Recommend me a good wide angle lens...

Rylan Zolinski

Rylan Zolinski

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I had a shoot today for a real estate agent taking video of a home. I used the T2i with its stock lens (18-55mm) and soon realized I needed a wide angle lens. Now, I don't want to break the bank, so what lens would you recommend I purchase?
 
Depends on what you mean by "breaking the bank." The Tokina 11-16 is fantastic, at $600.
 
is 18 not wide enough?

Go alot wider and you will start introducing distortion...

but, yes, the 11-16 and 12-24 from tokina are you very good and well respected lenses
 
Morox said:
Would you say it's worth the price to invest in one rather than using the stock lens, primarily for real estate?
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Of course, and it holds its value being an f2.8. Its cheap for what it does, and definitely a must have lens.
Andsince it doesnt have a manual aperture ring, it is the only "native" canon mount lens in my arsenal, the rest are adapted nikon mount lenses.

You can use it on a ff 5D at 16mm and that is still pretty much wide.

Heres some samples:

Under water shots all used 11-16 tokina.

[size=+2]Panglao Island Nature Resort[/size]

[size=+2]Bantayan Island[/size]

[size=+2]Costabella[/size]

[size=+2]Simply Life's Essentials[/size]
 
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Morox said:
Would you say it's worth the price to invest in one rather than using the stock lens, primarily for real estate?
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yes, specifically for real estate, I think it can pay itself very quickly: rooms look a lot bigger when your FoV is 90º wide!!
(I'd definitely use this lens if I had to sell my house)
 
everybody says the lens is as sharp as you can have at this focal length and price
 
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Tokina 11-16 on a 7D Slider

Tokina 11-16 on a 7D Slider

Title say's it all. I really like this lens and am now using it on my AF100, as well.

 
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