topic Re: Inexpensive wide(er) angle lens? in EF & RF Lenses

Inexpensive wide(er) angle lens?

Cheech — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 02:53:31 GMT

I fish and we take a lot of in-the-boat fishing pics before we toss them back in. Is there a good prime lens for this? That's not a ton of dough? I want to make it simple for the photographer. If taking the DSLR isnt practical I will just stick with my point-and-shoot for fishing.

Re: Inexpensive wide(er) angle lens?

jrhoffman75 — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 14:44:38 GMT

What camera nd lens do you currently have?

Re: Inexpensive wide(er) angle lens?

ebiggs1 — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 15:32:11 GMT

"I will just stick with my point-and-shoot for fishing."

Well now there are point and shoots and then there are point and shoot cameras. If you had, or buy, the Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark II Digital Camera, you could get all the shots you desire with the convenience of a small, put it in your pocket, P&S. It comes with a 24 to 120mm f2 lens so you don't have to worry about lenses or switching them out. Plus it has the 1 1/2" sensor so the photos will be great and can be enlarged to 8x10 with no problem. It is fully automatic or fully manual, your choice. Plus a ton of swttings in between. And just to top it off, it has full 1080p video sipport.

Give one a test drive.

Re: Inexpensive wide(er) angle lens?

TCampbell — Wed, 20 Jan 2016 16:24:22 GMT

Assuming you do not have a full-frame body (you don't own a 5D, 6D, or 1D series camera) then you can use the Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM lens which retails for about $299.

That's an ultra-wide zoom and at a fairly low price.

Since it's an "EF-S" lens it will only work with Canon DSLR cameras that have an APS-C size "crop-frame" sensor. This includes every Canon "Rebel" DLSR ever made as well as all mid-range Canon DSLRs (from the 20D through the 70D) and also includes the 7D and 7D II.

It will not work on Canon DSLRs with larger sensors such as any 1D series body, any 5D series body, or the 6D.

Re: Inexpensive wide(er) angle lens?

Cheech — Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:39:18 GMT

@TCampbell wrote:
Assuming you do not have a full-frame body (you don't own a 5D, 6D, or 1D series camera) then you can use the Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM lens which retails for about $299.

I think you hit the nail on the head my friend. I have Rebel 1200d. That sounds like the lens I need.