Wide angle with an APS-C sensor?

[BigBlueYonder]

Hi all, I apologize if this is the wrong forum but I perused them quickly and thought this would be the best fit. I have two DSLRs with APS-C sensors, and I plan to upgrade to another eventually (Canon 50D). I really want a wide angle angle lens for my uses in portraiture and wedding formals, but I realize that the APS-C sensor increases the focal length of your lens by 1.6x (correct?). So I was wondering if anyone had any good examples, pieces of advice, or recommendations pertaining to obtaining a wide angle lens when you shoot with a camera equipped with an APS-C sensor. With the increase in focal length, I'm thinking that in my quest for super wide shots, I should (when I save up enough), buy the widest angle I can afford in order to combat the increase. I shoot with a little Canon medium zoom lens that is 18mm at its widest, but I'm craving an 11 or 10mm. I would like to not get a fisheye though at this point in time. Thanks in advance!

[TheWengler]

It's not really a big deal because they make even wider lenses for cropped cameras. I'd get the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8

[Rooz]

i agree with lukas. the tolina is the pick of the bunch for canon

[D Thompson]

I still like Canon's ef-s 10-22.

[GoneTomorrow]

I still like Canon's ef-s 10-22.

+1 for that lens, it's incredible.

[BigBlueYonder]

Thanks for the responses, the input is much appreciated. I think I'll try and find some examples of pictures taken with varying sensor sizes and the same focal lengths on wide angle lenses to add to this thread.

[tkbslc]

There three most popular options are:

Tokina 11-16 f2.8 - really the only option with f2.8 - very sharp
Canon 10-22 - best range and IQ - (IMHO)
Sigma 10-20 - very good. Not quite as good as the canon, but quite a bit cheaper.

Tamron makes an 11-18, but it is more expensive than the Sigma and doesn't go as wide. Not a good option unless you find it way cheap.

[DonSchap]

TAMRON has a new 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di-II lens which offers the widest range of any of the UWA lenses. Evaluation of the lens varies, so you might want to get to a store that carries a couple of these type of lenses and shoot your own test. The results are far too different with each user to be dependable.

Good luck and shoot 'em up! ;)