Hello all. Have Just ordered a new D610 body. Am thinking to buy the 16-35 vr lens for it but have some reservations about distortion at edges. I use Capture nx2 could it correct the distortion.Be pleased to hear your views, would you recommend any other fx lensea around 16-35 price. I like to use my A3 printer for landscapes.
what lens for printing A3 landscapes
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Fred Kingston
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Printing in A3 is not a function of lens size... if anything, it'd be a function of the camera's sensor... At any rate... the D610 is more than adequate to print A3
@FredKingston: it looks like our colleague is actually concerned with the amount of distortion (especially: barrel distortion) of this lens. Now, it sure does not have much to do with whether the photo is displayed on a monitor or it is printed.
Here's a nice and quick review on this lens (if it is that particular model) - take a closer look to those sample images and decide for yourself: Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR (FX) - Review / Test Report
-Make sure the camera's internal distortion correction is turned on.
-Distortion can be additionally corrected, at the expense of the size of the image (distortion correction usually crops the photo - the corners and the sides get slightly cut-off). I use photoshop's lens distortion correction utility (custom/manual mode) and it worked just fine with my (extremely prone to distortions) Samyang 14mm.
-About alternatives: if you don't really need that 16mm, I'd suggest the lens that I own (and am very pleased with): Tokina 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5. Very sharp, with well controlled distortions. Yes, it is an OLD model, does not have a built-in motor drive (you don't need it with D610), but is very affordable (under 150$ in a mint condition) and does the job (if it does
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Here's a nice and quick review on this lens (if it is that particular model) - take a closer look to those sample images and decide for yourself: Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR (FX) - Review / Test Report
-Make sure the camera's internal distortion correction is turned on.
-Distortion can be additionally corrected, at the expense of the size of the image (distortion correction usually crops the photo - the corners and the sides get slightly cut-off). I use photoshop's lens distortion correction utility (custom/manual mode) and it worked just fine with my (extremely prone to distortions) Samyang 14mm.
-About alternatives: if you don't really need that 16mm, I'd suggest the lens that I own (and am very pleased with): Tokina 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5. Very sharp, with well controlled distortions. Yes, it is an OLD model, does not have a built-in motor drive (you don't need it with D610), but is very affordable (under 150$ in a mint condition) and does the job (if it does
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Fred Kingston
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A3 paper is 11.7"X16.5"... Even considering the barrel distortion at the edges... I would think you could crop out the edges on A3 and still get all the 'sharp' pixels on the D610's sensor...
@norman mc , maybe you can 'rent' the lens and do some testing/printing to determine whether it in fact meets your requirements before actually buying it?????
@norman mc , maybe you can 'rent' the lens and do some testing/printing to determine whether it in fact meets your requirements before actually buying it?????
That's the best suggestion (unless you're in a real hurry)...
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I have that exact lens on for D600 and the distortion is minimal to none and if there is any at all I usually crop and straighten the shot anyway. I say go for it I love this lens for my landscapes and it is my go to one because of the pure sharpness of it at f8 to f13 range. LOVE IT and good luck!
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Simple barrel or pincushion distortion is easy to correct. Complex distortion is nearly impossible, except in high end image processing programs. View NX and Capture NX-D have distortion data for Nikon lenses and make a good job of it.
For printing large try to get one of the older manual focus lenses which have minimal geometric distortion and are sharp edge to edge between F4 and F8.
For printing large try to get one of the older manual focus lenses which have minimal geometric distortion and are sharp edge to edge between F4 and F8.