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Hello everyone!

I am writing this post since I am looking for a good ultra-wide to use with my Canon 1000E.g.

I am quite a novice but I would like to have a good lens which I could use with more expensive aps-c.

I like prime lenses (I've got canon 35 and 50 mm...).

has anyone some suggestion of a very good ultra-wide lens ?



Thanks!!

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There are no real wide angle prime lenses for APS-C (which is not a huge problem).



The 50mm is a short portrait tele focal length on APS-C, the 35mm a standard prime. A 24mm like the Canon 24mm f2.8 and a 20mm like the Voigtlander f3.5 SL II are very moderate wide angle lenses, nice for street photography but not at all "ultra wide".



The widest prime lenses you can consider:

* Canon TS-E 17mm f4 L, manual focus tilt shift wonder but very expensive.

* Samyang 14mm f2.8 manual focus lens.



For APS-C, an UWA zoom is a "better" choice. There are 3 lenses I would consider:

* Sigma 8-16mm DC. Nothing goes wider (except fisheye lenses) and has good IQ to boot.

* Tokina 11-16mm f2.8 DX. Very sharp, only need to correct the CA at times.

* Canon 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 USM. Don't forget to order its not-standard lens hood.