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06/24/2011 02:58:19 PM · #1 |
| I am not too happy with Canon 15-85mm at 15mm end and I am finally thinking about a wide angle lens. I can get Sigma 10-20mm for $479 while Canon 10-22mm would cost me $775. It is therefore a $300 question - is Canon much better quality and sharper than Sigma? I am mainly interested in landscapes, no interior shots. |
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06/24/2011 03:29:27 PM · #2 |
Originally posted by MargaretN:
I am not too happy with Canon 15-85mm at 15mm end and I am finally thinking about a wide angle lens. I can get Sigma 10-20mm for $479 while Canon 10-22mm would cost me $775. It is therefore a $300 question - is Canon much better quality and sharper than Sigma? I am mainly interested in landscapes, no interior shots. |
What makes you unhappy with the 15-85mm at the wide end? I would go with the Canon, but that's just me. I've used the Canon (my sister bought one) and liked it. From all the reviews I've read comparing third party lenses with the Canon 10-22mm..the Canon is always said to be sharper and better IQ. Everything is subjective though, and of course it's a balance between budget and what is acceptable quality and sharpness to the buyer.
ETA: Here is a link where you can compare by selecting the lens and viewing charts. I just did it for the Canon 10-22mm against the Sigma 10-20mm...there are two of them with different focal length ranges. Not sure which one you were interested in. I check them at various focal lengths and apertures. To my eye the Canon has sharper quality and better contrast. Again, everything is subjective.
You select two lenses and then roll your mouse over the chart. The arrow above the chart will tell you which lens your looking at as you go back and forth.
Dave
Message edited by author 2011-06-24 15:47:22. |
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06/24/2011 03:48:18 PM · #3 |
Tamron makes a pretty good 10-22, as well. I bought one a little over a year ago. Very happy with it.
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06/24/2011 06:09:35 PM · #4 |
| Thanks! Tamron is too soft and Sigma 10-22mm f3.5 is much more expensive than f4 - $678. It looks like Canon is worth the difference after all. |
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06/24/2011 06:56:05 PM · #5 |
I like my Canon just fine, but Ken Rockwell in his short zoom comparison (for what ever his opinion is worth) likes the Tokina better than the Sigma, Nikon or Tamron. The Canon is not in his group (as usual), but it is rare that he fails To favor the Nikon. It might be worth looking at the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8, less range but that fixed 2.8 is pretty sexy.
PS I have never touched this lens but if I was shopping today I would give it a look
Message edited by author 2011-06-24 18:56:57. |
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06/24/2011 07:13:24 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by BrennanOB:
I like my Canon just fine, but Ken Rockwell in his short zoom comparison (for what ever his opinion is worth) likes the Tokina better than the Sigma, Nikon or Tamron. The Canon is not in his group (as usual), but it is rare that he fails To favor the Nikon. It might be worth looking at the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8, less range but that fixed 2.8 is pretty sexy.
PS I have never touched this lens but if I was shopping today I would give it a look |
If you scroll down in the article he states that if he owned a Canon he would buy the 10-22mm in an instant and states it's better than all the rest of the lenses he listed. :)
Also, read his review of the Canon 10-22mm lens here. He loves it.
Dave
Message edited by author 2011-06-24 19:16:00. |
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06/25/2011 12:10:43 AM · #7 |
| you get what you pay for. I love my canon 10-22. |
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06/25/2011 07:22:23 PM · #8 |
| 10-22mm on order with B+W slim CPL and Hoya ND8 and ND400 filters (the filters were $200!!). I just realized I need a hood as well as it is not included with the lens. |
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06/25/2011 08:39:21 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by MargaretN:
10-22mm on order with B+W slim CPL and Hoya ND8 and ND400 filters (the filters were $200!!). I just realized I need a hood as well as it is not included with the lens. |
Congrats on the purchases Margaret. Without wanting to rain on your parade, you might want to reconsider the (expensive) B+ W CPL. CPLs, irrespective of their quality, don't provide great results at UWAs. Have a look at this older thread that I created on the subject. |
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06/25/2011 08:54:33 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by Qiki:
Originally posted by MargaretN:
10-22mm on order with B+W slim CPL and Hoya ND8 and ND400 filters (the filters were $200!!). I just realized I need a hood as well as it is not included with the lens. |
Congrats on the purchases Margaret. Without wanting to rain on your parade, you might want to reconsider the (expensive) B+ W CPL. CPLs, irrespective of their quality, don't provide great results at UWAs. Have a look at this older thread that I created on the subject. |
Unfortunately too late now. I did use a polarizer on 15-85mm lens for long exposure shots at the beach (I am still a novice in that). It is supposed to reduce water reflections. The B+W CPL cost $79, the most expensive filter was ND400 - $91 (these are the cheapest eBay prices with free delivery). I will have to live with vignetting. Any other problems with stacking CPL and ND filters on 10-22mm? |
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06/25/2011 09:00:11 PM · #11 |
| Probably the same problem you'll have with the hood - I use the same hood on both the 10-22 and then 24-105, which are my 50/50 lenses (they share time on the camera - the rest of my lenses get jealous.) You'll see the corners when you're wide open with either the hood, or probably stacked filters. I've never used filters with it, so I can't say for sure. |
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06/26/2011 06:03:05 AM · #12 |
Congratulations, you will not be sorry. I love the my B&W slim CPL as well. As pointed out, wide open you will see the stacked filters.
Many precious photos for you. |
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06/26/2011 06:57:48 AM · #13 |
| Just to clarify - the issue with CPLs and UWs is not simply one of vignetting (altho this can be a problem too). It's related to the extreme angles at which some some of the light that makes it to the sensor first hits the polarizer. So, depending upon the position of the sun you can end up effects like some of the sky being nicely darkened by the polarizer and other areas not. Or reflections off one area of water, but not others. That sort of thing. Just something to be aware of when shooting. I do still use a CPL on my 10-20, but not usually at it's widest. Have fun! :) |
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