More Evaluation of a move back to APS-C

My last post, just a few days ago, discussed one of the obstacles to exclusively using crop sensor bodies being the lack of quality ultra wide options. Well, I noticed a local Craigslist ad for an EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens. I have owned one of these in the past when I had two 7D bodies but sold it when I obtained my 5D Mark III body.

This lens is a bit optically inferior to the cheap plastic 10-18mm STM lens but I'm willing to give up some image quality for build quality, full time manual focusing and some gravitas. So, I picked up the used 10-22mm lens for less than what a new 10-18mm STM lens retails for. I tried to do some testing today in mid afternoon and here are some results.

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Some Good Conditions at Cohoes Falls

I'm continuing to expand my use of the crop sensor 7D Mark II. The only reason I don't sell my remaining 5D Mark III body and pick up another 7DII is my lack of a pro level lens which would be ultra wide with the crop sensor. The only Canon option at the level which would equal what I already have with the 5DIII and 17-40mm f/4L lens is the 11-24mm f/4L lens (almost the exact same field of view) which costs $3,000.

So, as the evaluations continue, here are some images from this afternoon at Cohoes Falls with the 7D Mark III and EF 24-105mm f/4L lens.

A Roaring Cohoes Falls

The region saw generally between three and four inches of rainfall yesterday and overnight. As a result, the rivers have been higher than normal for this time of year with a lot of water coming over the falls.

There was a brief period of sunshine around noon today but by the time I got to the falls the sun, which had been in and out, was in. And there were no signs of openings in the clouds. Some sun would have been nice to illuminate the trees and cliffs on the opposite shore. Also, rainbows would have been likely with all the mist.

In any case, here are some photos and a 20 second video. All with the 5D Mark III and 24-105mm lens.