Affordable Wide Angle Lens

Can anyone recommend an affordable wide angle lens? By affordable, I mean something cheaper than the retail cost of the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8. Perhaps a tamron or sigma? any suggestions?

camera is 1D mark III. definitely need auto focus.

What camera?

Canon's 17-40 if you are on full frame and need auto-focus. If you're on crop the Tokina 11-16 is a winner.

There are several options for manual focus lenses.

The Tokina 12-24 f/4 is around $330 used, I believe. Probably one of the most affordable WA lenses.

camera is 1d mark III. definitely need auto focus.

17-40L?

tkbslc wrote in post #10076679
17-40L?

What he said.

17-40L.

gisk wrote in post #10076237
The Tokina 12-24 f/4 is around $330 used, I believe. Probably one of the most affordable WA lenses.

i agree! i had it a while back for my nikon and sold it. it was a mistake! i totally regretted it! thank god i purchased one for my 40D and im very happy to have it back in m bag! good quality, excellent build quality and it looks good! but it!

Do you want used or just under retail, can check places like amazon

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gisk wrote in post #10076237
The Tokina 12-24 f/4 is around $330 used, I believe. Probably one of the most affordable WA lenses.

I don't think it'll work on 1.3x crop. You can stick to 17-40, but other than that there are not lots of affordable options. I started my thread to find out, turns out you CAN use tokina but only on the wider end. Also, there's a sigma 12-24 which retails for $860!

So I decided to stick to crop and save money . Expensive equipment requires expensive lens. No way around it.