Canon wide angle lenses?

8 years 1 month ago #473985 by Dave Worton
Let me start by saying I'm not a Canon shooter (Go team Nikon :)  ) , which is why I don't know the lenses so well.  My neighbor just bought a new Canon 60D and wants to get started in landscape photography and was asking what wide angle lenses should he get.  

Can someone make some suggestions? 


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8 years 1 month ago #474116 by KCook
For APS-C a 17-50 is not normally viewed as a wide angle lens.  But I do find myself using this more often for landscapes than my 10-20.  The particular 17-50 that I have is the Tamron f/2.8 (sans IS) -

Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD

The top WA choices for crop Canons are full frame designs, and spendy ones at that.  Another thread on this topic -

best lens for doing landscapes

Kelly Cook

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
kellycook.zenfolio.com/

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7 years 10 months ago #483362 by Scotty

Dave Worton wrote: Let me start by saying I'm not a Canon shooter (Go team Nikon :)  ) , which is why I don't know the lenses so well.  My neighbor just bought a new Canon 60D and wants to get started in landscape photography and was asking what wide angle lenses should he get.  

Can someone make some suggestions? 


How wide does he want to go?

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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7 years 10 months ago #484439 by ShutterPal
Depends on what he is looking to do with the lens.  Most 'wide' angle lenses are going to be between 15mm and 35mm.   Personally I'm fond of 24mm when I'm looking to go wide and not creep into fisheye effect.  


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