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Best Nikon-compatible wide angle lens?
kds1
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What are your thoughts on the best wide angle Nikon compatible wide angle lens (without taking out a loan)? I would like to try out what I have read about with landscape photography and street photography using wide angle lenses. I really love the look of a lot of wide angle shots I have seen. However, I'm still not clear after reading what would be a really good one to start out with that won't break the bank. I have a Nikon D300.
Thanks!
Kara
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Thanks!
Kara
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Kara Stewart
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Kara,
Actually I was just asking about a lens that seems to be getting good feedback. The
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 for Nikon
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Agreed. I've used one with a D300 and its a great combo.
AZFred
What do you mean by "for your crop body?"
Kara
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Your Camera has a 1.5X crop. The sensor is smaller than a full frame sensor.
You take the focal length you are shooting, say 12mm and multiply times 1.5=18mm
Here is the wiki version http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APS-C
I'm on my second 12-24 Tokina for Nikon and can't say enough good things about it. For $300 in the used market its hard to beat. If I had the extra $$ I would own the Tokina 11-16 fwiw.
Good Luck
Gotcha - thank you!
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Yer welcome
Seymore' shot reminded me of these.
The 12-24 on a D80
Thank you everyone, for your input!
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If you shoot landscapes and other things and usually find yourself at f/8 or f/11, the Nikon 12-24 is one of the best choices, the Tokina 12-24 is also great, and the Sigma 10-20 is also great. (The older one, variable aperture, is actually sharper I think)
Good luck choosing!
One thing to note is that, as others have mentioned, you're on a crop sensor and you have to think about if you will ever want to upgrade to the larger sensor size. Doing so will render certain "crop-sensor" lenses useless, while others may still be usable at certain focal lengths. The Nikon 12-24 for example still works great on full-frame from 18-24mm, and the Tokina 11-16 works at 16mm... So if you have a 24-70 or 24-120 too, you're set for life pretty much. :-) Unless you plan on getting a D700 or something like, next month, in which case you're better off considering a landscape ultra-wide like the 16-35 f/4 VR that is designed for use on such a larger sensor. However, considering that budget is a concern of yours, and landscapes are usually made at low ISO's and deep apertures, I'm going to highly recommend sticking with your D300, or something like the D7000, because of how affordable and compact it will be, while still delivering amazing results...
=Matt=
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fantastic results with Sigmas........What I would suggest is to
rent the lenses you are interested in, preferably at the same
time so you do not have to remember how a lens felt or worked.....
It will be a real time comparison for you and I am not knocking
getting opinions from all on here...I do it also....but nothing is
as good as a side by side real time comparison......
Good Luck
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Check out Borrowlwnses.com ...I have not rented from them but many others on here have..............