wide angle lenses.

What type of wide angle lenses are compatible with a dslr canon rebel t3i. I am not looking for anything too fancy just something in the couple hundred dollar range

The Canon EFS 10-18 STM is probably the best budget wide angle lens out there for a crop body.

I can't think of a wide angle lens which isn't compatible as long as it is EF or EF-s
I agree with the above about the budget lens.

When my primary body was a crop I used the 10-22 EFS and I really liked it (I still have it but use it less frequently).
So you can't go wrong with that one either.
I am just unsure about the pricing.

Welcome to the forum

I also used to have an EF-S 10-22 before I went full frame - amazing lens. I hear the 10-18 is very good for the money and runs the 10-22 close in terms of image quality.

Vertigo1 wrote in post #17852302
I also used to have an EF-S 10-22 before I went full frame - amazing lens. I hear the 10-18 is very good for the money and runs the 10-22 close in terms of image quality.

I agree. Sold the 10-22 when I moved to full frame. I added the 10-18 STM for video on my 70D. It is the optical equal of the 10-22, at least. But it is 2/3 stop slower. I also just acquired a Tokina 11-20 f/2.8. Fast and really good, optically.

Vertigo1 wrote in post #17852302
I also used to have an EF-S 10-22 before I went full frame - amazing lens. I hear the 10-18 is very good for the money and runs the 10-22 close in terms of image quality.

+1

Any lens with the EF or EF-S designation will work with your rebel; just need to figure out what it is you actually need from "wide angle".

how wide are you wanting?

If you are using the standard 18-55mm kit zoom that would have come with your camera, there are several different versions, or one of the other 18-××× kit zooms for that matter the 18mm wide end used, at one time, to be considered a quite wide angle lens in terms of angle of view. Back then it would have been comparable to using a 28mm lens when all we had was 35mm film.

These days thanks to improved computer aided design and manufacturing techniques, it is possible to produce lenses with much wider angles of view. When using a camera like the Canon T3i, with it's smaller APS-C sized sensor the 18mm to 15mm would be considered wide angle and anything less would be considered to be a super or ultra wide angle lens. Remember that with such short focal lengths even 1 or 2mm changes in focal length can have a very significant impact on the angle of view. The Ef-s 10-18mm STM lens is considered an ultra wide angle lens at the wide 10mm setting, and it zooms in to become a simple wide angle lens at 18mm. This is actually a very reasonably priced lens, there isn't anything else that will produce good results for less money.

You do have to be careful when looking at lenses though. A lot of the literature and ven manufacturers websites categorise Ultra/super wide angle lenses based on using lenses on the 35mm format. So lenses that would be considered "normal"* on an APS-C body are listed as wideangle, lenses in the 24 to 35mm range in this case. Lenses listed as super or ultra wide would only be considered wide angle on APS-C, such as 14 to 20mm lenses. Because they have to cover a larger sensor size they are generally more expensive and physically larger and heavier. The Canon 11-24mm L lens is the widest ultra wideangle lens made for the 35mm format, and costs around £3000, while the 10-18mm STM for APS_C is only around £200. To get the same field of view as the 11mm on 35mm format you would need to use a 7mm lens on APS-C.

So in conclusion I would also recommend the Canon 10-18mm STM lens for your camera. It's on my to buy list, as although I mainly use very long telephoto lenses, up to 600mm, it is so cheap that it is worth keeping in the bag for the times when it might be useful.

Alan

Vertigo1 wrote in post #17852302
I also used to have an EF-S 10-22 before I went full frame - amazing lens. I hear the 10-18 is very good for the money and runs the 10-22 close in terms of image quality.

Another former owner of the EFS 10-22mm here, The 10-18mm did not exist when I needed a wide angle lens for a crop. I was quite pleased with the 10-22, and only sold it because I added a full frame body that was then used for all my wide angle shots.

Here is a way-out-in-left-field suggestion - the 8mm Rokinon fisheye. Since getting mine, I find I use my 10-22EFs infrequently. I get fairly good results by "de-fishing" the images in post-processing. I usually process them both normal (fisheye) and "de-fished". Then I choose which one I like best. Sometimes I keep both. I estimate that the angle of coverage for a de-fished image is about 6 to 7 mm on a crop camera.

The lens covers the entire frame of a crop camera such as the Rebel or xxD cameras. On a full-frame camera it is supposed to project a circular image in the middle of the frame.

This is a link to some samples I posted a few years ago. https://photography-on-the.net …showthread.php?​p=16934845

A few weeks ago I was in the same boat as you. Looking for my very first wide angle and didn't know what to get. I had it rounded down to my top 3 choices of a 10-18, 10-22 or the Tokina 11-16. My friend uses the Tokina 11-16 on his Nikon and takes amazing photos. I was leaning towards this choice because of the F 2.8, but I went with the 10-22. Reason being is because of the positive reviews. I got it off eBay and it was practically new with a filter and hood. Got it for a great price and came in the mail yesterday. Can't wait to use it.

Enough to fit in a wedding party and use for landscapes

savie wrote in post #17855963
Enough to fit in a wedding party and use for landscapes

I suppose you have the 18-55mm lens... is 18mm not wide enough? Then go for the 10-18mm as already mentioned.

savie wrote in post #17855963
Enough to fit in a wedding party and use for landscapes

ultra wide angle for people is generally a bad idea, even large groups.

18mm on apsc would be wide enough for groups, too wide even, however, landscapes are subjective. a normal range lens may be wide enough for some. What lens are you working with now?