looking for a nikkor wide angle

[bremzie]

hi,

I am new here on the forum, I have posted some pictures on the weekly assignment forum but this is my first thread here.

I am looking for a good wide angle lens but there are much different lenses. Perhaps you have any suggestions?

My preference goes out to a nikkor lens. As a wide angle I currently have a 18-55 kitlens. Furthermore I have a 50mm 1.4, a macro 105mm 2.8 and a 70-300mm lens. The wide angle lens does not have to overlap the 50mm.


greets Bram Huijzen

p.s. I 'm Dutch. So maybe I used wrong words or strange sentences.

[zona5101]

Hi and welcome!
Do you want something wider than your 18mm??

[bremzie]

I think so, yes. I shoot a lot of landscapes and there have been a lot of situations where I wanted to have a wider view. But also, as I look at the quality, my other lenses make nicer images wich are sharper. I like to have a wide angle lens with the same quality.

[zona5101]

really the 14f2.8 would be ideal but spendy!
The 10.5 is cool but it is a fisheye & not rectilinear. A decent compromise: the nikor 16f2.8 -though not much wider than your zoom at 18, albeit, faster.

Sigma has a 10-20mm but i do not know much of anything about it.

[bremzie]

Thanks for the reactions. The fish eye is nice but I don 't think it is for landscapes indeed. Maybe some day I 'll get one, I really like the effect is gives. About the other lenses: 14mm and 16mm sounds nice, especially that it are fast lenses. But I think I prefer a wide angle zoom. I try not to look at the price, if it is expensive and I think it is worth the money I save a little longer.

[OsmosisStudios]

Based on the fact that you're using an 18-55 lens, Im going to assume you have a crop-sensor camera.

That leads me to two suggestions: 12-24 f/4 or 10-24 f/3.5-4.5, depending on how wide you want to go. Of course, if you're looking for absolute best quality, the 16-35 f/4 VR is an amazing lens that allows filters (for landscape). If filters arent your thing, then the 14-24 f/2.8 is another great option if you need the width.

In short:
Best quality: 12-24 f/4 or 16-35 f/4 VR (depending on if you need more width (former) or best quality (latter))
Best width: 10-24 f/3.5-4.5 or 14-24 f/2.8

[dcclark]

I use the 10-24 and it is extremely fun. The ultrawide angle is just tremendously cool to use.

However, one warning: you should definitely play around with a rented/borrowed/etc. wide angle before buying one. They really are NOT just for "getting a wider view" or "fitting more in". In fact, ultrawides are often best when you are CLOSE to your subject (even for landscapes), so that you can mess with perspective and give an unusual view. Standing far away and wanting a bigger field of view will just lead to tiny subjects that you can't really see.

[danbaileyphoto]

I have owned the Nikon 14mm f2.8 for years and I love it. It shows very little distortion and has great edge to edge sharpness. I've shot lots of different subject matter with it, both inside and out and find it to be an awesome piece of glass when you need something wide.

It's even great on the DX sensor Nikon bodies- it ends up giving a very fast 21mm f2.8 view. I'd highly recommend this lens, unless you want something bigger and more versatile, in which case, they now have the 14-24mm f2.8.

[bremzie]

Originally Posted by OsmosisStudios

Based on the fact that you're using an 18-55 lens, Im going to assume you have a crop-sensor camera.

That leads me to two suggestions: 12-24 f/4 or 10-24 f/3.5-4.5, depending on how wide you want to go. Of course, if you're looking for absolute best quality, the 16-35 f/4 VR is an amazing lens that allows filters (for landscape). If filters arent your thing, then the 14-24 f/2.8 is another great option if you need the width.

In short:
Best quality: 12-24 f/4 or 16-35 f/4 VR (depending on if you need more width (former) or best quality (latter))
Best width: 10-24 f/3.5-4.5 or 14-24 f/2.8

I have a crop-sensor camera (D300s) and I am looking for a good quality lens. At the moment I only have a polariser but I want to get the Cokin system in the near future. So to me it is important to have a lens that allows filters. The 16-35 isn ´t that much wider than the 18-55 but it is wider and it will fit nicely into the range of lenses I allready have. So I think that is a good option. I will take a look at all the lensen that are mensioned in this thread though.

[bremzie]

Originally Posted by dcclark

I use the 10-24 and it is extremely fun. The ultrawide angle is just tremendously cool to use.

However, one warning: you should definitely play around with a rented/borrowed/etc. wide angle before buying one. They really are NOT just for "getting a wider view" or "fitting more in". In fact, ultrawides are often best when you are CLOSE to your subject (even for landscapes), so that you can mess with perspective and give an unusual view. Standing far away and wanting a bigger field of view will just lead to tiny subjects that you can't really see.

thanks, this is a really usefull tip. Ik did not know this. I still like a wideangle lens though, but if I am right you can ´t use filters with this lens.