Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens

A really interesting lens that gives the option of exciting new views and angles.
Well made reasonably priced and not too bulky.
The Polarising filter that I consider an essential is rather expensive due I suppose to the large size of the front element.

I have always used lower priced consumer lenses like the Tamron 19-35mm, Tamron 55-200mm and Canon 50mm mk2. Whilst all these lenses are sharp in there own right (I did my research before buying them), they cannot even come close to the EF-S 10-22mm. Granted, you pay a hell of a lot more for the 10-22 but Im telling you, you definitely get what you pay for! It is super sharp, super smooth, very well built and you get very little distortion or CA. This is a truly amazing lens and it has been said that it is as good as, if not better than the 17-40mm L lens for optical quality.
In a nut shell, if you can afford to pay around £350-400 for a used model, I seriously recommend you do. But bear in mind, it does not come with a hood and a canon EW-83E will cost you around £30 if you can find one! There are after market ones available for less than a fiver.

This Canon lens is not only great fun and inspirational to use, it also produces top class images. If you have a 400D or 450D, this is often the only lens you will need, except perhaps for the (very cheap and brilliant) 50/1.8. Just try one and see!

It's amazing the difference a wide angle lens like this can make to your photos. I use this lens with my Canon EOS 50D and it works a treat and I'm very happy with it.

I've been a keen photographer for over 30 years and as an engineer, have taken to the digital revolution with great enthusiasm. I bought a Canon EOS 20D (well two actually) and quickly discarded the supplied kit lens. The smaller sensor size used for the 20D and its successors, gives an effective magnification of 1.6 when used with 'normal' Canon lenses. This works to your advantage for longer focal lengths but against you for wide angle photography. To overcome this, Canon make a range of lenses designed to produce an image which matches the size of the sensor used in these cameras but not for full frame versions. The advantage is that this range of lenses (all designated EF-S) are smaller than their full frame counterparts. In order to get some wide angle shots, my first EF-S lens was the 17-85mm zoom which stays on my camera most of the time. For low light situations I use a normal 50mm f1.4 and 85mm f1.8 and for longer distance work, a 70-300mm zoom. This works well for just about anything with the exception of ulta wide angle work. This is where this superb lens comes to the rescue. As soon as I fitted it and took my first look through the viewfinder at 10mm I was wowed. I could see so much more than I was used to. Not only my whole living room but my knees as well! What was most impressive was the lack of distortion. I had expected to see walls and door frames bend near the edges of the image but they remained essentially straight. Some degree of barrel or pin-cushion distortion is inevitable, but this was the best I'd seen. Image clarity was very good - it is obvious that a great deal of effort has gone into the design of the optics. I can see why some people think this should be one of Canon's L series lenses (at least from an optical point of view although of course it's not weather sealed). In use, the lens auto-focus responds rapidly and the build quality is solid. It is smaller and lighter than the 17-85mm EF-S IS USM and a joy to use. You should consider a good quality UV filter (double coated) to ensure the superb image quality is not compromised but so far, I've not found it necessary to use the large and ugly lens hood.
In summary, this lens fills an important gap in focal length giving owners of C sensor cameras true wide angle capabilities with all the creative opportunities that affords while at the same time offering unparalleled quality for the price. If you own an EOS 20D/30D/40D and you want to shoot inside buildings with limited space, take in expansive panoramas or experiment with extreme depth of field and perspective effects, this lens is a 'must have'. I'm delighted with mine and am sure you won't be disappointed. A number of photographers are selling these on E-bay when they change to full frame cameras so it is possible to pick up a mint condition lens for only around £400 - great value and an excellent investment.

What more can I say but "Super eBayer" if only everyone on eBay was as quick and easy to deal with, we would be living in Utopia. Recieved the item super quick, its almost like superman took control of it and dropped it off at work, less then 12 hours from when I won the auction.

These guys/gals are so understanding that I asked if they could dropped the price a bit and they did and then included next day delivery.. what Champs these guys are.

Good Karma is going there way from me..

Perfect,for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

a person worthy of the highest confidence. The subject addressed in good packaging is in new condition and patfait condition.

this could be one of the best canon lenses on the market,the results from this lens are remarkable.i bought this lens because i didn't have a wide angle lens and ithought i was missing out on a lot. now when i take a full landscape ,i will get a full landscape.

This super wide lens will add creativity to your photography, it is ideal for landscape and inside work. Although more expensive than it's rivals it's worth every penny as the quality across the frame is quite superb. This has to be the best lens in my collection so far.

Ok, so its not cheap.
But you can pick one up for not much over £400 which seems like nothing once you see it!
I've never had anything wide before so when i picked up my camera and could see my knees i was pretty damn impressed!
I havent had it long but so far i have had no problems at all!
Great product and if you can spare the money, a good purchase!

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