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I really can't say with any certainty which one would be the best. But the worst camera and lens that you could ever get is/ are the ones you got but never used.

I mostly shoot landscapes with subjects coming as close as 3 feet away, so I'm stuck between f/8 and f/11, iso at 100 and adjusting the shutter speed accordingly. f/16 is still ok but it would be pushing the envelope for my taste.

If I were in your shoes, I'd also consider the Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 AT-X Pro http://www.tokinalens.com/products/tokina/atx116prodx-a.html Cost is right in between Sigma 10-20 and Canon 10-22 but performance is top notch with a constant 2.8 aperture across the focal range.

@ Dogmatix: do you have a UV filter on with your 18-55 VR when you took those shots? Lens flare seems to extreme for that kind of lens. As for the settings, try to play around with f11 to 18, adjust your shutter speed accordingly and try to keep your ISO to 100 (I'm not sure if the D5000 has...

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