I am interested in adding a good quality DX wide angle lens to my collection to use with my D80 camera. My existing lenses are 50mm 1.8, 16-85mmVR and 70-300mmVR. I have a interest in landscape and wide angle photography. I have a strict budget around 1000.00 and wanted to know what my options are. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
DX wide angle lenses
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Posted 3 years ago #
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Nikkor 12-24 or 10-24. I hear the Tokinas are good though.
I don't own any of those lenses though.
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The Nikon 12-24mm and Tokina 12-24mm F4 DX lenses are good, about par, with the Tokina costing a lot less.
Posted 3 years ago # -
labradorman - welcome to the forum, please do a search on this forum, as this topic has been recently discussed
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I own the 10-24mm and use it on my D300 and love it. I have several other Nikkors, but the 10-24mm stays on my body almost half the time. I use 2 other primes, 18-200mm most of the other time. I have the 70-300mm VR, but I do not use it much.
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Search is hard to use on this site sometimes. Here's the thread Adam's talking about:
http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=142
edit: on second glance, that's not it. I'll look some more.Posted 3 years ago # -
Here we go:
http://nikonrumors.com/forum/topic.php?id=604Posted 3 years ago # -
OMG, please search OP, Tokina 11-16 2.8 (rant rave rave rant). . .
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If I were looking for the old thread, I wouldn't have found it.
I recommend the Tokina 11-16. Especially since you already have the 16-85.
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I've also got the 16-85 and 70-300. I very highly recommend Nikon's 10-24.
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As I said in another thread, I triple the Tokina 11-16. Absolutely love it.
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I would not recommend the 10-24 Nikon - over priced, slow, and soft. . .yawn. . .
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I just sold my 12-24DX because I upgraded to FX. The lens was awesome while I used it. Took some amazing landscapes with it. Just sold it to my brother for $600, so you could look at the 12-24 as good option used since its easy to find cheap.
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I've got the 10-24 and differ about it's sharpness. Mine is excellent. The Tokina might also be an excellent lens, but it is more limited in it's application. The Nikon has very fast auto-focus and zooms to 36mm making it usable for more than just ultra-wide shooting. I find mine very handy for street shooting in close quarters, like San Francisco's China Town.
Whether or not you like Ken Rockwell (I can now hear the roars), he has a good discussion of theses two lenses. He likes them both.
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btw, the Tokina is in stock at both Adorama and B&H. $600, but the 77mm multi-coated B&W filter in thin mount is $116.
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