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j-cal
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Hey ns,

So i am at that point in my life where i would like to invest in a wide angle lens. I am shooting on a 60d and do not see me upgrading to full frame in the near future. I have shot a couple of times with the canon 10-22 and have been pleased with the results. But what other options do i have? My price range is probably 900 dollars at the max. The lenses i have been looking at are the tokina 11-16, canon 10-22, and the canon 17-40. Have any of you used any of these lenses or know any better ones for the money? I do not care about auto focus. and i would love a prime or a zoom.

Thanks,

Jacob Callaghan
Nov 30 2012 10:29AM
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Mag
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You said you thought about the 17-40, what sort of focal length are you needing? Big difference between 11 and 17. Also a LOT of people swear by the 11-16, apparently THE best crop uwa.
Nov 30 2012 10:40AM
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oil.
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if you're looking for a wide angle go with the 11-16. on a crop sensor, the 17-40 would be about 27-64 mm.
Nov 30 2012 10:55AM
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J_Wang
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i have the tokina 11-16 and I LOVE IT. makes for such good shots. the only thing i dont really like is that it is heavy. but other than that its amazing
Nov 30 2012 11:44AM
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CrotchKiller
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Tokina all damn day
Nov 30 2012 12:25PM
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andrew.ski
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the only reason to not buy the tokina is because everybody here loves it and uses it - if you use a different lens, your edits will stand out a little bit more from others (not saying thats a good or bad thing), but the tokina is a solid lens for sure!
Nov 30 2012 1:35PM
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eheath
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This is such a stupid fucking line people have been saying recently. A wide shot is a wide shot, just because its the same lens doesn't mean itll look the same! No one films at the same height and distance from a skier at the same angle, period.


OP, ditch the canon 10-22, get the tokina 11-16. When it comes to non-distorted wide angles, the 11-16 is the best for crop cameras, period. I would not recommend any other UWA, is $699 new right in your budget, you can get them for 500-600 used if you're lucky. good luck.
Nov 30 2012 1:38PM
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andrew.ski
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or you could always go with this lens. Get those longer shots. plus it looks mean as hell when your hand holding this 50 pound beast!


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Nov 30 2012 1:44PM
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andrew.ski
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you're** - sorry the homonyms always get me!
Nov 30 2012 1:45PM
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CrotchKiller
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Go away
Nov 30 2012 2:00PM
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andrew.ski
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SMD
Nov 30 2012 3:06PM
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j-cal
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Thanks guys ganna go with the 11-16. Thanks for the help
Nov 30 2012 8:32PM
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juicedrummer11
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the tamron 14mm prime is pretty legit. ive used that quite a bit and really like it.

dont know the price tho
Nov 30 2012 10:09PM
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j-cal
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Sweet. Any one know much about the rokonin 14mm?
Dec 2 2012 11:14AM
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skiRay
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different camera, but if it helps this is a thread i made a few months ago and everyone was very helpful

https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/701409/
Dec 2 2012 11:46AM
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eheath
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It's ok, but its not the widest. Obviously I know 14 is wide, but 11 is WIDE.
Dec 2 2012 12:17PM
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j-cal
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Hey eheath in terms of optical quality do you like your tamron 17-50 or 11-16 better. I know the 11 to 16 is a lot wider, just curios cause they around the same price point
Dec 4 2012 1:16AM
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eheath
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same price point? the tokina 11-16 is $699 and the tamron 17-50 is $350...

They are very different lenses. The tokina is an UWA and the tamron is a wide-normal lens. The tamron is less sharp at lower aperture but at 5.6-8 theyre both very sharp. They're really two different lenses, one doesn't replace the other.
Dec 4 2012 1:20AM
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j-cal
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Word thanks for the all the help, i have not a lot of experiences with tamron or tokina so the info helps. where did you find the tamron for 350? http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=&sku=652137&Q=&is=USA&A=details http://www.amazon.com/Tamron-17-50mm-Aspherical-Digital-Cameras/dp/B000EXR0SI
Dec 4 2012 1:27AM
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eheath
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Ebay. that one you linked to is 424 after rebate.
Dec 4 2012 1:36AM
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j-cal
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Oh thanks did not catch that!
Dec 4 2012 1:40AM
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CrotchKiller
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I don't know your time frame but it may be worth waiting a little to see if any Tamron's pop up for sale here or on dvxuser. I sold my tamron for 260 about a month ago because i wanted to help another ski filmer out.
Dec 4 2012 2:45AM
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.qzyxya
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Has anyone here used a rokinon 14mm or a tokina 12-24 f4? The tokina looks pretty nice and its only ~350-400 bucks.
Dec 4 2012 7:43AM
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