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My wife is going on a photo tour of Antelope Canyon and it is highly recommended that she have a wide angle lens for the tour. We have a D7000 and have multiple long lenses but only a 18-105 and I'm sure it won't do the job. Any recommendations would be appreciated and especially from anyone who has been to Antelope Canyon. Thank you, John

SteveR Loc: Michigan

Both Tamron and Nikon make a 10-24mm wide angle that are dx lenses. I have the Tamron and it works quite nicely.

windshoppe Loc: Arizona

In photographing both upper and lower Antelope Canyons I used a 24/105 lens on a full frame camera and was very satisfied with the results.

TB4 Loc: TX

The 18 will be fine unless you are looking for an excuse to go wider.

Gifted One Loc: S. E. Idaho

Most people that have the ability to go as wide as 10mm find that is very useful in those tight quarters. You need to learn yo use an UWA lens though. In addition many UWA zooms are fast that may help in AC. Is budget is an issue look for used as many people dump UWA glass after a short time.

J. R.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

For many people 18mm in a cropped sensor is all the wide angle they will ever need. Wider than that is fine for those who want to go that way but as has already been mentioned UWA require some learning and some experience using them.
I use a Nikon 12-24 f4 AF-S with my cropped and full sensor cameras and I am very satisfied with the results. Tokina makes excellent ultra wide angle lenses of excellent quality and their old 12-24 f4 is of excellent quality also and a bargain today in the second hand market.

shutterbob Loc: Tucson

For situations where 18mm is not wide enough, I love the Nikon 10-24. It is plenty fast enough unless you are shooting in very lowlight or at very low iso. It is sharp and distortion is pretty well controlled for a lens going this wide. The Tokina 11-20 is also a very good lens but it is large & heavy. And 1mm may not seem like a lot, but at the extreme wide end where these lenses live, it is nice to have the extra few degrees of the Nikon. You could also look at the Sigma 8-16, a good, sharp lens, but with a lot of distortion, and it is slow.

DaveO Loc: Northeast CT

Shots in the valley will be fine with the 18-105! I have also used my 12-24. It's not like you will be shooting some of each and comparing.

If you want a new lens,buy it,but there is nothing magical in my opinion with regards to valleys. Group pics,cars,etc, and interior shots,yes.

JPL

As wide as possible. Sigma 8-16 mm would be among the best for this tour.

Mark Bski Loc: A sleepy little island not far from Seattle

I have a Tokina 12-28 f4 for my d7200 that I love. I've taken some outstanding photos with it, and it has quite a nice range.

https://www.amazon.com/Tokina-AT-X-12-28-PRO-Nikon/dp/B00BTXAZ4I/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1473520531&sr=8-4&keywords=tokina+12-24

Zone-System-Grandpa Loc: Springfield, Ohio

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My response for you is meant to be friendly and if you could be seated here next to me, you would see that I am smiling about your questioning, but please allow me to ask you a question, if I may... What is the real reason for your question ? You and I both know that you know enough about photography and about geometry whereas you already know enough to answer your own question, that is, if your question is even legitimate to begin with. What are you really doing ? Are you trying to puff out your chest and brag a wee bit ~ or is it about pride you have about your wife's upcoming trip ~ or are you merely looking for an excuse to purchase a new lens ? Anyway, should your question be legitimate, I suggest that you save your money, have your wife use the lens that you already have, and if spending money is really a part of the equation, have your wife take the money and use it for purchasing gifts for the family and for dining somewhere in a fine restaurant.

Best wishes and I hope that your wife has a magnificent time on her trip into Antelope Canyon !

micolh Loc: NYC

To me, your 18-105 should be fine. Would your pictures not be "worthy" or fail to depict what the scene is and what you wanted to express would be? No.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

I would get the 10-24mm recommended here.
There are perspectives that you will love to have gotten.
I would personally also get the inexpensive but superb Rokinon 8mm f3.5 fisheye (I have it and really like it). What an incredible lens and gives you some creative options that will leave you wondering why you did not get it before.
Never settle for good enough if you can go for wow.

alandg46 Loc: Boerne, Texas

I went to Antelope Canyon in the late 70's, with two Pentax ME Super's and a 15mm F3.5, a 35 mm F2. and a 50 mm F1.4. And I believe,160ASA Ektachrome. Also a tripod. At that time, it cost me nothing and I stayed for 5 or 6 hours. I do not remember how many rolls I shot, but it was in excess of 10 36 exposure rolls. I was very satisfied. When I moved from Gallup, NM to Texas, some of my stuff including these slides were lost by the moving company. They lost my mineral collection too. I would pay just about anything to have that all back.

I mostly used the 15mm, some 35mm's and very few 50mm's.