I'm going to be purchasing a new wide angle lens for my Nikon D200 soon. I'm looking for some suggestions as to which one.
I'm looking for something short, fast, and that's pretty much it. Obviously I want as much quality as I can get for a reasonable price.
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Thanks for your advice!
2007-11-07 04:42:29 · 5 answers · asked by Amy M 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
Have you considered any of these lenses?
AF DX FISHEYE-NIKKOR 10.5mm f2.8G ED
AF NIKKOR 14mm f2.8D ED
AF FISHEYE-NIKKOR 16mm f2.8D
If you visit nikonusa.com you'll find their entire lens line.
2007-11-07 04:52:47 · answer #1 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As recommended above I would also go with the Nikon 12-24mm DX lens. It's an amazing piece of work and worth its weight in gold. I've heard good things about the Tokina 12-24mm, but in the end I personally don't recommend 3rd party lenses. Half the reason to buy a Nikon or Canon is to be able to use their excellent optics. If you're on a budget the Nikon 18-70mm DX lens is very quick and sharp. It's not an ultra-wide, but it gets pretty wide and is about 1/3 the price of the 12-24mm Nikon. Or..... there's always the 10.5mm Nikon Fisheye lens. It has the widest viewing angle available from Nikon (from what I understand) and images can be recitified using applications like DXO to be usable for "regular" pictures.
2016-05-28 07:01:49 · answer #2 · answered by gladis 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Check out Tamrons. I have a Tamron 19-35 that's very nice, and reasonably priced.
I'm sure they also have wider - haven't checked lately - but they'll be more expensive.
I use mine on a Nikon D 100 and have produced a lot of very good images with it.
Don't buy Quantarray from Ritz! Stick to either Nikkor lenses, Sigma, or Tamron.
2007-11-07 04:54:01 · answer #3 · answered by Jim M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't own one, but all the pros here seem to use the 12-24mm f/4 G ED-IF AF-S DX. It's not cheap, though.
Teef just bought one, so I'll leave the hands-on review to him.
2007-11-07 05:11:04 · answer #4 · answered by Picture Taker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here ya go!
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/digital-wide-zooms/comparison.htm
2007-11-07 09:49:20 · answer #5 · answered by V2K1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋