Lens For DSLR wide-field

[JemC]

Hi

As per title really,

Now that i have my mount (EQ3-2) for wide-field i was just wondering what other people use for DSLR wide-field or what would be an improvement/better than the ones i have

I currently only have the following 2 to use with my Canon 600d

Carl Ziess Jena 50mm f2.8

Canon EF-S 55-250mm f4-5.6

Budget wise i would be looking at anything up to £150 only.

Regards

James

 

 

 

[Alien 13]

I would have said the 50mm f/1.8 STM but you have the Ziess so I would either go for the standard 18-55 mm kit lens (ideally the STM) or the 40 mm STM pancake.

Alan

[newbie alert]

Save up a bit more for a samyang f2.8 14mm..around £200

[hobsey]

I know quite a few people use the older (vintage) lenses due to them being very cheap to buy and just buy an adapter to fit it to your Canon.

I'm a fan of the old manual Olympus Zuiko lens just because the quality is very good and there is plenty of them around. I have a 50mm 1.8 and a 35mm 2.8, trying to get a 28mm 2.8 but they go for silly money for how little I'm going to use it.

I would post an image I have taken with them but I don't have any at them moment as I'm too lazy to go out an do some imaging, I'm just a lens hoarder.

[JemC]

2 minutes ago, newbie alert said:

samyang f2.8 14mm..around £200

 

11 minutes ago, Alien 13 said:

40 mm STM pancake.

will have to check these out 

would a prime lens be better ?

[newbie alert]

Depends on what you call wide field ..could be 10mm milky way or 200mm for Andromeda.. 

[JemC]

1 minute ago, newbie alert said:

Depends on what you call wide field

to me, anything that stays away from fish eye effect,