Wide angle lens for t2i under $200

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Guggs

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title says it all just wanna know what to save up for and whats a good lens to film follow shots with.
 
17-55 kit lens. No, I am not joking. Cheapest (current) lens you can get and do you really need a f/2.8 for follow cams anyway?
 
I've got a Tokina RMC 17mm you can buy for 175$ if you want? I'll be in the US in two weeks and could ship it to you
 
2nd'd. I own it and use it on both my T2i's and my 1Ds.

Comes in at about a 28 f3.5 on a crop body.

...that said if you want something wider, you're going to have to chunk down at least 350 or so.
 
get an old film prime lens. should be able to find one on ebay plus an adapter for about 30-70 bucks on ebay
 
hunt around. the vintage glass thread is a good place to start.https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/706023/

and keh is a good place to follow up.

http://www.keh.com

but i'd also check your local camera shop(s) if you have them. i just picked up a basically new Nikon 24mm 2.8 AIS for $100.
 
Chinon M42 lenses are notoriously bad - esp the wide angle versions. Even on crop where you don't get as much distortion by using the middle of the lens.

I mean, you'll probably get good results still, but it's maybe a 38mm lens on your camera regardless.

...you can just spend that money on
 
Ibreslly just wanna get a good lens for follow shots I just got my t2i and don't know much about the lenses so any lens that would be good for that would be awesome under 200$
 
it's not a wide angle, it's a fisheye, but i have the samyang/rokinon/opteka 8mm fisheye and i've found it quite sharp, and most of the reviews say the same thing. It was about 230 shipped off ebay
 
Seriously just wait until you have $500 and get the Tokina 11-16mm. Glass is your biggest investment when it come to gear so don't go cheap on it.

If you buy a lens for under $200, you're going to hate it a week after you get it. Then you'll decide you want the Tokina. You'll have to get together $500 more dollars, rather than just $300 more than you have now.
 
Though the 11-16 is fantastic, Honestly, you don't have to chunk down quite that much. You can save 200 and get the 12-24 f4 and achieve almost the exact same thing for 310-350. Yeah, so it's F4. If you're shooting skiing, you're stopping down to f8-f11 for the most part anyways. Maybe more if you're not shooting with a filter. On top of that, you get more range. I'm definitely picking one up myself. when I decide it's worth it.
 
I totally agree with that, you definitely wont stop lower than an f8 for skiing, and even if you did, f4 is enough. So in that case, you could go with the 12-24mm.
 
Yeah, on top of that, the 12-24 works really well on full frame. From 16mm-24mm it's actually completely useable.

It's honestly not as good as the 11-16 optically, as there is slightly more distortion, but it's really negligible.
 
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