My Desperate Attempt To Buy UWA Lens
Desperate time calls for desperate measure.
In order to have enough money to buy an ultra wide angle lens for my Canon EOS 40D before I embark my journey to a foreign land, I resorted to buying lottery.
Numbers bought are 1022, 2201 and 3545.
The numbers are found on a Canon EF-S 10-22mm F3.5-4.5 USM lens, the truly ultra wide angle lens for cameras with a cropped sensor.
The difference of an image at 17mm (with my current lens) and 10mm (with the ultra wide angle lens) is simply huge.
Another example of UWA at 10mm by the photographer Narrowband.
Sighs. Dream on, Jason, dream on.
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August 22nd, 2008 00:07
Yup 10-22mm you won’t regret it.
August 22nd, 2008 01:04
i hope u were kidding. lottery?
August 22nd, 2008 01:47
how much the lens cost?
haha should i put my wish on lottery too? LOL!!
August 22nd, 2008 05:55
Oh yes. I LOOOOVE ultra wide lens. Played around with my friend’s 10-20. and it was.. awesome. Planning to get one for my D80. Too bad, the price isn’t that friendly to me. T_T
August 22nd, 2008 06:04
That’s a Tokina in the pic. How much a Tokina costs… I think Canon one should be about RM2.5k and Tokina maybe just under RM2k?
Wei, kena lottery you buy one UWA for me also, okay? Wakaka
August 22nd, 2008 07:08
That’s a Tokina UV filter attached to a Canon lens Neo! :p
August 22nd, 2008 09:02
The 10-22 is a great lens to have. But you can always consider the Tokina 12-24 f4. A wee bit not so tele than the 10-22, but the build.. fuah!!.. like a tank. And it is about RM500-600 cheaper. Woot!!
Anyways, hope you get your UWA soon :)
August 22nd, 2008 10:35
wahh wahh so desperate oh??
then I want to, teach me how the lottery work like small, big or “pau”
teach me teach me teach me……
hehe….
August 22nd, 2008 10:55
I’ll ‘bau’ this weekend. Then we share, ok?? Hehe. :D
August 22nd, 2008 13:14
Why in the 10mm the snowy mountain at the back and some clouds
disappeared ?
Wait ! Adakah itu Mountain Filter ?
August 22nd, 2008 14:17
you really got good taste brader….i tot of getting on semi-pro camera canon eos 20D. i think the price is about rm2k. your advise? my frens using nikon say canon no good, the canon guys say nikon no good. apamacam ni? like the permatang pauh election d…..lol
August 22nd, 2008 16:59
For a hobby like this, your desperation will be never ending. Haha…
August 22nd, 2008 17:23
You’re tempting me leh… coz I really can’t decide on Canon 10-22 f/3.5-4.5 or Tokina 12-24 f/4….. OR between Canon 24-70 f/2.8L or Tamron 28-75 f/2.8
What do you suggest?? Price is a lot of difference I know, but lets put that aside and talk abt the lens :P
August 23rd, 2008 06:27
Narrowband : It’s all your fault. Hmph!
Sean : That’s why I said, desperate attempt.
Wen Jing : About RM2350. If you want really wide picture, this is the lens.
Edo : Its one heck of a poison because UWA really gives a different perspective and dimension to the pictures. Sighs. It’s all about the money.
Neo : That’s a Canon lens with a Tokina filter on it. I would still prefer Canon lens over 3rd party lens anytime.
Kamkuey : If I want UWA, I would really go for the maximum width I could get. Hence, 10mm would be more tempting compared to the 12mm. Moreover, I prefer Canon over 3rd party’s. :D Hopefully, hopefully.
Nkwai : LOL. Don’t bluff me lah, takkan you don’t know how to buy 4D.
Chong : LOL. As if we will ever strike.
Kai Hong : The pictures were taken at different season. I grabbed the image from two different lenses.
Calvin : 20D? Still in production or third / forth hand? Haha. Get the latest model lah. :P Haha. As for which one to choose, hold the camera and feel it yourself, your heart will tell you which one to choose, the dark side or the light side. Also, do check the picture, both produces different result even under the same lighting / environment.
Bryan : Yaloh. Haihz. Sponsorship?
Sue : I shall reply you on MSN. :D
August 23rd, 2008 10:03
I hope you’ll strike lottery then I can see more nice pics coming up soon :)
August 24th, 2008 15:52
Expensive hobby but well worth it.
August 24th, 2008 16:17
Hi, I wonder if you remember me.
I am the other girl on the Star, remember me? The early bird, Koh Rong Rui. The one in the Summer Live Concert, but not the one who jot down your address. Haha…
Here is my e-mail address and blog.
Hpoe you can leave your comment there anytime, anyhow! Thanks :P
Hope you can post your masterpiece - Summer Live Concert’s photos in your blog asap! Thanks. See you in the next posting.
August 25th, 2008 03:25
Damn. Didn’t strike ah. No nice picture for us to see?
August 25th, 2008 03:28
Ahlost : Thanks, but I didn’t strike.
Che-Cheh : Not just expensive, its very very very expensive.
Emerline Koh : Thanks for dropping by. :) Stay tune for the next few posts, it will be all Summer Live Concert pictures.
Simon : Nope. Errm, lets rephrase that, no ultra wide angle pics to show.
August 25th, 2008 17:36
eh. really leh, i dont really know how to buy 4d or 3d leh…. (@__@)
August 25th, 2008 22:57
If you’re planning to upgrade to full frame body later, get 17-40 4L or 16-35 2.8L, they are far more superior than 10-22 UWA which can’t be used on 5D/1Ds etc.
And.. L lens range, optical quality is much better than normal EF-S, adding to that, 10-22 costs almost the same as 17-40L! Thus, better long term investment..
Alternatively, consider Tokina 10-17mm, canon mount. Can be used in any 1.6x cropped body as well as full frame. Surprisingly, the reviews were quite good on this 3rd party lens. I would consider getting one too haha..
10-22mm on 1.6x cropped = 16-35.2mm, FF= NIL
10-17mm on 1.6x cropped = 16-27.2mm, FF= 10-17mm
17-40mm on 1.6x cropped = 27.2-64mm, FF= 17-40mm
Just my 1.5 cents.
August 26th, 2008 03:47
Nkwai : Jalat you. Haha. Want me to teach you?
Harry : I know about that, but it will be years later before I have enough cash to upgrade to full frame. As for the quality of L lens, I have been long poisoned. Haha! However, I certainly didn’t know about the Tokina’s 10-17mm though. I will check it out then. :D
August 26th, 2008 10:00
if you free, can can, know more knowledge would be better mah, right~ hehehe
August 28th, 2008 12:33
Nkwai : Haha. Very simple only. Go inside to the shop, on the sides, got pieces of paper. Take the paper, write down your number and how much you want to buy. Write it in the big/small column. Queue up and pay, then can liao loh! :P
August 29th, 2008 09:28
hahaha….then what mean by BIG and what mean by SMALL?
if i buy BIG then how to see the number I buy on the next day? what is I buy SMALL?? hahhaa