@ludwigsdiana Thanks Diana, 14mm on the Olympus isn't that wide it is equivalent to 28mm full frame. The image probably just looks wide because I cropped it in 16x9 panorama format :-). I think you have a 15-85mm for your 80D don't you? That one is eq. to 24mm full fame. For a really wide angle lens for your 80D I would suggest the EF-S 10-18mm. It is cheap and plasticky but really good. I had the more expensive 10-22mm for a while but was surprised at how much better the 10-18mm was. 10mm on your 80D is about 16mm full frame eq. so really wide and great for landscapes and interiors.
@helstor365 Thanks Helge, you are a star! I will be travelling in December and hope to capture the Milky Way for the first time. I take it that your recommended lens would be good for that too?
@ludwigsdiana You can use the 10-18mm for astro but it is not ideal since the widest aperture at 10mm is f/4. You'll want a lens with a really wide aperture so you can keep the ISO low and the shutter speed around 15 to 20 sec (longer than that and you will start to see star trails). One lens I see people use often on crop sensor cameras for astro is the Samyang/Rokinon 16mm f/2. It is manual focus only, but autofocus doesn't work that great for astro anyway.
@helstor365 Thanks for the advice but maybe I do not need it. I cannot afford two lenses and will only have this one chance for the Milky Way. A bummer if it is cloudy the two days we are there ;-)
October 4th, 2023
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I need to get a wide angle for my Canon 80D, any recommendations Helge?