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Older wide/superwide options for 5dmk2?

Started Apr 22, 2016 | Discussions thread
Macro guy
Macro guy Veteran Member • Posts: 6,069
Re: Older wide/superwide options for 5dmk2?

fellig1 wrote:

I recently picked up a used and abused 5dmk2 and some random cheap lenses but have quickly seen how the sensor is out resolving the cheaper lenses. I love the 85mm f1.8 but the tokina 19-35mm "plastic fantastic" doesn't seem so on this camera. Lots of fringing and doesn't seem sharp. After some tweaking, the old 70-210 f3.5-4.5 is great, which got me thinking about the older EF 24-85mm zoom, or the EF 24mm f2.8 as a wide option. I do some landscape and architectural shots and would love to stay wider than that, but not at the expense of sharpness. Any suggestions for someone not able to afford an L lens?

Tamron 20-40mm f2.7-3.5 is just fantastic!  It's very sharp, hardly any distortion and no fringing.  I love that lens.  Another one that I adored was the Tokina ATX 17mm f3.5.  It's a bit soft wide open, but stopped down to about f5.6-f8 and it sings.  Make sure to have a hood on because it's prone to flare.

Canon 24mm f2.8 is very good as well, it's a good choice, although the Tamron 20-40 can be had for the same price.

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