Wide Angle adive anyone?

Hi all,

I'm looking for some 'hands on experience' advice. I'm after a wide angle zoom and have narrowed it down to two; the Canon EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 or the Sigma 12-24 f/4.5-5.6 EX DG. I've read reviews on both these lenses in various camera mags and they all give differing views, one said the Canon was softer than the Sigma and another said it was sharper Who to believe?

Going on spec alone I'd favour the Canon as it has a wider field of view (16-35 on my EOS400D I believe...it's x1.6, isn't it?) and a wider maximum aperture, but it's the quality of the final image that counts so could anyone who's used/has either of these lenses comment?

Any help would be appreciated

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What about the SIGMA 10mm-20mm???? quite a lot of people on here have got them including me and they're a really good lense....

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Ah, yes. That's another one to add to the mix. Is that better or worse than the 12-24?

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Can't comment on the Canon EF-S 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 or the Sigma 12-24 f/4.5-5.6 EX DG, but can recommend the Sigma 10-20mm. If you want to see a sample image from this lens then this image was taken last week using this lens.

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Have absolutely no idea!!! i can't actually see why they do both as theres only a few mm in it and as we all know size does'nt matter!!! (awaits reprisal from the ladies).

I can only comment on the 10-20 which i find a great lense which produces very good images,the only down side is the 77mm thread size which means you pay quite a bit more for filters my Hoya Pro1d cost me a pretty penny....

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The 12-24 is suitable for Full Frame cameras whilst the 10-20 is for APS size sensors only.

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AHHHHHH now i know!!! Cheers Baz....

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I use Cokin P filters at the moment, so anything more than about 72mm would be a major problem, but then I think most wide angles are going to give the same problem so I may have to move up to the Z series....more expense!

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Yeh i have that problem,P-series do fit but if you go any lower than about 14mm with a ND grad in you can see black lines L/R of the pic but not T/B even with the wide angle filter holder....

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Hate to be a bore and continue the trend, but the Sigma 10-20mm is a very good lens. You can then join this outfit, which has some really good images, although it is not clear if it's restricted to Sigma lens users.

10-20mm Image Gallery

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