wide angle lens, help

ive been searchin for the past 3 months for a set of wide angle lens.

i've been lookin for something that ranges between 100-180 degrees.

can u guys give me some recommendations??

also, i want some lens that will give me results like these:


http://www.akafully.co​m/preview_04.jpg

http://www.akafully.co​m/preview_06.jpg

http://www.akafully.co​m/preview_07.jpg

http://www.akafully.co​m/preview_11.jpg

http://www.akafully.co​m/preview_12.jpg

your help is appreciated! thanks!!!

The photos you linked to seem to be all rectilinear (at least the few I clicked on). However, there's no rectilinear lens that will get you 180 degrees.

For wide rectilinear (assuming you are just using the Rebel T2 and not a digital SLR of any kind): Canon 17-40L, Canon 16-35L, Sigma 15-30, Sigma 12-24 (which is VERY wide...closest to what you want, probably)

For 180 degrees: Canon 15mm fisheye, Sigma 8mm fisheye (circular), and Peleng 8mm fisheye (circular).

The two 8mms will give you circular images with black borders, but are full 180 degrees. The Canon fisheye will give you 180 degree diagonal FOV, but will fill the frame.

The last two are fisheye lenses...

...and I'll add the Tokina 10-22mm fish to that list.

If you mean the Tokina 10-17mm fish, it's for crop cameras only, and he appears to only be shooting film.

Either Canon or Sigma 15mm fisheye.
Zenitar 16mm fisheye if money is a factor.

I did...no idea why I wrote 10-22mm - film? hum....

i actually have a 20d also if that helps any. havent updated my sig since my purchase. thanks!! anyone else??

Tee Why wrote in post #2978503
Zenitar 16mm fisheye if money is a factor.

This one does a great job on film and full-frame cameras. Just what the poster is looking for I think. Note that the fish-eye effect will be diminished to an extent on digital 1.6 crop factor cameras.

http://bobatkins.com …aphy/reviews/fi​sheye.html
http://photonotes.org/​reviews/zenitar-fisheye/
http://www.photozone.d​e …ews/reviews/zen​itar16.htm
http://www.rugift.com …tar-fisheye-canon-eos.htm

For your 20D, I'd say the Tokina 10-17 Fisheye zoom would be perfect for you. Super wide fisheye at 10mm, to near rectilinear 17mm wide angle (just slightly fishy on the edges...not too bad at all)

+ 1 for Tokina 10-17 fish. Great little lens IMO. Took some close-ups with it at closest settings: the flowers were touching the front element, and were still in focus at F/8 .

BTW, it'll work on a FF camera like the 5D as well, just that it only fills the diagonal from 15 mm onward. Some Virtual Tour people use it that way.

On a crop camera it does exactly what you asked, from 100-180 degrees diagonal.

Kind regards, Wim

anyone else??

im looking for info on the Tamron SP Autofocus 14mm f/2.8 Aspherical (IF) Rectilinear Lens. Looks great tho

i use the sigma 10-20mm and its great..its optimized for digital so it wont be to great on the T2 but, i did use it on my Elan7 with good results...its just really fishy on the 35MM cams!

heres one from last summer..siggie 10-20MM, 30D (and me in the bumper)