Dilemma: 5D MkII or 14mm MkII?

[keithinmelbourne]

This is a bit of an odd problem, I currently have a 1D MkIII, which I enjoy very much (and will keep), but am looking for a better WA. I have a 17-40mm and a 24mm TSE, and kinda figure that I could do better in the WA stakes if I used a full-frame body or bought the 14mm. I would like to hear different opinions. I have also been toying with getting a 45mm TSE (for panos mainly).

[ziggy53]

The Canon 5D MKII makes a lovely scenic and vista landscape platform. If you don't need the AF properties and speed of the 1D body then it is just wonderful to use.

The absolute best Canon combination, at this point, would be the Nikkor 14-24mm. f2.8G ED AF-S, mounted on either the 5D MKII or the 1Ds MKIII body using an adapter:

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=115951

There are plenty of opportunities for the Canon EF 17-40mm, f4L USM mounted on either the 5D or 5D MKII. Look at some examples provided by the link that Awais gave here:

http://dgrin.com/showpost.php?p=1119681&postcount=1

[Manfr3d]

I know that some people use APS lenses on 1.3x crop cameras with success.
While theCanon EF-S lenses are not compatible (they reach too far into the
mirror box), 3rd party lenses like the Sigma 10-20mm/4-5.6 EX, Tamron
10-24mm/3.5-4.5 or Tokina 12-24mm/4.0 are. You might not be able to use
these lenses at the widest setting due to heavy vignetting but at around
13-15mm most of the vignetting disappears. At 16mm it disappears on full
frame cameras.

Other options are the sigma full frame lenses 12-24mm/4.5-5.6 EX and
15-30mm/3.5-4.5 (discontinued, but inexpensive used).

It is also possible to use 15mm or 8mm (circular) fisheye lenses to take
wide angle pictures. Those can be defished in pp later at the cost of resolution.

If you plan to shoot wide angle shots of stationary objetcts using a tripod
a panorama setup where you stich individual images together might be an
effective way to obtain ultra wide angle photographs.

So many possibilities... :D

[holzphoto]

the 5d II is a game changer.

[Tee Why]

Spending all that money for a little bit of a wider fov sounds expensive to me.

If you don't need all that MP's and if the body is used for occassional ultrawide fov, I'd consider a used 5D along with the 17-40mm you have. Another option is a 40D with an ultrawide lens like a Canon 10-22 or a Tokina 11-16.

A 14mm on a 1DMIII would yield a fov comparable to a 18.2mm so while pretty wide, it's not as wide as a fullframe with a 17-40 or a APS-C with a 10mm focal length.

However, if you can swing it, a 5DMII with a 17-40 would make a great combo and I'd probably prefer that over a 1DMIII with a 14mm for ultrawide angle use as I suspect the 17-40 being a zoom would be more versatile.

[keithinmelbourne]

I think I will opt for the 5D. Full frame will give me more versatility with the lenses I currently have, and will make my 17-40 mm more useful:bow

[Balls187]

I purchased the 5D2 a few months back, and paired it with a 17-40 and I loved the results.

If you love wide, you can't go wrong with a full frame body.