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Very, very impressed by the Canon 8-15

Started May 16, 2015 | Discussions thread
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Re: Very, very impressed by the Canon 8-15

Lee Jay wrote:

I've loved my Sigma 15mm f/2.8 fisheye, used primarily on my 5D. It's crazy good optically, wide and fast.

But I just got a 7DII, which I'm loving so far. So I decided to get the Canon 8-15.

First, it is a stop slower, but the 7DII is much better at high ISO, so that's a wash.

The 8-15 is actually capable of going a bit wider on the 7DII than the Sigma 15 on the 5D, so that's nice. Oddly, it's a little wider on the 5D than the 7D before the vignette (at around 14mm versus around 9mm). It's not a huge difference, but I don't understand it. Maybe it's because the lens moves in and out a bit.

The 8-15 is just flat tack-sharp wide open and up, all the way to the very edges.

I'm jealous!

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