wide angle lens

[wmiller]

Hi,
I am looking for a wide angle lens (no port yet for my seatool) that I can use with single Inon D2000 (no desire to go with 2 strobes at this time). I currently have a 60mm and the Rebel kit lens 18-55mm. Is there something alittle wider I could use that would capture (for example) a full turtle, barracuda, eagle ray? I'm not sure about a 15mm and a single strobe what do you all think?

Thanks,
Wendy

 

[jarhed]

a great wide angle lens that you will never outgrow is the Tokina 10-17mm FE. It will encompass the capabilities of the 15mm and more, but as you alluded to is a bit wide for only one strobe but in well lighted conditions, you can create some dramatic fill light effects with only one strobe.

I not an expert on canon, but I think that there's a sigma 10-20mm that you might look into and also a sigma 12-24mm that's for full frame sensor cameras, so will be a little longer on your cropped frame, and therfore easier to light.

Remember, a fisheye like the 15mm or the tokina 10-17mm will be much sharper, especially in the corners than the rectilinear zoom lens.

Just some thoughts,
John

 

[alcina]

I love love love my Sigma 17-70 And I've used it with a single strobe. Anything wider and you really have to get creative with a single.

 

[Gudge]

I use and recommend the Sigma 17-70 as well. Here's a couple of shots taken earlier this year when I was forced to use only one strobe after some of my gear got stolen:

I also have the Tokina 10-17 and this is a great lens too. You're definitely going to need two strobes with this lens. Because it is a fisheye lens, its field of view when zoomed to 17mm is much wider than the Sigma 17-70 (which is a rectilinear lens) when it is zoomed to 17mm.

The field of view of the Tokina 10-17 at 17mm is 100°, almost the same as the 99° of my Tokina 12-24 at 12mm. The field of view of the Sigma 17-70 at 17mm is a much narrower 72.4°.

 

[rhlee]

Another vote for the Tokina 10-17 FE. Here are a couple recent samples.

ISO200, f9, 1/50s

ISO200 f8, 1/200s

Strobe placement was bad on the first one, so it's got some harsh shadows, but you get the idea

 

[alcina]

No photos showing, rhlee And you are using a single with this lens?

 

[rhlee]

hopefully fixed now. photos above are with 2 strobes. I've used it with one at 17mm, and it was ok if you were careful. Any wider then than would be tough I think

 

[alcina]

There they are! It would be really helpful if you could post images with a single strobe for the OP as he's only going to be using one and I haven't seen any with the Tokina 10-17 fisheye done with a single.

 

[wmiller]

Thanks for the information. Unfortunately these are the only lens currently supported by Seatool. I'm sure they will expand their line down the road. I didn't try my kit lens so I will have to use that in the mean time. Would any of those listed be good underwater aside from the 15mm?

Awesome pictures with the Tokina and Sigma!

Wendy

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