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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens
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Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens
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Samurai 5lim –
Without doubt, this is the lens I most enjoy using on my Canon 60D. For landscape (and for my tastes) the range is perfect, equivalent to 16mm-35mm full-frame/36mm. Having spent an entire season in the Alps walking with just a 28mm prime (using 36mm film) I know this is the right range for me. Image quality is stunning, especially for am EF-S lens: and I have some L glass in my collection. There is some distortion (as you’d expect!) at 10mm, but no “fish-eye” effect, and I often use this wide setting for architectural interiors. Minus points? 1. It’s an EF-S lens, so won’t fit full-frame bodies such as the 5D or 1D. But that’s how Canon line up their lenses. 2. Build quality: it’s not flimsy, but it’s certainly not L standard. This has not been a problem to me (yet!) despite having used this lens for several weeks walking in France, and also three weeks skiing, as well as numerous trips to the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales, etc. (And it’s therefore a light lens too: fewer kilos to lug! 3. It’s a Canon. So, as with all their non-L glass, there’s no case – and no hood. And with a lens this wide, a hood is essential. Normally I’d take a star off because of this Canon meanness. But I won’t. It’s a great lens even with another £60 for a hood. 4. That’s it. There are no more gripes. I love this lens. 8 people found this helpful
Teena –
Build quality is very good, USM is very smooth and fast. Teamed with Canon 7D, the results are very sharp and impressive. The ultra wide angle allows a lot of the scene into the shot (that is A LOT) which is good for landscapes and arty portraits although don’t get too close or the model gets a spoon face. Watch out for the tripod legs or your feet if shooting down. No noticeable vignetting or flare without the lens hood although that item makes the lens appear huge. I’m not sure wether it will actually do much. Forget the circular polarazing filter as the design of the glass on the lens causes dark and light banding in the sky, not sure wether drop in filters would be any different, I just bracket the shots and blend later. Recommended. 2 people found this helpful
Gemma S. –
Using this lens on a Canon EOS 7D. This lens complements my Canon 18-200mm lens perfectly for those extra wide angle shots so often arising with buildings both internal and external. Distortion is to a minimum and the quality of the lens is suberb with, as to be expected, good depth of field. At 22mm absolutely perfect for taking close up shots of documents etc that cannot be scanned owing to bulk or location. Silent motor, lightweight and thus 100% satisfied. 3 people found this helpful
Kent (verified owner) –
July 2014 Style Name: EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Pattern Name: Single Was never impressed by this lens and sold it after about 6 months. 2 people found this helpful
Guidodecarlo –
I have had this lens for about 6 months now, so I have got used to using it and now feel ready to share my views on it. Reading reviews from various sources suggest varying opinions, mainly about its sharpness across the whole image, or rather lack of sharpness. My view is that this lens has some great advantages and some definite disadvantages – how seriously you take the disadvantages are very much up to the individual, or what you want to do with the images. First, the good things about this lens * you can capture very wide angles of any subject, which can be great for landscapes and architectural shots, for example. 10mm is very wide indeed, way beyond any kit lens capability. The good thing about this ulta wide viewpoint is that it can produce some very striking images both of landscapes and buildings…it can distort buildings wildly, but that’s great if that’s deliberate and you can produce some images that will make others go ‘wow’. * The build quality is pretty good for a non-L lens * The USM (Ultra Sonic Motor) is pretty quick…and silent, funnily enough * The image quality and sharpness at the 22mm end is very good The not so good things are * At 10mm, you cannot get sharpness across the whole image, especially in the corners. The magazine and website reviews highlight this and, from what I have seen, this is true. This is why I could never give this lens 5 stars. I tend to find that this softness varies from shot to shot, but it’s always there and can be quite bad at times. Sometimes I can get it quite sharp at the bottom corners of the image…at the expense of the top corners of the image. This can work on some landscapes if the top corners are just blue sky or clouds…but won’t work on more detailed subjects. * Noticeable vignetting when at wide angles – can be removed in Photoshop, but still not great * I have a UV filter to protect the front lens element – and if I need to add a polariser, you can see the filter rim at the corners of the image on the wide angles. You might say I should remove the UV filter first, fair enough, but it’s a lot of faffing about, especially if I have just swapped lenses. * The sharpness falling off from the centre towards the edges means that most of the wide angle images cannot be reproduced in e.g. poster prints or used on photography websites/stock sites because the image quality just doesn’t cut it. They’d be rejected instantly. However, I have decided to keep the lens – mainly because the startling images it can produce at the 10mm end are sometimes worth putting up with the softness at the edges. I just can’t do much with the images other than upload to the net at a smaller size, or just leave for my own enjoyment. It’s a good lens to have in your kit….as long as you accept its short falls. 12 people found this helpful
mark fox –
I analysed and analysed and thought and thought before I bought this lens. For over 6 months. The choices were the Tokina 11-16, Sigma and the canon. Numerous reviews available online as you may have experienced. I finally went for this knowing that all said and done Canon is dependable, was always the best or second best in this wide-angle category in the various reviews, great at handling lens flare and pretty low distortion, and of course, sharp, very sharp. Also, I have read in a few places that Canon have agreed that this is as good as an ‘L’ lens, just that they could not call it that because it is an EF-S mount. I am VERY happy with my decision! This lens is incredible. I can see the ‘pop’ in my pictures immediately. Very little to no flare, incredible sharpness and very very smooth. My camera – Canon 7D. If you have a cropped sensor and you’re looking for a wide-angle, this is your lens. No reservations. Highly recommended. 3 people found this helpful