Wanted: something wider than 28 on my 10D. Suggestions:

I can recommend a Sigma 15-30 f/3.5-4.5 lens - it's quite wide on a 1.6 crop body. The optical quality is nice, the lens is big, but surprisingly not that heavy, very good build quality. You can get it for $479 here (for some reason it's about $100 more expensive in B&H ...).

You can see a few samples from this lens here and here.

Wow Olegis! Is that company legit?
That is an awesome price, and apparently a very good lens.
I like that focal range better than the 17-40L too.

Hey Drisley !
The Deltainternational.com store is no worse than B&H or Adorama, according to Resellerratings.com - see for yourself. They have a few very nice offerings (Sigma 70-200 f/2.8, Tamron 90mm f/2.8 Macro etc) that are much cheaper than in bigger stores like B&H.

Wow, thanks for the info!

You welcome
A month ago I wanted to buy the Tamron 90mm Macro from them, as it was about $100 cheaper than in B&H - but I ended up with the Canon 100mm Macro (mostly for extra reach, USM and the name), which I ordered from B&H, as it was selling for the same price just about everywhere.

Does anyone have a comparison (or know where I can find one) of what a 17mm frame looks like in comparison to a 28mm frame? I'm just wondering now if the 17 will infact be wide enough for the shot that I want it for. I feel kind of silly buying lens for about 5 shots, but there is a specific portrait shot that a client wants of a large group that I just can't get very well with my 28mm. Its an important shot to her, so I don't want to say, "sorry, I don't have a wide-enough lens."

thanks,
daniel

you can capture loads of people with a 17mm lens...

just in case these people don't want to be on the www - extra small

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Well, thanks everyone. I just ordered the Tokina 17 from Adorama. I found one on Ebay and got excited because it had a buy it now for $99! then I realized it was a manual focus old mount lens. Oh well... I got it from Adorama for $364.

-daniel

congrats. there are other very nice lenses 19-35 mm range from third party brands -- Vivitar, Tamron, and Tokina all make very impressive super wide angle zooms for around $200 new or $100 on Ebay.

Congrats! Post some pics when you get it

Yes, I will post some wedding shots when I get the lens. Thats really what I want the lens for at this point. Thanks for suggesting it! I'm excited to start playing with it! How is that 3.5 wide open though? Do you still find yourself wanting more light?

-daniel