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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 517529" data-attributes="member: 13196">Wait. What? You are using an 11-16mm DX lens which is @ the equivalent of 17-24mm. The corners aren't so hot so if you crop, then aren't you around the equivalent of 18-19mm? I really like my <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=10918852&amp;InitialSearch=yes&amp;sts=pi" target="_blank">Nikon 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G</a> (not the D) although it doesn't have VR. Sharpness tests rate it higher than the Nikon 16-35mm f/4 (which has VR). <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/735453-REG/Tokina_ATX168PROFXN_AT_X_16_28mm_F2_8_Pro.html" target="_blank">Tokina also makes a 16-28mm f/2.8 wide angle zoom</a> which is a better price than the Nikon while also being faster. I don't think it has VR either. The Sigma wide angle zoom for FX isn't rated all that well.I started looking at the Nikon after seeing so many of RickM's photos when he shot a D600. It's very lightweight but is a heavy hitter with image quality.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hark, post: 517529, member: 13196"] Wait. [I]What?[/I] You are using an 11-16mm DX lens which is @ the equivalent of 17-24mm. The corners aren't so hot so if you crop, then aren't you around the equivalent of 18-19mm? I really like my [URL="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?N=10918852&InitialSearch=yes&sts=pi"]Nikon 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G[/URL] (not the D) although it doesn't have VR. Sharpness tests rate it higher than the Nikon 16-35mm f/4 (which has VR). [URL="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/735453-REG/Tokina_ATX168PROFXN_AT_X_16_28mm_F2_8_Pro.html"]Tokina also makes a 16-28mm f/2.8 wide angle zoom[/URL] which is a better price than the Nikon while also being faster. I don't think it has VR either. The Sigma wide angle zoom for FX isn't rated all that well. I started looking at the Nikon after seeing so many of RickM's photos when he shot a D600. It's very lightweight but is a heavy hitter with image quality. [/QUOTE]

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