Wide Angle lense

[White_van_Man]

I feel this should be the next addition to my camera bag i have the D 70 the kit 18-70 lense and the 70-300 lense and now im looking for a nice wide angle lense. Budget is about £400 what what do you suggest?
Thanks
WVM

[_dobbo_]

I'm a huge fan of my Sigma 10-20. I may be wrong but I think Martin (v6gto) has one of these, and posts some great pics from it. Or is it a 12-24 he's got?

Or you could go crazy and get the Nikon 10.5mm fisheye, we've seen some fantastic photos from that lens posted here by fergusd.

Depends if you want wide angle without the extreme distortion of a fisheye, or you want the crazy effects!

edit: with the sigma @ 10mm



>> Edited by _dobbo_ on Thursday 25th May 11:43

[fergusd]

_dobbo_ said:

Depends if you want wide angle without the extreme distortion of a fisheye, or you want the crazy effects!

Depends how you use the fisheye . . . you can use it for it's distortion (which I like sometimes) or you can work it into the picture more subtly . . .





Were both taken with the 10.5 and are quite non fisheye . . .

A non fisheye lens is probably of more general use of course . . . I've been playing with a 12-24 over the last few weeks and that or the sigma 10-20 would be my general purpose choice . . .

Fd

[poah]

tokina 12-24 f4 or the nikon version

[V6GTO]

This is last image to come from the Sigma 12-24...



Martin.

Edited coz I can't spell

>> Edited by V6GTO on Thursday 25th May 21:28

[robdickinson]

Heres some 10mm shots from my sigma:

Inside:


Sculpture (this is actualy a cone and the top is about twice as wide as it appears)


work:


chess:



Not pin sharp in the corners, most I've heard have a softer side towards the edge - I;m happy with it, the tokina is better but only 12mm. The canon 10-22 is a cracker but more cash and wont fit a nikon

[fergusd]

los angeles said:

fergusd said: Posted some fine seascapes

Thanks, here's another I've been mulling over . . . The isle of Islay from the Kintyre peninsula

[White_van_Man]

Cheers guys i do like the look of the sigma 10-20 and it falls nicely under budget

[longers]

V6GTO said:

This is last image to come from the Sigma 12-24... Martin. Edited coz I can't spell >> Edited by V6GTO on Thursday 25th May 21:28

Great pic! If that's taken with a wide angle lens how close actually were you to the bike?!

I've only been back from the Lake District for a couple of hours where I took loads with my new Sigma 10-20mm that I'll be sorting through in a moment. I think it's a fab lens. Will post some of the results later.

Longers

[tvrforever]

Stunning picures!

so what you guys recommend for a lens on my Canon 10D?