c8group Loc: Florida, NY

Greetings Folks!

I need a wide angle lens for my Nikon D3200. Funds are low right now so I would like to find out if there is a lens that does a decent job on the cheap. I see many lenses for around $50.00 and the costs can go to around $700.00. I am aware you get what you pay for but I'm hoping for a miracle.
I will be shooting interiors for real estate agents.

BigGWells Loc: Olympia, WA

Check out the Sigma 10-20mm,great lens, I have it and it works fantastic.

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/381611-REG/Sigma_201306_10_20mm_f_4_5_6D_EX_DC.html

Any lens that is around $50.00 is probally not worth the money to ship it.

c8group Loc: Florida, NY

Thanks Gary, I was afraid this was what I was going to hear. I appreciate your input.

riverlass Loc: northern California

I have a Tamron 10-24mm lens for my Nikon D5100 and I love it. But... you are going spend some money on the good ones. Maybe you could find a refurbished lens on Amazon or Adorama.
Also... here is a link to a previous thread on this subject.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-29132-1.html
Hope you find one that you like.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Your best bet in your price range would probably be the 18-55mm kit lens. Wider would definitely start adding many more dollars to the price. PLUS you have the added complication of needing a lens with the AF motor inside the lens, which eliminates some less costly alternatives.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

For that price, they would be wide angle converters that screw into the filter threads of the lens. Not a serious piece of equipment.

If you're getting paid by the real estate people, you should be able to stretch a bit and get a lens that will do the job.

Tokina has some good wide angle lenses.

http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=tokina+wide+angle+canon&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=7980670207&hvpos=1t1&hvexid=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=837215256350276069&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&ref=pd_sl_6sqdqw7psd_e

Digiphot2

Dear C8:

So you are finding out that Nikon means "too much", cost wise! Now as you can see there are two or three that mention Tamron and Sigma lenses, and not a Nikon in the bunch! I own the Sigma 10-20, and the Sigma 17-70 and here are my most favorite shots for your info.

I am a photography instructor, emeritus here in Spokane, and will talk to anybody willing to listen.

Now here is a suggestion...Find a good Panasonic Lumix LX-5...It has a 24mm wide angle...More than adequate for real estate, and interiors. See my next post! I will showcase my Lumix!

The Las Vegas Strip...A grab shot Sigma 10-20 with Polarizer


St John's Cathedral Sigma 17-70 HDR


Street shot of St. John's Cathedral

Digiphot2

Dear C8:

Here is my Lumix and its capability for wide angle. It was $400.00 brand new, but you can get one for as little as $209 on Amazon! Now it's your call! Do I need to throw more money at my Nikon, or get a good Point and shoot, to augment my architecture shooting capabilities? It fits in your purse or Suit Jacket pocket!

Every time I go to Pawn One I see in their camera case, all the failed dreams of the Nikon/Canon believers...Too much or too expensive, or too complicated to the normal run-o-the-mill snapshooters!

I am finding I shoot more with my Panasonics than with my Pentax K-7 with all it's ten lenses! Oh! But what Optics! Tamron, Sigma, Tokina and Opteka...Why I even have a couple Pentax lenses too!

Remember this No matter who makes the DSLR body, they all fail to tell you, that it is just a capture device that goes Click! Without a good optic in front of the body, all you will have is a high rez Crap Shooter....Yes! My Pentax included! And with a poorly resolving lens, it's SNAKE-EYES!

good luck and good shooting!

Catholic Church San Francisco


TOAD...Lumix grab shot at nine inches


Catholic Church San Francisco from down the street

Digiphot2

Dear C8:

One last parting salvo about the Lumix camera line! They all have Leica lenses, and extremely good electronics for picture capture! Here are some shots from Las Vegas with my LX-5...I hope I did you a favor with my examples and not just a picture of a lens...

As an instructor of Photographer, I do not mince words about my feelings on the subject of "What camera should I buy?"

I tell all my students with their Canon's and Nikon's, that a real photographer will never let his kids buy Nikon/Canon, not that they are bad cameras, but that these companies will never put the image stabilization in their bodies because they rake it in on their lens sales, because any or every lens I purchase for my Pentax for let's say, "$500.00", is $1,000.00+ for the Nikon/Canon Bodies, because to be image stabilized, you'll pay through the nose every time!

Pentax has been a bane to Nikon/Canon ever since they came onto the camera market back in the 50's!

Yes! I drool over the specialty lenses for the Nikon/Canon bodies! But who has $35,000+++ for a nice 600mm F:2.8 twenty pound piece of optics, and who can afford the cost of Round trip Airline tickets, and the caravan to outer Mongolia, just to take pictures of a Snow Leopard, or Ibex? See where this is going?

Pentax caters to the normal beginner photo shooters out here in Photo land! I can get a nice three year old K-7 14mp body for $275, that takes High Rez video, and 5.3 frames per second for sports shots. And too many other extras that I can't remember at this moment!

Sorry for the rant!, but your predicament is nothing new, or unheard of. But as you can see, I know my stuff, and won't blow smoke, and give vain plaudits over the wonders of Nikon or Canon, or even Pentax, Sony, or Olympus DSLR's without first giving the "Caveat" that "They all are just capture devices, and nothing more!" and all this across the bow, as a warning shot.

The Strip at night!


The Flamingo costume boutique's Mask


Silver mask! Flamingo Costume

wilsondl2 Loc: Lincoln, Nebraska

I take it you want to do interiors. Have you tried your kit 18-55. It will work for most rooms. With your camera you will need a newer lens to auto focus. I have a Tamron 11-18 that worked well when I needed a wider lens. I think any of the 3rd party lens will work well for you. For the work you will be doing any of them will have the quality you need. I would look at refrubs and then on ebay for a deal. Good luck. - Dave

lighthouse Loc: No Fixed Abode

I totally endorse this recommendation.
This version, not the F/3.5.

I have it for a crop sensor and love it.

olcoach Loc: Oregon

I hope you don't try to do this on the cheap to the point where you cost yourself the job. The people you;'re working for want good shots of the places they are selling so be sure your equipment gives it to them. I have the Tokina and it is a great lens for this type of shot.

dubach

whats the most you can spend?

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_4_11?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=sigma%2010-20mm%20nikon&sprefix=sigma+10-20%2Caps%2C171

i just ordered this: http://www.kenrockwell.com/voigtlander/20mm-f35.htm


http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_2_16?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=voigtlander+20mm+f+3.5&sprefix=voigtlander+20mm%2Caps%2C166&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Avoigtlander+20mm+f+3.5

Edmund Dworakowski

Tokina 11-16 f2.8 for <$600.00. Built like a tank,FAST, sharp, high quality professional lens. Check the reviews, you won't be sorry...

Gifted One Loc: S. E. Idaho

C8, What are lens that you have? What brings you to this question that you need a WA? In other words what are you missing or think that you are missing with the glass that you have. "JR"