Looking for recommendations

Looking for recommendations on a wide angle zoom lens for pit/paddock shots. Canon 7D Mkll

I have the 17-40L I used to use for that. I am reasonably uncomfortable recommending that lens.... it is soft on the edges even on a crop body. So if you do look at a copy of that lens, make sure you get to test it first.

spudrace wrote in post #19112771
Looking for recommendations on a wide angle zoom lens for pit/paddock shots. Canon 7D Mkll

I use 18-135 USM (on 80D) for most things, including panning (see recent photos in panning thread). My local track (Hidden Valley, Darwin) allows spectators to be very close to the action, and fences are only 1 metre high. That lens is quite sharp (for a zoom) and focuses almost instantly.

spudrace wrote in post #19112771
Looking for recommendations on a wide angle zoom lens for pit/paddock shots. Canon 7D Mkll

Canon EF-S 10-18mm. Perfect on the 7D2.

Scrumhalf wrote in post #19114962
Canon EF-S 10-18mm. Perfect on the 7D2.

Good lens. But very wide!

Kinda curious... are you going to be in the pit while shooting? Is this going to be a main stay shooting thing? There is some great glass out there for this, but it can get pricy. There are a lot of lenses either primes or zooms that start at 18mm... that are pretty good. The old ef 18-55 f2.8 was a pretty good lens... just wondering?

On my Sony aps body I use an 18-105, because it was small and reliable. When I had a 7D I used a Tokina 11 to something zoom. Really nice in the middle...a little soft on the edges. But affordable.. and did the job. It long since been retired though since I made the move to Sony.

Would love to see what it is your trying to capture and how wide your looking to go. Some good options out there.

Might I add... almost silly wide.

Some really good primes in that range too.. that are reasonable cheap. And faster.

spudrace wrote in post #19112771
Looking for recommendations on a wide angle zoom lens for pit/paddock shots. Canon 7D Mkll

What do you currently have and how far "off" is it from letting you frame what you're looking for?

Don't do motorsports anymore... but used to use my 17-40 for in pit photos. That was on a crop body. I also used the 17-55 f28. With a full frame I have a 24 1.8... not super wide...

I mostly used a 24mm pancake for that in the past. I got a 16-35 f4 but I'm not totally happy with it, so I'm personally considering a 24-70 to take over that job (as well as close-ish shots of passing cars, especially in Rallying). Once I switch to FF I won't be able to use the pancake anymore, otherwise it's a great lens in good conditions

I see the OP has been gone for 6 months but I'll chime in anyway and say that I like my EF-S 10-22 on the 7D Mk II for wide angle shots.