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Wide angle lenses for crop sensors

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EM_Productions
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Hey guys, I have a t3i but the kit lens is just not cutting it, Im looking for a wide angle lens, but I dont want a fisheye... the 2 wide angle lenses I was looking at was the tokina 11-16mm and the rokinon 14mm... I just dont wanna spend 400-500 dollars on A DAMN CAMERA LENS, so I was wondering if any of you guys know of any wide angle lens for under $200, thanks!
Aug 20 2014 6:01PM
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eheath
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EM_ProductionsI just dont wanna spend 400-500 dollars on A DAMN CAMERA LENS


400-500 for a lens isnt that much dude, people spend $5000 on their lens setups, a good 70-200 is $1500, a good 24-70 is $2000 etc just saying


A tokina 11-16 for $400 is a fucking great deal, I'd do that.
Aug 20 2014 6:05PM
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EM_Productions
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Ok thanks man ^^^
Aug 20 2014 6:06PM
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YoungChristmas
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11-16 is the best purchase i ever made. Super hesitant to drop all the money on it at first, but I use it the most out of any lens I own and have never regretted it
Aug 20 2014 8:00PM
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nutz.
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pussyfooter400-500 for a lens isnt that much dude, people spend $5000 on their lens setups, a good 70-200 is $1500, a good 24-70 is $2000 etc just saying


A tokina 11-16 for $400 is a fucking great deal, I'd do that.


^ Camera lenses are expensive as fuck lol, 400$ for a camera lens is normal. if anything it's on the cheap side.
Aug 20 2014 11:56PM
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dan_swagner
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400 is the lowest I would go if you want a desent lens. And it's still very cheap for a lens for video use. The lens is equally if not more important than the camera. The tokina 11-16mm is a great lens for dslr. You might want to look at the rokinon cine primes too, the 14mm is pretty nice. And when you buy lenses think of it as a long term investment. good lenses will last much longer than a camera body will because lens technology doesn't change as quickly as camera tech. I've been shooting a film for the past 2 weeks with a set of ziess cine primes for the 70s and the Cooke mini s4i primes and the older ziess lenses are still very nice to have.
Aug 21 2014 1:05AM
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RockNRollNghtClb
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Rdwagner2400 is the lowest I would go if you want a desent lens. And it's still very cheap for a lens for video use. The lens is equally if not more important than the camera. The tokina 11-16mm is a great lens for dslr. You might want to look at the rokinon cine primes too, the 14mm is pretty nice. And when you buy lenses think of it as a long term investment. good lenses will last much longer than a camera body will because lens technology doesn't change as quickly as camera tech. I've been shooting a film for the past 2 weeks with a set of ziess cine primes for the 70s and the Cooke mini s4i primes and the older ziess lenses are still very nice to have.


you just spelled decent with an s

wtf
Aug 21 2014 1:45AM
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dan_swagner
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I'm sure it's the worst spelling mistake in ns history. Haha I was shooting 6 hours straight then had to drive part of the crew from our location in Kentucky back to the Cinespace studios in Chicago so I was running on very little sleep. But like I said before 400 is the lowest I would go for a decent lens for video.
Aug 21 2014 12:41PM
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StokeFactor
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I have the Canon 10-18 and I'm pretty stoked with it. 300$, sharp image and image stabilisation. It's not as good as the 11-16 (from what I've heard), but IMO it's a good choice for a first wide angle lens.
Aug 27 2014 11:09PM
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PacificRimJob
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the 11-16 f2.8 is expensive because it's fast, low distortion, and very sharp for a UWA zoom lens... Hell, it can even be kinda used on full frame. It's a great lens, and it's a steal for the price.

That said, Your cheapest bet for an adequately decent one would be the Tokina 12-24 f4. You'll probably spend about 350 on one. More zoom range, a little more distortion, softer, but the same build quality as the 11-16. A full stop slower and 150$ less.

Canon's 10-18mm is probably the cheapest option, although it's slow and pretty meh.. You can probably find a used Tamron 11-18 for like 250 or less, somewhere.
Aug 28 2014 4:29AM
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eheath
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DingoSeanThat said, Your cheapest bet for an adequately decent one would be the Tokina 12-24 f4. You'll probably spend about 350 on one. More zoom range, a little more distortion, softer, but the same build quality as the 11-16. A full stop slower and 150$ less.


The 11-16 can be found for $400 now days.
Aug 28 2014 1:07PM
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PacificRimJob
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pussyfooterThe 11-16 can be found for $400 now days.


Yeah, I've seen it for that much too. It's still not quite commonplace yet to see that. Regardless.. that lens for 500 or less is a steal of a deal if you shoot with wide angles on a regular basis.
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