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Best wide angle lens?

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TheLoners
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I was looking for a wide angle lens and I heard some pretty good stuff about the Tokina 11-16... I know there are many great filmers on NS so I just wanted to know which one should I look at the most. (less than 1000$)
Thanks!
Mar 7 2013 4:26PM
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eheath
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Type "best wide angle" into the NS search, see what happens.
Mar 7 2013 4:29PM
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p.hawks
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definitely the tokina if you can afford it. There are people who are rehousing these lenses and adapting them (permanently) to PL mount. They pay over $3000 for this. It is seriously one of the best wide angles you can get. I think some people also use it on full frame zoomed in to 16mm, because it is that good. I am not speaking from experience, but nearly anyone on this site can tell you that it is simply an awesome lens
Mar 7 2013 4:30PM
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TheLoners
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Thanks!
Mar 7 2013 4:31PM
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BK
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yeah I hear about that lens all the time. I have the 17-40 F4L right now and its fairly wide (especially on a full frame), being able to zoom into 40mm is a ton of flexibility too.
Mar 8 2013 3:11PM
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erikK
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people would only do this since it's such a cheap lens, not because it beats good ff wide angles
Mar 8 2013 9:47PM
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p.hawks
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ya, or as they move from crop to full frame
Mar 9 2013 10:04AM
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