First day out with 11-22mm

I do a fair bit of architectural photography, and fortunately live near a small city with a lot of old buildings. (Troy, NY)

Over the years I have developed a little route through the center of town that takes me by some neat structures, and I'm so familiar with them that I use them to test new gear at this point. Sometimes something surprising pops up (new paint, new rot, new construction (boo!), new murals, serendipitous placement of trash bins :-D, etc.), so that's a fun thing to capture, too, although for comparison purposes, the old standbys are still the best....

Anyway, the first day out with the M50 and the kit 15-45mm left me so uninspired with the results(mushy brick walls, low contrast and microcontrast, and meh color....) that I decided to get the 11-22mm and give it a try. People review it well, and images I have seen taken with it look more like what I was hoping for. So, I ordered one, and fortunately it was not sub-zero out today, so off I went.

Verdict? Nice lens. Very pleased with the images I got today with it. VERY good focal range for in-town. I think I will probably just sell the 15-45mm and use the 11-22mm as my short zoom. It's a much better lens than the kit 15-45mm. It's also a lot of fun working out at the wide end of this; prior to this my only lens wider than 24mm (FF equiv) was a fisheye, so having a non-fishy 11mm (18mm FF eq) is great, especially for close-in architectural situations.

Anyway, without further ado, here's the lot of them (they have been downsized for easier viewing).

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Green Island Bridge over the Hudson

Very nice! I like it!

Nice images. l was going to get the 11-22, but found a good deal on a used 10-18 EF-S, so l got the 10-18.

lightmeter said:

Nice images. l was going to get the 11-22, but found a good deal on a used 10-18 EF-S, so l got the 10-18.

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I would love to see some full-res samples from your 10-18mm. I have the 11-22mm but sometimes wants something a little wider and the extra 1.6mm might be enough. I'm just not sure how good the corners are compared to the 11-22mm and trust real user examples more that review samples.

As to the OP, I love the 11-22mm for my landscape work. I tend to shot with it about 80-85% of the time. I do enjoy seeing good urban architectural images.

Nice images. I wish they would sell a kit with this lens or the 32 instead of the present ones.

Really nice shots. Great composition and colors. I love this lens. It's perfect for urban and other landscapes. I do most of my shooting with primes, but I use the 11-22 for most landscapes and cityscapes.

jalywol said:

Anyway, the first day out with the M50 and the kit 15-45mm left me so uninspired with the results(mushy brick walls, low contrast and microcontrast, and meh color....) that I decided to get the 11-22mm and give it a try. People review it well, and images I have seen taken with it look more like what I was hoping for. So, I ordered one, and fortunately it was not sub-zero out today, so off I went.

Verdict? Nice lens. Very pleased with the images I got today with it. VERY good focal range for in-town. I think I will probably just sell the 15-45mm and use the 11-22mm as my short zoom. It's a much better lens than the kit 15-45mm. It's also a lot of fun working out at the wide end of this; prior to this my only lens wider than 24mm (FF equiv) was a fisheye, so having a non-fishy 11mm (18mm FF eq) is great, especially for close-in architectural situations.

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Nice pictures! It is possible that you have a really bad copy of the 15-45m. I know that the 11-22mm is better but my copy of the 15-45mm is good enough that I use it.

On the other hand, I went through two copies of the EF-S 10-18mm lens and had the same response to it as you had with your 15-45 (I use to use an EF-S 10-22mm for ultra-wide and wanted a decent smaller replacement, but the 10-18 was never acceptable for me.)

Troy can be picturesque. I live close enough that I've been there but not close enough to do walking tours.

Wayne

HaroldC3 said:

lightmeter said:

Nice images. l was going to get the 11-22, but found a good deal on a used 10-18 EF-S, so l got the 10-18.

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I would love to see some full-res samples from your 10-18mm. I have the 11-22mm but sometimes wants something a little wider and the extra 1.6mm might be enough. I'm just not sure how good the corners are compared to the 11-22mm and trust real user examples more that review samples.

As to the OP, I love the 11-22mm for my landscape work. I tend to shot with it about 80-85% of the time. I do enjoy seeing good urban architectural images.

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Actually, l have not shot with the 10-18, except for a few test shots to make sure l got a good copy. l'm not much of an ultra wide guy. But l bought it so l'd have it when the time came.

HaroldC3 said:

lightmeter said:

Nice images. l was going to get the 11-22, but found a good deal on a used 10-18 EF-S, so l got the 10-18.

Click to expand...

I would love to see some full-res samples from your 10-18mm. I have the 11-22mm but sometimes wants something a little wider and the extra 1.6mm might be enough. I'm just not sure how good the corners are compared to the 11-22mm and trust real user examples more that review samples.

As to the OP, I love the 11-22mm for my landscape work. I tend to shot with it about 80-85% of the time. I do enjoy seeing good urban architectural images.

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I found myself in the same boat as lightmeter and ended picking up the 10-18. I;m actually liking the 10-18 mm great for landscape and buildings.

This is the very first picture taken with the 10-18 mm, nothing special I was on my way home from picking it up at the Post Office.




Nothing other than some sharpening and an minimal S Curve Adjustment for contrast.




A second photo with th 10-18 mm. There were hundreds of these turbines but unfortunately this is the only place I could stop along the winding, narrow, back road.