CANON’S BIG GUNS
What price premium ultra-wide zooms for Canon DSLRS?
We’ve kept a close watch on budget when selecting the lenses for this test group, but there are some pricier Canon options available. For APS-C format DSLRS, there’s the Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, at £499/$549. However, it’s quite an old lens that loses out to the similarly priced Tamron 10-24mm on test, for all-round performance and image quality. It also lacks the relatively fast, constant-aperture design of the Tokina 11-22mm lens.
For full-frame cameras, Canon’s top-flight options are more appealing. First up, there’s the EF 16-35mm f/2.8l III USM at £1849/$1899. It’s an excellent lens in all respects but is rather larger, heavier and more expensive than the Canon 16-35mm f/4 lens that we picked for this test group. Naturally, the bigger lens is an f/stop faster but that’s arguably of little importance for landscape photography, and it lacks image stabilization.