Cheap ultra wide zoom for Canon DSLRs. Cheapest price I can find online with shipping included.
Use code mama143 to reduce price to $290.70 - Thanks to grababargain
Use code DEALDWIQ22015 to reduce price to $299 - Thanks again to grababargain
they are..
Closest Grey stock I found: http://www.eglobaldigitalcameras.com.au/canon-ef-s-10-18mm-f…
$324 = $305 + $19 cheapest shipping. Decent saving then.
i got this locally for 344 from digidirect, after price matching with another local online supplier, i forgot their name.
ps: this is a great lens.
could you please try to remember?
http://discountcameras.com.au/view_product_mobile/57143
Unfortunately they have bumped up the price to 366
For a photography newbie….what are these lens for?
they are wide angle lenses, mainly for landscape. they are too wide for general walk about shooting in the city etc.
their aperture is not constant and is not particularly large so probably not great for low light. they review really well, and are considered the best bang for buck canon lenses along with the nifty fifty.
some shots i have taken with this lens and canon 1100d:
https://500px.com/photo/105219287/storm-over-the-rocks-by-rj…
https://500px.com/photo/107496095/melbourne-without-colour-b…
https://500px.com/photo/104381351/sunrise-on-fire-by-rjey1
Beautiful photos mlburnian
Cheers
for such wide angle lens, aperture is pretty much unnecessary, low light is pretty much non-existent unless you want to shoot in the dark. There's not many mainstream fast wide lens anyway.
Why is aperture unnecessary? IS is good for stationary subjects but what about moving ones? You want the fastest lens possible for moving subjects.
@zealmax: Large aperture, wide, rectilinear lenses are very difficult to make. You won't find many ultrawides significantly faster than this anyway.
Movement isn't so much an issue because of the sort of thing these are generally used for - landscapes. Think about how small a person or a bird would be in the frame when you're shooting at 10mm, then think about how much they would move during the exposure.
@macrocephalic: I don't think it matters how small the subject may be, if you want crisp professional photos, you want faster lens(where suitable) to minimise motion blur(sometimes it adds to the effect). Depends on the shooting situation, but I was just commenting on "Aperture is pretty much unnecessary". I do agree that this lens if fast enough for majority of shooting, but to say that aperture is unnecessary for wide angles? Even more so for video, where these ultra wide become really fun.
@zealmax: I am just going to chime in here. I suspect Macroephalic was suggesting that for the envisioned photographic usage of this lens (ie landscape) a fast/bright aperture is usually unnecessary. Most lenses improve in sharpness as you shut the aperture down, especially in the corners and edges, and for landscape this is pretty important. Often we will use ND filters to slow our exposures further to generate motion (flowing water, moving clouds, erasing pesky passerbys). By shutting down the aperture and extending the exposure we are able to get crisp, sharp, "professional looking" (not something I believe in, but you referenced it) landscapes.
As for video, you would prefer a bright, wide angle, prime lens (fixed focal length), although even these will not be substantially brigher they will be sharper at wider apertures. That said, this lens with it's STM focus and IS will still be quite suitable for video as long as there is sufficient light as STM provides smooth auto focus and IS will help reduce shake. Also keep in mind that you can crank the ISO up a few notches for video as well, with 1080 being only about 2MP the video enjoys the advantages of noise reduction from resizing.
@zealmax: What I was talking about was that motion blur is a matter of how much of the frame the the object can traverse during the exposure.
If you're shooting a 10cm bird and it moves 1.5cm during the exposure then it's probably ruined your shot. If you're shooting a 50m boat and it moves 1.5cm during the exposure then you won't even notice. If you're shooting a 50m boat and a seagull in the frame moves 1.5cm during the exposure then you probably won't notice - because it's only 10px wide anyway.
The very nature of the things that you photograph with a wide angle lens, and how much they move relative to the scene, means that you probably don't need a really fast wide angle.
@zealmax: I said aperture is unnecessary because for wide lenses are pretty much fast lens in a sense anyway, because wide angle lens taking in a large amount of light into it already due to the field of vision it cover. In the same environment (says in your living room) a 10mm lens at f/3.5 probably taking in much more amount of light than a 70mm lens at f/2.8, we will probably need a math and physics expert to confirm this but I'm pretty sure it's correct.
And as macrocephalic said, these lenses are for shooting landscape so the type of subjects you were talking about will be unlikely to be a suitable candidate for them. Unless that object is an elephant of rhino running at cheetah's speed then you don't have to worry about blur or crisp. And to achieve blur, the speed of the object and its distant to your lens are equally important. For a 70mm lens, blurry could be a problem if shooting a flying bird at 10m distant but for a 10mm lens, the same bird will probably just mean nothing, even if it is 5m.
@aim54x: Here's one of the preferred lens for videographers: Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8
http://www.camerasky.com.au/tokina-at-x-116-pro-dx-11-16mm-f…
Especially when used with a Metabones speedbooster.
@RustyStainless: I don't have any special interest in video and am well aware that videographers are adapting these lenses on the BMPC and M43 platforms by my comments are in regards to Canon shooters. I don't see the relevance of your comment to this discussion about the Canon 10-18 and it's abilities. I specifically qualified the need for sufficient light for video with this lens.
But have a + on me in case someone else needs this info
@aim54x: Yes you were the one who mentioned use for video, and you were the one who mention the need for more light, and the relevance of my comment to this discussion is that a better alternative might be the Tokina.
"As for video…." - their your words, right?
I don't have any special interest in photography as opposed to video. And I don't have any interest in Canon shooters.
It's Canon glass and that appeals to m4/3 owners who particularly use speed booster adapters to take advantage of the range of Canon mount glass including the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 in a Canon mount. My comments are for any one who can use Canon mount glass and are looking for a wide fast lens - and this lens isn't it.
@RustyStainless: I think you should reread the comment thread. I was not the first to mention either video or light transmission.
All the same the Tokina is a good alternative, although more expensive and from a video point of view would be another option. How are you finding the Metabones stuff? my previous experience was very inconsistent with the mounts being too stiff to mount lenses ranging to having some serious play.
@aim54x: I didn't say you were the first to mention it. But you mentioned it, their your words, own your comments. I mentioned that the Tokina was a popular alternative - and that was all I said - if you read a whole lot more onto it, then you need to reread the comment.
My Speedbooster is fine, no play. I'm sure there are a few dodgy ones out there, but the Metabones is still the preferred speedbooster.
This is getting well and truly OT so I'm just going to leave it here.
Awesome photos!
Wide angle is used most often for architecture and landscapes. The widest end is however fairly difficult to use effectively (and it's a very particular effect), so I wouldn't recommend it for newbies. The 16/18mm on your crop kit lens should be wide enough for most general photography. But if you're really into landscapes, by all means.
what makes you say that they are difficult to use effectively? just curious
because it will come with distortion, particularly with architectural objects like angles, squares and lines which tend to bend near the edge of the photo.
Landscape is fairly simple, I suppose, but I'd say it's fairly difficult to compose for the FF-equivalent of the 15-19mm range when shooting other subjects. You've got to mess around more and play with the lines/angles/distortion, etc to use that range effectively (rather than just, "it's so wide I can fit so much stuff in!"), in comparison to say the FF 35mm which is fairly easy to shoot/compose with.
They are also useful for interior work, like the inside of a cathedral, or say real estate photography. This kind of lens can be very good for video work in tight streets as the wide angle is more forgiving of camera shake and movement. Its also a great focal range for shooting in crowds, or filming a band, especially when you can get right in their faces.
i think this should be their standard price range on DWW [few dollars difference sometimes due to currency rates]
staticice hasn't updated and says it's $315
I have to disagree with the comments of wide-angle for landscape etc. I took one of these through Nepal, and the power of wide angle is actually placing a foreground object in an environment. A face with the himalayas; an elephant head among a jungle. Foreground is everything in wide-angle shots.
Since getting my 10-22mm I've learnt this too and generally agree. The exception being where space is limited and you can't get further away from your target photo so need to go wide to fit it all in.
I spent 6 weeks travelling around Europe a few months ago and I wish I'd had a wider option than 18mm. It's hard to get any decent distance away from thing in a European city.
Anyone knows if this works with the 500D? Recently received one, looking to grab some lenses. Quite new to the whole experience. Thanks in advance :)
Yep - should work with all Canon cameras with crop sensors (i.e. not full frame).
There's a list of all compatible cameras on page 2 of the user manual - see http://media.the-digital-picture.com/Owners-Manuals/Canon-EF…
Considering pulling the trigger on this as my Tokina 12-24 is having the dreaded aperture ribbon problem - will wait and see what the quote to fix it is.
Yes, it will work on a 500D and would be a good lens for it.
Tokina 11-16mm F2.8 is a good alternative, if you have few dollars extra to spend. Besides being 2 stops faster than the Canon, it works on Full frame at 15-16mm. Been using it on my DX and FX cameras. The only down side is it doesn't have IS.
hmm yeah damn no IS.. there's quite a lot of CA on the edges too (although it is common with ultrawide lenses and not that you'd pixel peep on landscape photography anyway).. and don't you get vignetting using it on a FF camera?
got any other recommendations at the same focal length? IS isn't mandatory but it seems a bit pricey for oz stock ($619 delivered @ DCX)
Gray import are around $500 I think. The vignetting on FX isn't too bad.
I've used the Tokina on Nikon full frame and it is definitely usable at 15-16mm as already mentioned. Edge sharpeness does take a hit though
I'm not sure the Tokina can be considered a bargain alternative to this lens. Definitely not a few dollars more. Its double the price, weight and size. A bit overkill for the majority of people looking at this 10-18mm.
yeah…
i'm really half-hearted when it comes to grey imports though, no warranty or warranty hassles
~$370 (delivered) for oz stock may be worth the piece of mind
Any deal on Canon70D?
thats cheap! I paid around $600~ for the Canon 10-22mm but there must be a difference between these two lenses??
You get what you pay for and in the case of the 10-18 you're getting very good value for money (according to this guy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7jlJsENaNM)
Lots of videos on youtube showing the lens performance and examples both photo and video
Apart from all the comments, the lens is $305 if you're in the market for one. Take your arguments and knowledge elsewhere.
what is wrong with sharing their knowledge here??
Very temping…thanks for posting!
Use code mama143 to reduce price to $290.70
tempted newbie,…assuming I buy it and use it for a year, how much would I be able to sell it on gumtree? assuming kept in excellent condition?
I pulled the trigger - thanks for the extra mothers day code!
Where to apply the code?
I thought there was a place to put it during the checkout process ?
Don't forget cash rewards…
Lucky you!
Just tried and - "The coupon code you've entered has expired."
:-(
You can get $10 off with code DEALDWIQ22015.
I tried it but it came out to $305?
Lens arrived yesterday - damn that's wide!
Now I just need to shave down the sides of another lens hood so you can't see it at 10mm…
Excellent price if you're using a crop body. I am assuming that this is grey stock?