Wide angle lens for Nikon FX sensor
Aug 17, 2013 19:42:19 #
Would appreciate help with this. 90% of the time this lens will be used in small country cemeteries to get a wide view of the area. Need a fairly good lens as photos will be zoomed in on the computer to read names. I looked at the Nikon, Sigma and Tokina wide angles. My camera now is a Nikon D7000 DX but plan on getting an FX camera later.
Aug 17, 2013 20:11:46 #
Bill MN wrote:
Would appreciate help with this. 90% of the time this lens will be used in small country cemeteries to get a wide view of the area. Need a fairly good lens as photos will be zoomed in on the computer to read names. I looked at the Nikon, Sigma and Tokina wide angles. My camera now is a Nikon D7000 DX but plan on getting an FX camera later.
I have the Nikon 16-35 on a full frame and like it a lot. Of course it is 24-52 on your D7000 so I wouldn't recommend it until you get your FX as it might not be wide enough for your immediate needs. ;)
Aug 17, 2013 20:36:27 #
Db7423 wrote:
Thank you for the that. That is something to think about.I have the Nikon 16-35 on a full frame and like it a lot. Of course it is 24-52 on your D7000 so I wouldn't recommend it until you get your FX as it might not be wide enough for your immediate needs. ;)
Aug 17, 2013 20:52:10 #
Bill MN wrote:
Would appreciate help with this. 90% of the time this lens will be used in small country cemeteries to get a wide view of the area. Need a fairly good lens as photos will be zoomed in on the computer to read names. I looked at the Nikon, Sigma and Tokina wide angles. My camera now is a Nikon D7000 DX but plan on getting an FX camera later.
THE lens for the D7000 is the Nikon 10-24. You'll be impressed by the image quality. It is sold as a DX lens.
I now have a D800 and was delighted to find it works pretty good on it also. You have several options:
1. Use it as a DX lens in which case it uses the DX area of the D800 sensor. You still get the dynamic range of the D800 sensor and nearly 16MB images.
2. Use it in full FX mode. You get no vignetting above about 18mm and you get the full 36MP. 18mm is still a pretty good wide angle on an FX sensor. And it works fine up to 24mm.
3. Use it one of the intermediate modes: 8x10 or 1.2 crop. In these uses you get no vignetting above about 15mm and correspondingly larger fractions of the full FX area.
Testing it put my desire to get an FX wide angle on hold.
Aug 17, 2013 20:52:55 #
Db7423 wrote:
Of course it is 24-52 on your D7000... ;)
Someone forgot to use the word "equivalent."
Thirty lashes with a wet noodle!!!
Focal length does not change , just the angle of view.
No wonder so many newbies have trouble with this concept!
Aug 17, 2013 21:06:37 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
Someone forgot to use the word "equivalent."
Thirty lashes with a wet noodle!!!
Focal length does not change , just the angle of view.
No wonder so many newbies have trouble with this concept!
Thirty lashes with a wet noodle!!!
Focal length does not change , just the angle of view.
No wonder so many newbies have trouble with this concept!
You are right of course. Thanks Goofy- I'll accept the lashes. ;)
Aug 17, 2013 21:12:23 #
Nikor 14-24 2.8 its an FX awesome lens but quite pricey
but you will never regret it Ive used it on my d7000 as well and its remarkable
but you will never regret it Ive used it on my d7000 as well and its remarkable
Aug 17, 2013 21:24:16 #
Hankwt wrote:
Nikor 14-24 2.8 its an FX awesome lens but quite pricey
but you will never regret it Ive used it on my d7000 as well and its remarkable
but you will never regret it Ive used it on my d7000 as well and its remarkable
One of the "trinity" and think of it as an investment, because that's what it is!
Aug 17, 2013 21:25:35 #
Db7423 wrote:
You are right of course. Thanks Goofy- I'll accept the lashes. ;)
No worries!
Aug 17, 2013 21:27:09 #
Hankwt wrote:
Nikor 14-24 2.8 its an FX awesome lens but quite pricey
but you will never regret it Ive used it on my d7000 as well and its remarkable
but you will never regret it Ive used it on my d7000 as well and its remarkable
What Hankwt said (in spades)! I use this lens on a D800 and am more than pleased with the results. If aggressive cropping is necessary, the D800's 36 megapixels are indeed a great boon. You will give up nothing as far as sharpness is concerned, even at a 100% crop.
Aug 17, 2013 22:07:13 #
The talk is about using a wide angle and then zooming in on a computer to read the names.
That is all well and good, but the wider angle (or wider the equivalent), the more the image will have to be enlarged. The expensive 14-24 is a much larger lens that is not necessarily any sharper than the 16-35. In this case, the 16-35 is a step lens. The more you want in the picture, the more you step backwards. You give up essentially nothing with the 16-35 - it is cheaper, lighter, takes filters, has VR and is super sharp. Both are ultra-wides and there are times when wider is not better - and the 35 offers more when you do not need all that angle of view.
The whole story is not in the lower numbers - it is about all the benefits of a lens. You also have to remember that the wider the angle of view, the greater the distortion tends to be.
Good luck in making a wise decision. The lenses mentioned for an ultra wide angle, zoom, full sensor lens by nikon are not inexpensive.
That is all well and good, but the wider angle (or wider the equivalent), the more the image will have to be enlarged. The expensive 14-24 is a much larger lens that is not necessarily any sharper than the 16-35. In this case, the 16-35 is a step lens. The more you want in the picture, the more you step backwards. You give up essentially nothing with the 16-35 - it is cheaper, lighter, takes filters, has VR and is super sharp. Both are ultra-wides and there are times when wider is not better - and the 35 offers more when you do not need all that angle of view.
The whole story is not in the lower numbers - it is about all the benefits of a lens. You also have to remember that the wider the angle of view, the greater the distortion tends to be.
Good luck in making a wise decision. The lenses mentioned for an ultra wide angle, zoom, full sensor lens by nikon are not inexpensive.
Aug 17, 2013 22:26:02 #
MtnMan wrote:
Thanks, I did not know what a DX lens would do on a FXTHE lens for the D7000 is the Nikon 10-24. You'll ... (show quote)
Aug 17, 2013 22:28:22 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
Yes I know about the angle of view.Someone forgot to use the word "equivalent."
Thirty lashes with a wet noodle!!!
Focal length does not change , just the angle of view.
No wonder so many newbies have trouble with this concept!
Thirty lashes with a wet noodle!!!
Focal length does not change , just the angle of view.
No wonder so many newbies have trouble with this concept!
Aug 17, 2013 22:33:55 #
Db7423 wrote:
Oh boy a wet noodle fight. I hope your mothers told you when you were young to never run with a wet noodle.You are right of course. Thanks Goofy- I'll accept the lashes. ;)
Aug 17, 2013 22:36:51 #
Hankwt wrote:
That one is a little to expensive. I'm not sure I would need a 2.8 if most shooting was done in daylight outside.Nikor 14-24 2.8 its an FX awesome lens but quite pricey
but you will never regret it Ive used it on my d7000 as well and its remarkable
but you will never regret it Ive used it on my d7000 as well and its remarkable
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