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Its been awhile since i posted sorry about that lifes been busy.

I am in the market for a wide angle lens but I really have no clue as to what i am looking for.

I have a canon Xsi, i am looking to take wide landscape shoots

any advice would be great.
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If I were to make the jump to canon, this [amazon=B0002Y5WXE]would be my first lens[/amazon]
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wow they are pricey but then most of the stuff for our cameras are.
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Matt wrote:If I were to make the jump to canon, this [amazon=B0002Y5WXE]would be my first lens[/amazon]
Hypothetically, would you consider this one instead - to go even wider?
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wider, but a drop in quality.
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I am looking for a wide angle as well for a Nikon N80 SLR. Currently have a NIkkor 35-80 and 70-300. I'm finding I need something wider for landscape as well as some other ventures. Any good suggestions?
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