but make some adjustments for what they do best. Its not just imposing your vision but being open to seeing different, its what ever you make it.</p>

<p>Put the lens on the camera and do what the old time photographers did, see what you can do with it. Shoot a few things in the house to see how close you want to get to something to play with the distortion, how close to get to make your subject balloon up big. Get some basic moves down, like seeing how much closer you will have to get to people to make them big in the frame. and get out of the house.</p>

<p>Get formal, get a level and a tripod and get real tight.</p>

<p>Set the hyperfocal distance and use it to take close snaps of friends and family at a birthday party, wedding, just guessing on the framing and POV.</p>

<p>Hold it out in front and high up, looking back at you an all your cool friends, the arresting officers, whatever is going on.</p>

<p>I wouldn't rely on it but there could be plenty of times when its needed and just cool to have.</p>

[cj_newton]

<p>I'm a newspaper photographer. I keep two bodies around my neck. One almost always has the 80-200 2.8; the other always wears the 20-35 if I'm outdoors or the 10-22 if I'm indoors.<br>

I'd retired in 2000 when we were still shooting film, and only recently ran out of money and went back to work. Now learning digital.<br>

The 10-22 is extremely versatile in that, aside from allowing otherwise-difficult shots in tight areas, it can be held overhead and just generally aimed at something. I've put it on a monopod with a ball-head and held it overhead after activating the self-timer. Easy way to get a shot of something you can't even see. With its short focal length, and autofocus, it'll provide a useable image. cj</p>

[keith_breazeal]

<p>Actually, the Canon 10-22mm is one of my favorite lenses. I shoot mostly aviation and will have two 50Ds- one with the 10-22 and the other with the 300 f2.8. I will shoot people and aircraft on display with the 10-22, sometimes difficult in a packed show. Crowded situations is where the 10-22 really shines. There is also the creative aspects of this lens. When shooting people, just keep their heads away from the corners!</p>

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[clpoch]

<p>Well, Keith shooting the women in bikinis: thanks for that image. I'm a 50 year old woman. I think I'll go jump off a cliff now.<br>

Nathan, I took Sigma's version of this lens to the Grand Canyon with a 40D. I used my Tamron 17-50mm a bit more, then ended up using my Canon 28-135mm lens the most. (I don't really like changing lenses very often.) I sold both the Tamron and Sigma, but truth be told, sometimes I miss that wide angle lens. I liked the way the vertical shot added emphasis. It made the sky seem larger, or a person's legs seem longer. I like that slight, artistic curvature it adds. I think I'll eventually buy another one.</p>

[keith_breazeal]

<p>Cindy- The point was using a 10-22 with people ( Mike's comment) and the distortion issue. Brad's photo is creative and good effect. I shoot just about everything on the planet. <br>

Here's a shot that I took during the Perseid Meteor showers. The 90 second exposure captures the landscape by moonlight and the Milky Way pops out.</p>

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