Wide Angle Zoom Recommendation

[Leo]

I have a Canon 30D and I mainly use a Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 EF IS lens. I shoot Weddings and Debuts and I would sometimes need a wide angle lens. I sometimes use the 18-55mm kit lens, but I wanted something better especially in low-light situations.

I have kind-of narrowed down on these lenses;

Canon 17-40mm f/4L lens
Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 EX DG Aspherical HSM lens
Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124AF Pro DX lens

I would love to stay with a Canon lens but the lower price of Sigma and Tokina is I think a good alternative.

What would you choose? I appreciate all your feedbacks.

Thanks

 

[Sw1tchFX]

I'd probably go for the 12-24 simply becuase you already have a lens that covers most of the 17-40's range.

 

[JD in Socal]

The Canon 17-55 f2.8 EF-S seems the obvious choice to me.

JD

 

[Leo]

The Canon 17-55 f2.8 EF-S seems the obvious choice to me.

JD

that is a nice lens, but it's way beyond my budget.

 

[Big Mike]

Do you want wide, as in similar to your kit lens? Or wide as in 10mm or 12mm?

For shooting weddings & other low light events, investing in F2.8 zoom lenses is a wise choice. I would think that the 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 is too slow for many people (would be for me anyway).

As mentioned, the Canon 17-55 F2.8 IS is the best lens in it's class...but it's expensive. I recently picked up the Tamron 17-50 F2.8 as an alternative and so far, I love it. Sigma also has a similar lens.

 

[spako]

HI.. I do have the 28-135mm and as a complement to that I use the Canon Ef 17-40mm and I really am pleased about the results I get with it..

 

[JD in Socal]

that is a nice lens, but it's way beyond my budget.

Yeah, I hate it when reality gets in the way of otherwise easy decisions. Its amazing how fast you can spend money when you start lens shopping.

JD

 

[Leo]

I've decided on getting the Sigma 17-35mm f/2.8-4.0 EX DG Aspherical HSM lens. I need the f/2.8 for low-light situations. Thanks for all your replies.

 

[Big Mike]

That's good...but it's only F2.8 at the wide end of the zoom.

 

[usayit]

Since you already have the 28-135mm IS lens which is a great lens for most all situations and a 18-55mm kit lens in that range, I would recommend a wide angle prime for the best image quality in low light.

 

[Leo]

That's good...but it's only F2.8 at the wide end of the zoom.

okay, what about this lens?

[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Sigma Zoom Super Wide Angle 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC Macro[/FONT]

 

[Johnboy2978]

Leo, it gets a decent rating http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=232&sort=7&cat=37&page=1 and it's one that I've been looking at as well.

 

[Leo]

Do you want wide, as in similar to your kit lens? Or wide as in 10mm or 12mm?

For shooting weddings & other low light events, investing in F2.8 zoom lenses is a wise choice. I would think that the 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 is too slow for many people (would be for me anyway).

As mentioned, the Canon 17-55 F2.8 IS is the best lens in it's class...but it's expensive. I recently picked up the Tamron 17-50 F2.8 as an alternative and so far, I love it. Sigma also has a similar lens.

After some research I have decided to go with the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens like yours. I am picking it up tomorrow at a local photo shop. I got a wedding to shoot on Saturday.