Canon 10-22. Thoughts?

[Joe Taylor]

Just came across a deal where I can get a brand new Canon 10-22 EF-S lens for a song. Don't have much experience with this lens and most reviews, though very positive, are fairly old.

I would probably use it some with the Red, but mostly I'd put it to work as night time-lapse lens , one where I can leave a camera way out somewhere on its own and not loose much sleep over it. Would never do that with an Epic or even a 5D. But a Canon 40D-- yeah, I'd sleep at night.

So, those with some experience with this lens; what are your thoughts?

[Roberto Lequeux]

Sing it! Sharp, clean, decent zoom range and wiiiide. Several people used it with R1s and had glowing posts about it. It isn't very fast or new, though I think it is still sharp wide open, so it could work well.

[Joe Taylor]

Thanks Roberto. I went out in the desert and did some night sky shots with the 10-22 on a 40D and compared them with some 16-35 on a 5D. Not the most scientific comparison, but there is not much different in spherical aberration between the two. The extra 1/2 stop makes a difference though.

[Roberto Lequeux]

Yes, that is a better way to go if the price is right, plus it compliments perfectly with the Tokina which is also f/2.8 and almost as wide as the Canon

[Karim D. Ghantous]

Here's a concise review of it:

http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/40...45_50d?start=1

Summary:

- Distortion at 10mm but only 1.2% barrel

- Keep it at f/5.6 or narrower to minimize light fall-off; when wide-open it's over a stop

- Resolution is very good

- Noticeable CA but not horrible

IMHO I'd say it's a good lens judging from the review. Be glad that it isn't an f/2.8 lens, otherwise it wouldn't be this good. The price is not bad, either.

[Martin Weiss]

One of my favourite lenses on the R1. Lovely.

[paulherrin]

joe, i would recommend the tokina over the canon - however, i've been using the canon a lot lately and i do love it - main noticeable difference is distortion and light levels. if you can get it for a considerably low price from a considerably trustworthy source, i'd definitely get it. but if it's not a huge deal, i'd think about forking out a tad bit extra for the tokina (which is listed less, actually).

here's some shots i've gotten with the 10-22 lately, like i said - i love the range it provides. color rendition is 'normal' - at least until i get a hold of the images ;)









http://ageofwonders.tumblr.com

[Michael Hastings]

Just came across a deal where I can get a brand new Canon 10-22 EF-S lens for a song. Don't have much experience with this lens and most reviews, though very positive, are fairly old.

I would probably use it some with the Red, but mostly I'd put it to work as night time-lapse lens , one where I can leave a camera way out somewhere on its own and not loose much sleep over it. Would never do that with an Epic or even a 5D. But a Canon 40D-- yeah, I'd sleep at night.

So, those with some experience with this lens; what are your thoughts?

As you can imagine, I test a lot of wide angles. In my comparison between 10-22 and toki 11-16 I could see slightly more sharpness on the 10-22, but they are both very sharp.

[Joe Taylor]

Thanks all for your input. Been playing around with the 10-22 on the Red. On a 40D sharpness from edge to edge look fantastic. On the Red, however, the edges are VERY soft. Just with this lens. With a 24-70 everything is good. No so with the 10-22. Suppose this could be a back focus issue except the other lenses look fine. Any ideas what could be causing this?

[Mike Tiffee]

One of my favorite lenses. Not fast, but very wide with more "natural" looking distortion than other ultra-wides. Would be a great lens if you're shooting inside a submarine.