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Hi
I would like to buy a super wide lens for my 10D
but i dont know whitch is better.

I have yet: Tamron 28-75 F2,8 'n' Canon 50/1,8 II 'n' Sigma 70-200 F2,8
The 16-35 would be nice but i dont have full frame yet ;)

Sigma 10-20 ?
or the
Tokina 12-14 ?

Could me help anyone? :)
-and sry for my bad english, im still learnin' it- :)
 
each has its "fan base", although i think more have the tokina on these forums (cant confirm). the sigma IMO is about as sharp as an UWA can be asked to perform, and it's 10mm wide with HSM/FTM. that's why i chose it. but if you dont mind starting at 12mm, the tokie is excellent and built very well also.

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http://www.pbase.com/fstopjojo/lenstests
 
I have the Sigma and like it a lot from all aspects. Didn't try the Tokina (wish I can) but the 2 mm difference wins for me.
 
Hi,

I can only comment about the tokina 12-24 since that is the one I have. Personally I chose it for the following reasons:
  • Very sharp
  • f/4 over entire range
  • rendering Nice colour
  • Exellent built
  • Less gap between this lens and my tamron 28-75!
  • And 12 mm is wide enough for me
I guess it is all a matter of taste, you can't go wrong choosing either lens. I have tested the sigma lens as well but the above points, plus the errors sigma lenses seem to generate made me choose the tokina over the sigma.

Btw, the 2mm is a significant difference..

Good luck with your choice
 
I would like to buy now the sigma 10-20 for the 10D.
Will works fine the 10-20 with the 10D.
The DG is like an EF, so its not an ef-s like lens, yep?
  • sry, for my bad english :( -
 
As long as you have no intention of ever going to FF I recommend the Tokina. It is so much better built than the Sigma or Tamron. In a class with the Canon actually and at half the price. The only caveat I would offer is if you think you may someday go to full frame then you might want to consider the Sigma 12-24, which is the only one in the bunch that will work with full frame cameras, albeit at a cost almost as high as the Canon. Note Sigma makes two super-wides, the 10-20 which is EF-S only and the 12-24 which works on full frame.
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MRD
 
it isn't "so much" better built than the sigma EX. both are built well and better than the EFS. and the 2mm difference (10 v 12) is quite a bit.
Marvin Doering said:
As long as you have no intention of ever going to FF I recommend
the Tokina. It is so much better built than the Sigma or Tamron.
In a class with the Canon actually and at half the price. The only
caveat I would offer is if you think you may someday go to full
frame then you might want to consider the Sigma 12-24, which is the
only one in the bunch that will work with full frame cameras,
albeit at a cost almost as high as the Canon. Note Sigma makes two
super-wides, the 10-20 which is EF-S only and the 12-24 which works
on full frame.
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MRD
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http://www.pbase.com/fstopjojo/lenstests
 
It has a standard EF mount but only APS-C coverage, so it will work fine on the 10D. While it will fit a 1.3/FF camera, the corners will be completely black - not very functional. The Sigma 12-24 is the only choice in this range for FF.
 
I've been researching the same topic for a few weeks now and I think I've convinced myself that the Tokina is where I will go. None of the choices dominates the others, so it's a matter of tradeoff. Since you have nothing under 28mm (I have a 17-40), the reach to 24 makes the Tokina even better.
 
If I'd seen and tested the Sigma FF 12-24mm, I might well have not bought the Canon EF-S 10-22mm in May 2005.

The 10-22 is a very, very good lens and I don't regret the quality, but as I consider a 5D or possible 1.3x sensor Canon, it would become a $CDN 900. bag-filler.

If Canon does take up the gauntlet with a well-received superwide FF zoom
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1029&message=17262930

... then I'll get it.

I am thrilled with the quality of my 17-40 f4L , and now have the well-known L-Addiction.

: )

Hal
Marvin Doering said:
As long as you have no intention of ever going to FF I recommend
the Tokina. It is so much better built than the Sigma or Tamron.
In a class with the Canon actually and at half the price. The only
caveat I would offer is if you think you may someday go to full
frame then you might want to consider the Sigma 12-24, which is the
only one in the bunch that will work with full frame cameras,
albeit at a cost almost as high as the Canon. Note Sigma makes two
super-wides, the 10-20 which is EF-S only and the 12-24 which works
on full frame.
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MRD
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I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that
here and there.

~ Richard Feynman (1918 - 1988)
 
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