New SLR lenses ....

[IHateMyJob2004]

ORIG:
Is there a time of year that new lenses tend to come out? Or is it jsut whenever they are ready to be released?

Hoping to get a 12-55 or something like that if it were to ever come out for Canon SLRs. Closest thing is a $800 15-85mm which is a possibility. The thing with 12-XX lenses is that they are all along the lines of 10-20, 12-22, 10-24. I want something with a little more zoom to them. Even a 12-40 would get my money.

UPDATE 1:
Trying to figure out what lense to get next. REad the few posts below. It's not much

 

[fralexandr]

pentax is rumored to have a 12-35mm in the works, they have one patented anyway
http://www.pentaxforums.com/Pentax-DA-12-35mm-DC-WR-lens-coming-
so looking forward to that

also i think lenses are just released when they're ready

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

pentax is rumored to have a 12-35mm in the works, they have one patented anyway
http://www.pentaxforums.com/Pentax-DA-12-35mm-DC-WR-lens-coming-
so looking forward to that

also i think lenses are just released when they're ready

Oh my! That is exactly what I want! So long as it is not like $1000.

Based on that posting, sounds like X-mas 2011 is the guesstimated release date. Should work with Canon SLRs?

NICE!

 

[twistedlogic]

Should work with Canon SLRs?

Maybe, but only with an adapter and you will lose Auto focus.

I doubt you'll ever see a ultra-wide angle lens that will zoom as far as your wanting (on APS-C). The optical design would most likely be big, heavy, expensive, and not very practical.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I see ...

Talking to a co-worker, he said that my thoughts on getting the 15-85 might be worth while.

The thing is, for doing things like indoor photos of groups of people (think birthday parties, dinner table shots, etc) would a 12-24 or 10-20 make more sense?

The 15mm setting on the 15-85mm would give me a 14% improvement in FOV from what I have read which is not much better. But the 10mm setting on a 10-24mm lense would give me a 40~45% gain on FOV over 18mm.

Just need ideas on this one. The 18mm setting is a headache for things like close up shots of groups of people. I think that is what i want to resolve right now. Would the 15mm-85mm be good enough for this?

Been looking at these lenses as a possible next lense.

They include 10-24 type lenses, 15-85 type lenses as an upgrade from my 18-55 stock lense and some 18-200mm type lenses as walk around lenses. The thing is, there are items that any of these lenses would be desired. And I don't want a bag full of 6 lenses.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search...226+4261208228

 

[acx]

With 15mm on an APS-C sensor you will get an equivalent of 24mm. This translates to a 74 degree horizontal angle of view. This means to cover a space of 6 feet horizontally, you will need to stand approximately 4 feet away. Take a ruler, measure 4 feet from the center of the dining table. That is approximately how far you will have to stand to take a shot with everyone sitting at the table in the shot at 15mm if the table is 4 foot wide.

 

[IHateMyJob2004]

I had to read a bit. So, a Canon EOS Rebel XS does have a 1.6x multiplier factor. Thought it was 1.3 this whole time.

Useful table for Canon bodies:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Field-of-View-Crop-Factor.aspx

Where can data like you mention be found? That is, a 24m lens has a 74 degree field of vision?

 

[acx]

http://www.howardedin.com/articles/fov.html

 

[iGas]

I had to read a bit. So, a Canon EOS Rebel XS does have a 1.6x multiplier factor. Thought it was 1.3 this whole time.

Useful table for Canon bodies:
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Field-of-View-Crop-Factor.aspx

Where can data like you mention be found? That is, a 24m lens has a 74 degree field of vision?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Canon_DSLR_cameras