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Wide Lens for Crop Sensor?

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Sklar
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Is the Tokina 11-16 still the best wide angle for crop sensors?
I've been shaking up the camera kit for the first time in a while and haven't stayed in the loop on crop body glass at all, now I have one again.
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grantwhitty
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When I had my 7D Mk II I just used a 16-35 2.8 L II, worked fine for me, not super wide though, but it was enough for me. I used a Canon 10-24 before. Here's an example at 16mm.

http://www.grantwhitty.com/Photographs/Ski-1/Dew-Tour/i-4BzNpDX/A
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finnolydorb
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grantwhittyWhen I had my 7D Mk II I just used a 16-35 2.8 L II, worked fine for me, not super wide though, but it was enough for me. I used a Canon 10-24 before. Here's an example at 16mm.

http://www.grantwhitty.com/Photographs/Ski-1/Dew-Tour/i-4BzNpDX/A


tokina is definitely better than both those
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eheath
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finnolydorbtokina is definitely better than both those


Meh, the canon 16-35 is a superb lens, just vert expensive and built for full frame.

Tokina has a 11-20 now. No idea how good it is, but the 11-16 is the best because of the f2.8, fast and wide. The 12-24 gets alot of hype these days, as does the sigma 18-35 1.8
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Sklar
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eheathMeh, the canon 16-35 is a superb lens, just vert expensive and built for full frame.

Tokina has a 11-20 now. No idea how good it is, but the 11-16 is the best because of the f2.8, fast and wide. The 12-24 gets alot of hype these days, as does the sigma 18-35 1.8


I have a 17-40 and 15 fish right now, so I definitely want to go wider than the 18-35, although it does look nice.
I think I'll probably sell the 17-40 and 15 fish (RIP), and pick up an 11-16 and 35.
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eheath
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SklarI have a 17-40 and 15 fish right now, so I definitely want to go wider than the 18-35, although it does look nice.
I think I'll probably sell the 17-40 and 15 fish (RIP), and pick up an 11-16 and 35.


Buy yourself a new fish, they're cheap as hell.
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Sklar
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eheathBuy yourself a new fish, they're cheap as hell.


all the cheap crop fisheyes are so bad though
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eheath
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Sklarall the cheap crop fisheyes are so bad though


Yeah i suppose they work great for video, higher res might be an issue.
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CheddarJack
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CheddarJack
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I love my tokina for photos. Super sharp.
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rballs_
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Sklarall the cheap crop fisheyes are so bad though


They're supposed to be bad bro!!!! It's called ~ s t y l e ~ look it up.
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I_liketobutter
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The Rokinon/Samyang 12mm is damn good at f/2.5 and above.
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erikK
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Sklarall the cheap crop fisheyes are so bad though


I disagree

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Sklar
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erikKI disagree



Canon
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ChoomaChad
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Tokina 11-20 f/2.8 is newer. I definitely love it. More than half my ski photos are shot with it. Unbelievably sharp at 11mm @ 2.8, and of course when you stop it down it just gets better. Not sure how it compares price wise to the 11-16 but I absolutely love it.
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erikK
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SklarCanon


Right. I have no experience adapting Nikon G to EOS but you could look into just getting a Novoflex adapter or something? The cheap fisheyes from Rokinon etc don't have autofocus anyway. Probably worth it if you're really into fisheyes, I always loved my 10.5mm and they're pretty cheap these days.
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