Thoughts on Canon EF-S 10-22mm

[minie_meese]

A friend recommended the Canon EF-S 10-22. Wondering if anyone has an experience with this lens. I've seen good reviews.

My camera is a Rebel XTi and I currently have a Tamron 28-75 f2.8 and Canon 70-200 f4.0 L Series. I love both of those lenses but I'd like to be able to capture wider shots. This lens is a little pricey ($650-750 range) but I've seen some great photos from it. This is a super wide lens but not fisheye.

Any thoughts or other suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[woj68]

I think it would be a great addition to your collection. Very nice lens for landscape photography as well as indoor shots. I'm looking to purchase one myself in the near future.

Here's a review...
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-10-22mm-f-3.5-4.5-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

 

[BorisMD]

That lens is the next on my purchase list.

I rented one for a week trip to FL and loved it. Sharp, quick autofocus, and some very fun perspectives.

If I can remember how, I'll post a link to some of the photos I took with it.

Regards,

Boris

 

[jann1033]

don't know if you have any interest in a fisheye but i just picked up the tokina 10-17, it looks pretty "fishless" after about 14mm or so to me( though i haven't printed them out or really used it except to take a few pictures of the cat and my glasses...so 2 times).so still wide enough for me, just not ultra wide. i had debated between the tokina 12-24, canon 10-22 but ended up with this one and so far it looks really sharp. i got it for $485, so somewhat less expensive but rated a 10 on fredmiranda

 

[boBQuincy]

Canon's 10-22 is a very nice, very sharp lens. I rarely go out without it since it is a nice complement to my 24-105.

 

[BorisMD]

Bob,

What body are you using the 24-105 lens on?

My understanding is that if it's on one of the smaller sensors, you don't get the full image from the lens on the sensor. In other words, you need a full frame sensor to get maximum advantage from this lens.

I rented a 24-105 IS for my last trip, used it on my Rebel XT, and it did give good results.

Regards,

Boris

 

[boBQuincy]

I mainly use a Canon 30D, all my SLRs are 1.6x cameras. On any of the EF lenses (as compared to EF-S) we will not get the full image on the sensor, the projected image is round anyway.

I can't think of any reason why we wouldn't get the full advantage of these lenses except that they are projecting a larger circle than our sensors can use. Anyway, the 24-105 works great on a 1.6x camera, it's my walk-around lens!

Bob,

What body are you using the 24-105 lens on?

My understanding is that if it's on one of the smaller sensors, you don't get the full image from the lens on the sensor. In other words, you need a full frame sensor to get maximum advantage from this lens.

I rented a 24-105 IS for my last trip, used it on my Rebel XT, and it did give good results.

Regards,

Boris

 

[BorisMD]

I was going by some stuff I read on Ken Rockwell's site. He seemed to think that the non EF-S lenses were wasted on the smaller sensors.

Nice shot of the castle.

Regards,

Boris

 

[boBQuincy]

Ah, that explains a lot. Ken is very interesting and his stuff is always fun to read, but I don't believe much of it.

I was going by some stuff I read on Ken Rockwell's site. He seemed to think that the non EF-S lenses were wasted on the smaller sensors.

Nice shot of the castle.

Regards,

Boris

 

[disphoto]

My only concern is this is an EF-S. If you ever upgrade your camera body, you may not be able to use that lens. Lenses are a great investment, and should last a long, long time. So you might want to think about your long term photography goals. If they include a body upgrade, stay away from the "S" lenses. IMHO

 

[disphoto]

Any camera with a 'crop' factor does not get the full use of a lens. Only a full frame body uses all the lens. Example.

24-105 on a 1.6 crop camera is really a 38.4-168

You lose the wide angle and gain zoom. See above post, I don't use "S" lenses. As for Ken Rockwell, I believe he is a Nikon enthusiast, so I am not sure his opinions on Canon are unbiased.

 

[boBQuincy]

This is not exactly how crop factor works, we don't really lose anything except angle of view and we don't gain zoom. The lens is still 24-105, there is no change in the image magnification.

Even a full frame camera does not get full use of an EF lens, since the projected image is a circle it would require a square format or more correctly a circular format to do that.

I too was concerned about buying an EF-S lens since they will not fit on current full frame cameras but at this point I do not see Canon's consumer line going to full frame. With the current lineup of sensors and lenses there would be little advantage to do so.

Any camera with a 'crop' factor does not get the full use of a lens. Only a full frame body uses all the lens. Example.

24-105 on a 1.6 crop camera is really a 38.4-168

You lose the wide angle and gain zoom. See above post, I don't use "S" lenses. As for Ken Rockwell, I believe he is a Nikon enthusiast, so I am not sure his opinions on Canon are unbiased.