Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 D vs Nikkor 18-35mm f/3/5-4.5G
Mar 20, 2015 15:19:42 #
I'm looking for hands on experience with the Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 D lens and the Nikkor 18-35 f/3.5-4.5 G lens. I recently purchased two used 2.8 lenses - the Nikkor 35-70 f/2.8 D and the Nikkor 80-200 f/2.8 D - and I've been very happy with both. I would add the 20mm f/2.8D if the sharpness was as good as the two zooms I just bought. I've read some reviews praising it and some unhappy with the sharpness at the wider apertures. If sharpness is not equal to the 35-70 or 80-200, what do you think of the 18-35 f/3.5-4.5? If you've used one or the other, have you been happy with it?
Mar 20, 2015 16:06:17 #
jerrypoller wrote:
I'm looking for hands on experience with the Nikko... (show quote)
I have used the 20F2.8D for many years. I find it to be very sharp and it has produced some wonderful images. I find it to be as sharp as the 80-200 which I also like very much. - no experience with the 35-70.
Mar 20, 2015 16:21:20 #
drmarty wrote:
I have used the 20F2.8D for many years. I find it to be very sharp and it has produced some wonderful images. I find it to be as sharp as the 80-200 which I also like very much. - no experience with the 35-70.
Thanks. I read that the new 20mm f/1.8 is a much better lens, but at twice the price.
Mar 20, 2015 17:19:17 #
I use the 20mm 2.8 D until I got the 18-140. This was with a D5100 last fall. I plan on using the 20 on a D7100 tomorrow if the weather holds up.
Very nice lens...I think you'll like it.
Very nice lens...I think you'll like it.
Mar 20, 2015 17:58:54 #
Bret wrote:
I use the 20mm 2.8 D until I got the 18-140. This was with a D5100 last fall. I plan on using the 20 on a D7100 tomorrow if the weather holds up.
Very nice lens...I think you'll like it.
Very nice lens...I think you'll like it.
Great picture - colors are fantastic and sharp out to the edges. This was with the 20mm or the 18-140?
Mar 20, 2015 18:28:35 #
I also have the 20mm 2.8D and find it to be a very sharp lens, I like it a lot.
Mar 20, 2015 18:40:43 #
jerrypoller wrote:
Great picture - colors are fantastic and sharp out to the edges. This was with the 20mm or the 18-140?
Yes that was with the Nikon 20mm 2.8D...I got it used from Adorama and very pleased with it. I would also recommend a good quality CPF filter for it as well.
Mar 20, 2015 19:24:41 #
Bret wrote:
Yes that was with the Nikon 20mm 2.8D...I got it used from Adorama and very pleased with it. I would also recommend a good quality CPF filter for it as well.
Nice shot!
Mar 20, 2015 20:17:26 #
Bret wrote:
Yes that was with the Nikon 20mm 2.8D...I got it used from Adorama and very pleased with it. I would also recommend a good quality CPF filter for it as well.
I'm looking at this picture on a 27" iMac - I'm blown away! Could you recommend a good CPF? Thanks.
Mar 21, 2015 04:15:38 #
Good morning,
I use the B&W 62mm KSM C-POL MRC on this lens...a little pricey but worth it I think.
I use the B&W 62mm KSM C-POL MRC on this lens...a little pricey but worth it I think.
Mar 21, 2015 06:56:26 #
I had the 20mm and sold it. It was fine for daylight shots stopped down, but I really wanted it for astrophotography. At F2.8 it had a lot of coma, especially in the upper corners.
Mar 21, 2015 08:45:46 #
I've had the 20 mm 2.8 D for a couple of years now and get great results on both FX and DX bodies.
Mar 21, 2015 22:24:05 #
I had the 35-70/2.8D, the 80-200/2.8D and have the 20/2.8D. I liked them all. I always felt the primes, of the day, were better than the zooms, but with the newer zooms that feeling has diminished some. I never had the 18-35 you mentioned, yet I would suspect the 20 would be somewhat better. Although I have the 85/1.5G and the 50/1.4G, I have most of the older primes and have no intention of any further trading except, possibly for the 35/1.4G as my older 35/2.0D has sticky aperture blades (as did many of that model). IMHO!
Mar 22, 2015 09:13:23 #
Do any of you follow the "Angry Photographer" ? He has a Youtube channel devoted almost exclusively to Nikkor lenses. He, too, is a fan of the 20mm 2.8D, but claims the 18-35 3.5-4.5 G blows it away. Any opinions on his recommendations? Rockwell seems to have the same opinion of the two lenses.
Mar 22, 2015 22:26:22 #
Here are a couple with the 20mm 2.8D I took today, it really is a great lens.
1/2000 f/2.8, ISO 125
1/30 f/16, ISO 125
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