favorite wide angle lens for canon 5d?

hey all,

i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a wide angle
lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and really love it, but
it obviously won't work with this camera. any thoughts on the canon 16-35
L?

your assistance is greatly appreciated. thanks!

nick

"Frank ess" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> Nick Amoroso wrote:
>> hey all,
>>
>> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a
>> wide angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and
>> really love it, but it obviously won't work with this camera. any
>> thoughts on the canon 16-35 L?
>>
>> your assistance is greatly appreciated. thanks!
>>
>> nick
>
> I chose the 17-40. I have no explicit memory of the process that decided
> why it was better for me than the 16-35, but it works very, very well and
> therefore I don't much care about the differences that made the
> difference.
>
> --
> Frank ess

thanks for the recommendation. what are the fundamental differences between
the 17-40 and the 17-105 L that i'm currently using? the 17-105 sure
doesn't look like a wide angle lens to me when i'm looking through the
viewfinder.

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On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:30:16 -0700, Nick Amoroso wrote:

> thanks for the recommendation. what are the fundamental differences
> between the 17-40 and the 17-105 L that i'm currently using? the 17-105
> sure doesn't look like a wide angle lens to me when i'm looking through
> the viewfinder.

Might that be because it's a 24-105mm lens, not 17-105mm?

Here are a couple of B&H's Canon WA lens URLs, providing features
and specifications, which may be useful.


http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._USM_Lens.html

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...f_2_8L_II.html


Some owners of Canon's FF cameras have grumbled about the
less-than-stellar corner performance of Canon's WA lenses, so it may
be wise to steer clear of their more expensive (> $1,000) lenses.
This was indirectly alluded to by Michael Reichmann (a longtime
Canon user) in a recent evaluation of his new Nikon system :

> # Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF – Nikon is known to have
> very high performing wide angle zooms (unlike some other companies)
> and this lens is a fine contender. Not inexpensive by any means, but high
> performing. (This lens is rendered somewhat redundant by the new 14-24mm).

http://luminous-landscape.com/review...-d3-d300.shtml

Nick Amoroso wrote:
> hey all,
>
> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a wide
> angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and really
> love it, but it obviously won't work with this camera. any thoughts
> on the canon 16-35 L?
>
> your assistance is greatly appreciated. thanks!
>
> nick
see the reviews on kenrockwell.com

"ASAAR" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Wed, 11 Jun 2008 14:30:16 -0700, Nick Amoroso wrote:
>
>> thanks for the recommendation. what are the fundamental differences
>> between the 17-40 and the 17-105 L that i'm currently using? the 17-105
>> sure doesn't look like a wide angle lens to me when i'm looking through
>> the viewfinder.
>
> Might that be because it's a 24-105mm lens, not 17-105mm?

doh! i must have had "17" on the brain at the time.

>
> Here are a couple of B&H's Canon WA lens URLs, providing features
> and specifications, which may be useful.
>
>
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._USM_Lens.html
>
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc...f_2_8L_II.html

thanks!

nick

George Kerby wrote:
>
>
> On 6/11/08 6:53 PM, in article
> CeCdnd9qX_oo-, "Rita Berkowitz"
> <> wrote:
>
>> Nick Amoroso wrote:
>>
>>> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a wide
>>> angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and really
>>> love it, but it obviously won't work with this camera. any thoughts
>>> on the canon 16-35 L?
>> Try the 58mm f/1.2 noct Nikkor to really bring the 5D to life!
>>
>>
>>
>> Rita
> Yep. 58mm is sone of the best wide angle glass out there. 'Spot on' again.
>

How can you call a 58mm lens on a 5D, wide angle!

John.

Frank ess wrote:
>
>
> John wrote:
>> George Kerby wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> On 6/11/08 6:53 PM, in article
>>> CeCdnd9qX_oo-, "Rita Berkowitz"
>>> <> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nick Amoroso wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a
>>>>> wide angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years
>>>>> and really love it, but it obviously won't work with this
>>>>> camera. any thoughts on the canon 16-35 L?
>>>> Try the 58mm f/1.2 noct Nikkor to really bring the 5D to life!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Rita
>>> Yep. 58mm is sone of the best wide angle glass out there. 'Spot
>>> on' again.
>>
>> How can you call a 58mm lens on a 5D, wide angle!
>>
>> John.
>
> George " 'Subtle' Sarcasm" Kerby strikes again!
>
> How can you end a kwestion with an exclamation point? ( ! )
>
It wasn't a question, it was a statement.

John.

Allen wrote:
> Frank ess wrote:
>>
>>
>> Allen wrote:
>>> Frank ess wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> John wrote:
>>>>> George Kerby wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 6/11/08 6:53 PM, in article
>>>>>> CeCdnd9qX_oo-, "Rita Berkowitz"
>>>>>> <> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nick Amoroso wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on
>>>>>>>> a wide angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of
>>>>>>>> years and really love it, but it obviously won't work with this
>>>>>>>> camera. any thoughts on the canon 16-35 L?
>>>>>>> Try the 58mm f/1.2 noct Nikkor to really bring the 5D to life!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Rita
>>>>>> Yep. 58mm is sone of the best wide angle glass out there. 'Spot
>>>>>> on' again.
>>>>>
>>>>> How can you call a 58mm lens on a 5D, wide angle!
>>>>>
>>>>> John.
>>>>
>>>> George " 'Subtle' Sarcasm" Kerby strikes again!
>>>>
>>>> How can you end a kwestion with an exclamation point? ( ! )
>>>>
>>> Look more closely and you will see that it was "Rita" who suggested
>>> the 58mm--and a Nikon lens for a Canon camera to boot.
>>> Allen
>>
>> YOU lookmoreclosely, Slick.
>>
> You mean this part?
>
> >Try the 58mm f/1.2 noct Nikkor to really bring the 5D to life!
>
> >Rita

Rita's post <ID: CeCdnd9qX_oo-> didn't
actually mention the 58mm f/1.2 noct Nikkor as being a wide-angle lens,
only that it's good for using with a Canon 5D.
It was George Kerby who wrote: "Yep. 58mm is sone of the best wide angle
glass out there. 'Spot on' again."
That makes George either plain wrong or attempting to be sarcastic
without the aide of an emoticon such as to make it obvious for the
slow of wit.

Frank ess wrote:
<snip>
> Now I have violated one of my governing principles and 'splained.
> Couldn't resist.
>
> "reSIST the URGE to exPLAIN"
> -Screenwriter and Oscar nominee in an AOL chatroom
>
> Toodles.

You simply forgot that "Resistance is futile".

Just don't tell Georg Simon Ohm.

"measekite" <> wrote in message
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>
> Nick Amoroso wrote:
>> hey all,
>>
>> i just picked up a canon 5d, and would like recommendations on a wide
>> angle lens. i've had a canon 10-22 for a couple of years and really love
>> it, but it obviously won't work with this camera. any thoughts on the
>> canon 16-35 L?
>>
>> your assistance is greatly appreciated. thanks!
>>
>> nick
> see the reviews on kenrockwell.com

great website. thank you. i went ahead and picked up the 17-40 L. thanks
for the help.

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