I'm working on a parody of/homage to the Tree of Life and I need that "one" EF mount lens that will give me the perfect look of UWA master primes stopped down to t11. :smile:
It's going to be a complement to the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8, which I like. Good color rendering, sharp, contrary, adequate bokeh, good sun stars. Not wide enough for a lot of what I'm doing, though.
Lofty expectations beyond any cheap zoom's capabilities aside, I can't fully decide which lens to pair this with for these sequences. What's important is good sharpness including corner sharpness with minimal CA stopped down to t8-t16, great sunstars, good flare control, and a lack of distortion.
The 11-16mm Tokina seemed out of the question because its flares (ghosts), however cool, are too strong and a bit tacky for this type of project. The 10-18mm Canon seemed like a great choice due to the superlative optics focal length range and cheap price, but it has a seven-blade rounded aperture and for those few "sunstar" moments it will look completely wrong. I've read that the new 11-20mm Tokina is not only sharper in the corners, but also reduces flare significantly. I doubt they have matched Canon's coatings yet, but the sun stars on the Tokina were already excellent:
But those ghosts. YUCK!
Anyone have any experience? Maybe I am being too literal looking for 18-point rather than 14-point sunstars and should snap up the Canon. But the Tokina without those ghosts would be fantastic. Anyone have the Tokina 11-20mm who could try it out?
It's going to be a complement to the Sigma 18-35mm f1.8, which I like. Good color rendering, sharp, contrary, adequate bokeh, good sun stars. Not wide enough for a lot of what I'm doing, though.
Lofty expectations beyond any cheap zoom's capabilities aside, I can't fully decide which lens to pair this with for these sequences. What's important is good sharpness including corner sharpness with minimal CA stopped down to t8-t16, great sunstars, good flare control, and a lack of distortion.
The 11-16mm Tokina seemed out of the question because its flares (ghosts), however cool, are too strong and a bit tacky for this type of project. The 10-18mm Canon seemed like a great choice due to the superlative optics focal length range and cheap price, but it has a seven-blade rounded aperture and for those few "sunstar" moments it will look completely wrong. I've read that the new 11-20mm Tokina is not only sharper in the corners, but also reduces flare significantly. I doubt they have matched Canon's coatings yet, but the sun stars on the Tokina were already excellent:
But those ghosts. YUCK!
Anyone have any experience? Maybe I am being too literal looking for 18-point rather than 14-point sunstars and should snap up the Canon. But the Tokina without those ghosts would be fantastic. Anyone have the Tokina 11-20mm who could try it out?
