wide angle FX lens.
Had the Nikon 14-24 2.8. Used it so seldom that I traded it for the 28-300 & some money. Now i find I should have at least a decent wide angle lens. Can any one recommend a good fairly inexpensive FX wide angle? Third party OK. (It's for a D800.)
Thanks,
Busch
In Photography nothing is inexpensive anymore. Do not know your budgest but how about a Tamron 15-30?
Busch wrote:
Had the Nikon 14-24 2.8. Used it so seldom that I traded it for the 28-300 & some money. Now i find I should have at least a decent wide angle lens. Can any one recommend a good fairly inexpensive FX wide angle? Third party OK. (It's for a D800.)
Thanks,
Busch
Busch wrote:
Had the Nikon 14-24 2.8. Used it so seldom that I traded it for the 28-300 & some money. Now i find I should have at least a decent wide angle lens. Can any one recommend a good fairly inexpensive FX wide angle? Third party OK. (It's for a D800.)
Thanks,
Busch
Samyang/Rokinon/Bower etc, (all the same lens, Samyang makes it under about 6 names for different distributors) has a very nice 14 mm manual lens that comes in Nikon mount. I have one for my Canons to use indoors at museums etc. It is about $300 give or take currently.
Useful data point. Thanks.
I better check the news. Is the rest of the country blacked out and under snow drifts? All but the OP are from California on this thread.
DOOK
Loc: Maclean, Australia
PixelStan77 wrote:
In Photography nothing is inexpensive anymore. Do not know your budgest but how about a Tamron 15-30?
I second that. I use a Tamron 15-30mm on my D750. It's not real cheap, but it is a superb lens. Most reviewers rate it as good, (some even rate it better than) as the equivalent lenses from the 'big two', but with a considerable price advantage. Earl.
There is the Nikon 16-35/4 VR or the Nikon 17-35/2.8. I have the latter. Both will take screw in filters, so I can use regular filters (good for CPL and ND) or screw in a mount for rectangular filters (good for GND).
Plenty wide for me; when I want wider I usually do a panorama.
PixelStan77 wrote:
In Photography nothing is inexpensive anymore. Do not know your budgest but how about a Tamron 15-30?
Was hoping less than $700.
Busch wrote:
Had the Nikon 14-24 2.8. Used it so seldom that I traded it for the 28-300 & some money. Now i find I should have at least a decent wide angle lens. Can any one recommend a good fairly inexpensive FX wide angle? Third party OK. (It's for a D800.)
Thanks,
Busch
I got the Nikon 18-35 F/3.5-4.5, was under $700 for a refurbished direct from Nikon, and scores nicely on DxoMark. It is a FF lens but consumer grade, and does accept normal 77mm filters
Cheaper and surprisingly good optics, but heavy on the distortion, are the Samyang or Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 models, but the will not take a normal screw on filter
Busch wrote:
Was hoping less than $700.
If 20mm is wide enough, check out the latest 20mm f/1.8. Superbly sharp, light weight, and about your price point.
If you want wider and more versatile and are willing to give up some speed, the 16-35 f/4 someone else suggested is very well regarded.Also the 18-35.
After I bought a 16-35 f4, I don't use the 14-24 2.8 too much.
I have the Tokina 16-28 f2.8 fx and love it. It should be within your price range....got mine for about $400 on ebay
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