Wide Angle lens

Hi all,

I'm looking into buying a WAL and not sure what to get. I currently have a 7D MK2 but in the future I may get a FF camera (5+years).

I have the standard 18-55mm kit lens. It's nice but I'd like better quality and a bit more width.

What lens would your recommend?

I want to take landscape and architecture pictures and try at milky way pics.

My budget would max out at about $1500 taxes in, in Canadian dollars.

Thanks

When you get down to wide angle zooms, the difference between FF and crop with regard to lens design and construction is huge. Meaning, if you buy FF, 16mm is the standard wide end for zooms. There are others that go down to 11, but you start talking about large lenses and real money to get one that doesn't have massive distortion. The angle of view difference between 11 and 16 is way bigger than say 30 and 35.

If you stick with a crop lens design you can get down to 10 mm in a relatively compact design for way cheaper than the 11mm FF equivalent. Canon makes a couple of well regarded 10-something crop zooms. I can never remember which is considered the better lens.

I suggest forgetting about FF for now.

For architecture, distortion free and corner sharpness will be your primary concern. Wide apertures are generally not needed for either architecture or landscape.

My favorite WA lens for a crop is Canon 10-22. Simply an outstanding lens. For FF I have the 17-40 which a decent enough lens for the cost but I preferred the IQ if the 10-22 over the 17-40. If your willing to shell out more $$, the 16-35s are better lenses but cost much more.

So this is the lens you are talking about gjl711?

https://www.henrys.com …2MM-3-5-4-5-USM-LENS.aspx

CDN_Merlin wrote in post #18742150
So this is the lens you are talking about gjl711?

https://www.henrys.com …2MM-3-5-4-5-USM-LENS.aspx

Yes. Optically and outstanding lens. I sold mine when I picked up the 17-40 thinking that a FF with the 17-40 would be better but when looking at images from the 2, I preferred the 10-22. Only real negative, it's and EF-S mount so can't be used on a FF body without modification.

Thanks for the info

Great site for comparing lenses: https://www.the-digital-picture.com …-4.5-5.6-IS-STM-Lens.aspx

Beside just the write up, has test charts that show distortion and sharpness.

Another vote for the 10-22,really nice on my 80D

Check out this thread for plenty of samples and testimony heaped on this lens.
https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=312255