Which WA lens for 5D?

delhi wrote in post #2159649
16-35L? eww.... it has some pretty bad barrel distortion.

All the zooms in this range do. I use primes when distortion is a factor. Oh, almost forgot, the Sigma 12-24 EX has extremely low distortion but it needs to be at f16 or f22 for best sharpness.

16-35 I love mine!

16-35 f/2.8, nothing like fast glass
Damn, i still havent got any

16-35L. A lens I'll never let go.

I have the 12-24, and I'm very happy on APS-C format.

Distortion is non-existant, slow lens, but sharpness wide open is decent, and at f8 is superb for my copy. Since you can shoot it at very slow shutter speeds, it never bother me. It's really convenient to shoot anything, from landscapes, buildings, indoors and never to worry about barrel/pincussion,

But the 16-35 / 17-40 / Sig 15-30, are all great lens in their respective range.
You can't go wrong with any of them, choose what your shooting style need.

Wilt wrote in post #2158684
Best for different people is dependent on what they are trying to shoot! For me, a FF 35mm camera is 'best' fitted with a 24mm lens...while I own 20mm, I find most of my wide angle needs are fully met with 24mm (whereas 28mm was not wide enough for me in shooting interiors, but 28mm was fine for wedding groups and candids). So the 24-70 might work well for you...it would for me if I was using the 5D!

So a 15mm on APS-C would be great for interiors, 17mm would be fine for wedding groups and candids with APS-C camera, making the 17-55mm the equivalent of the 28-70mm on 5D.

agree. as much as i love my 17-40 the 24-70 would become my WA lens on FF and the 17-40 would get sold.

a huge advantage of FF is 24mm without having to buy a SWA lens.

ed rader

I thought not being able to use my Tokina 12-24 any more would kill me but the 17-40 on a 5D blows it aways (it fits the 5D but can only be used from 21mm - 24mm without the darkness).
My vote for the 17-40, I was spoilt for IQ with the 24-105 and ended up going with the L over the others 17mm zooms. I have no regrets. Have a look on my site for the images done with the 17-40....

..yes there will be barrel distortion at 17mm, but most wide zoom lenses have that and is easily fixed in PS if need be.

KevC wrote in post #2158646
17-40L

Agreed... I also love the 35L.

delhi wrote in post #2158641
Just wondering what's the best wide angle lens to use with a 5D. Seeing the excellent EF-S 10-22 will not fit the 5D. Which leaves the sigma and the tokina. Anything else?

The 17-40 will give you more or less the same angle of view on the 5D as the 10-22 did on a 1.6 crop camera.

Wilt wrote in post #2158684
...So a 15mm on APS-C would be great for interiors, 17mm would be fine for wedding groups and candids with APS-C camera, making the 17-55mm the equivalent of the 28-70mm on 5D.

The 15mm lenses that I know of (excepting the Sigma 15-30 and the Voigtlander 15) are fisheye lenses, which wouldn't do for most interiors. Much as I like fisheye projection for lots of things, it usually doesn't work for architecture.

To the OP: If you want a wide that is 35% of normal, you'll need a lens in the 17mm range. For most people, that's almost more wide than they can tolerate.

But if you want obscene rectilinear wide-angle lenses such as the lens used in this shot:

rdenney wrote in post #2172399
The 15mm lenses that I know of (excepting the Sigma 15-30 and the Voigtlander 15) are fisheye lenses, which wouldn't do for most interiors. Much as I like fisheye projection for lots of things, it usually doesn't work for architecture.

My statement was in the context of APS-C format...I had forgotten the OP was about the 5D when it was written. but I did close with the statement that 24-70mm on the 5D was good for interiors (I mistakenly had typed '28' rather than '24' and left it uncorrected since everyone loves the 24-70L and writes about it incessantly)

guys is here anything wider than 14mm for fullframe on a canon mount?
I know theres like peleng 10mm or 8mm but those are fisheye? ive done soo much research and own a 17-40mm which i am satisfied with but i have a client insisting that they need a 10mm wide on full frame. As far as i know without going fisheye thats impossible.

Sigma 12-24 is the widest rectilinear lens made for canon mount and have AF
The lens resolves around 122° wide. Which is pretty wide... Almost impossible to use..

TH!EN wrote in post #2180845
guys is here anything wider than 14mm for fullframe on a canon mount?
I know theres like peleng 10mm or 8mm but those are fisheye? ive done soo much research and own a 17-40mm which i am satisfied with but i have a client insisting that they need a 10mm wide on full frame. As far as i know without going fisheye thats impossible.

Sigma 12-24.

I bought a 16-35L with my 5D and have used it a lot more than I thought I would. I also have used the 2.8 aperture a lot more than I thought I would too......why limit yourself when this superb tool is available?