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galleywench@musicalfurnishings.com - 13 Nov 2006 05:56 GMT

Hi,

I am looking for a cheap & light super wide prime lens to use with my
30d. Did any third party ever make a prime that I could find on the
used market? I just wanted to know before I sunk some money into one of
the zoom options, which I don't really care for.

Thanks!

Tor

http://www.torstudios.com

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Ståle Sannerud - 13 Nov 2006 09:13 GMT

> Hi,
>
> I am looking for a cheap & light super wide prime lens to use with my
> 30d. Did any third party ever make a prime that I could find on the
> used market? I just wanted to know before I sunk some money into one of
> the zoom options, which I don't really care for.

No such thing I think, at least not if you are looking for rectilinear
lenses. Fisheye, yes, but that's a differetn kettle of fish altogether.

Bite the bullet and get a Sigma 10-20 (good) or Canon EF-S 10-22 (better) or
some such beast. Buy second-hand if you don't want to sink a lot of money
into the experiment; if you find that ultrawides are not your thing you
should be able to sell it on for about as much as you gave for it.

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Ken Lucke - 13 Nov 2006 19:45 GMT

> > Hi,
> >
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> into the experiment; if you find that ultrawides are not your thing you
> should be able to sell it on for about as much as you gave for it.

Go with the Canon. I've used it enough that I can say that my opinion
is that if it wasn't an EF-S lens, and with the exception of the lack
of additional weatherproofing, they'd have probably made it a L series
lens (I doubt they will ever classify an EF-S as an L, just "because").

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galleywench@musicalfurnishings.com - 13 Nov 2006 21:46 GMT

Thanks guys,

I bought the 17-55 as am all in one, but was hoping for some fun wide
goofy shots on the cheap. (and I love my little camera bag)

I'll think about it for a while.

Tor out.

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Gisle Hannemyr - 16 Nov 2006 22:21 GMT

> I am looking for a cheap & light super wide prime lens to use with
> my 30d. Did any third party ever make a prime that I could find on
> the used market?

'fraid not, if we're talking rectilinear.

> I just wanted to know before I sunk some money into one of the zoom
> options, which I don't really care for.

I've compiled a page listing all the ultrawode zooms, with pointers to
reviews online: http://hannemyr.com/photo/uwaz.html .

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