Canon 10-22mm + Metabones V + A6000

I get that you want a little more range, but FWIW comparison reviews I've seen (Arthur R on Youtube for one) point to Canon's 10-18 being significantly better optically than the older 10-22, (and a better value than either the 10-22 or Sony's native 10-18). So there are more than a few trade-offs to consider.

Tons o Glass 0 Class said:

I get that you want a little more range, but FWIW comparison reviews I've seen (Arthur R on Youtube for one) point to Canon's 10-18 being significantly better optically than the older 10-22, (and a better value than either the 10-22 or Sony's native 10-18). So there are more than a few trade-offs to consider.

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Yes now that I've looked and read a bit more, it's very true. 18mm to 22mm is only a step or two closer and not a bad crop. Considering the size difference, I may just end up sticking with the 10-18mm and see how it feels as a walk-around without switching to my 23mm.

Does the metabones work well with A6000?

Tried the MC-11 on friends A6000 and it would just hunt with various EF lenses.

trungtran said:

Does the metabones work well with A6000?

Tried the MC-11 on friends A6000 and it would just hunt with various EF lenses.

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Yes I have the V version and it works very well with the a6000 and the 10-18, EF 40mm, and the 55-250mm STM. Managed to get the adapter and all 3 of these lenses for the same cost as the native 10-18mm.

I really don't notice any difference in autofocus speed. The first 2 are listed as full supported on the website while the last one isn't so there are lenses out there that haven't been tested.

It's a great lineup to have if you are on a budget. I would substitute the 40mm with the 24mm (assuming it works ok) if I didn't have my native Viltrox 23mm. I may actually try to sell that and get the 24mm instead even though it's 2.8 vs 1.4 as the it would make my kit smaller and I could just leave the adapter on all the time.

The uwa setup is definitely bigger but the 24mm and 40mm are pancakes and the 55-250 although larger has longer reach and better image quality than the native 55-210. I also have the 12mm Rokinon when I want a faster, smaller uwa.

trungtran said:

Does the metabones work well with A6000?

Tried the MC-11 on friends A6000 and it would just hunt with various EF lenses.

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That is also how the LA-EA1, 3, and 5 adapters work on the A6000. Sony hasn't added phase-detect support for those adapters on any of the pre A6300 APS-C bodies.

The best solution for those cameras is an EF adapter that emulates a native lens instead of emulating an LA-EA adapter. The Sigma MC-11 only has native emulation for Sigma Global Vision lenses (Art, Sport, and Contemporary). The Metabones IV and V offer native emulation for any EF lens (aka, Advanced Mode.)

gumby_ng said:

Tons o Glass 0 Class said:

I get that you want a little more range, but FWIW comparison reviews I've seen (Arthur R on Youtube for one) point to Canon's 10-18 being significantly better optically than the older 10-22, (and a better value than either the 10-22 or Sony's native 10-18). So there are more than a few trade-offs to consider.

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Yes now that I've looked and read a bit more, it's very true. 18mm to 22mm is only a step or two closer and not a bad crop. Considering the size difference, I may just end up sticking with the 10-18mm and see how it feels as a walk-around without switching to my 23mm.

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If you really want to avoid cropping, maybe get the 24/2.8 STM. It has superb optics, is faster than either the 10-18 or 10-22 (although it’s still not that fast), is cute and compact, and can be had for about US$100 used. Yeah, you miss having 18 mm, but you might be able to live with that.

On my a6000, my walk-around lenses are the 24/2.8 STM, 18-55/4-5.6 IS STM, the 18-135/3.5-5.6 IS STM, from small to larger. My 10-18 is kept in reserve, for when I really need something much wider. All work very well with the Metabones adapter.

Regards,

Alan

Not really relevant but worth mentioning perhaps.

All Canon EF lenses of fairly recent issue work quite well with Metabones adapters on M4/3 bodies - these include 50/1.8 STM, 40/2.8 Pancake, 100/2.8L Macro, 55-250/4.0-5.6 STM, even 35/1.4 III. As well as Sigma lenses of more recent issue that I guess use the same protocol set.

Nothing there that directly helps the OP but Metabones would be remiss if they had not carried this over to their EF-E/FE adapter series.

I gave up worrying years ago just what lenses worked with which camera bodies and even bought four Sigma DC lenses in EF mount for exclusive use on M4/3 camera bodies via Metabones adapters.

Alan WF said:

If you really want to avoid cropping, maybe get the 24/2.8 STM. It has superb optics, is faster than either the 10-18 or 10-22 (although it’s still not that fast), is cute and compact, and can be had for about US$100 used. Yeah, you miss having 18 mm, but you might be able to live with that.

On my a6000, my walk-around lenses are the 24/2.8 STM, 18-55/4-5.6 IS STM, the 18-135/3.5-5.6 IS STM, from small to larger. My 10-18 is kept in reserve, for when I really need something much wider. All work very well with the Metabones adapter.

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I also do have the Viltrox 23mm in my kit which I use a lot. I have considered the Canon 24mm to save some space and and some money.

For me I shot a lot at 18mm when I used to just use the kit lens so I think I will miss having 18mm and even wider more than not being able to get to 22mm-24mm.

That's why I was considering the 10-22mm or even the Tamron 10-24mm. Will have to think some more whether it's worth the extra weight and space.

Thanks.

gumby_ng said:

Alan WF said:

If you really want to avoid cropping, maybe get the 24/2.8 STM. It has superb optics, is faster than either the 10-18 or 10-22 (although it’s still not that fast), is cute and compact, and can be had for about US$100 used. Yeah, you miss having 18 mm, but you might be able to live with that.

On my a6000, my walk-around lenses are the 24/2.8 STM, 18-55/4-5.6 IS STM, the 18-135/3.5-5.6 IS STM, from small to larger. My 10-18 is kept in reserve, for when I really need something much wider. All work very well with the Metabones adapter.

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I also do have the Viltrox 23mm in my kit which I use a lot. I have considered the Canon 24mm to save some space and and some money.

For me I shot a lot at 18mm when I used to just use the kit lens so I think I will miss having 18mm and even wider more than not being able to get to 22mm-24mm.

That's why I was considering the 10-22mm or even the Tamron 10-24mm. Will have to think some more whether it's worth the extra weight and space.

Thanks

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The Tamron 10-24 is supposed to be a very good (aps-c) lens. I bought the Canon 10-18 to use with my Lumix cameras because I knew the lens stabilization of the 10-18 lens worked when mounted on my S1 and S5 cameras, but couldn't find any confirmation that the Tamron 10-24 with VC (the new version) would work when adapted to the Panasonic bodies.