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<blockquote data-quote="LensWork" data-source="post: 9862" data-attributes="member: 1283"><p>The <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/1922/AF-NIKKOR-28mm-f%252F2.8D.html" target="_blank">AF 28mm f/2.8D</a> lens, while being an FX (full-frame) lens, will auto-focus on the D90 and it will have an angle of view of 53 degrees on the D90. I would not consider this a "wide-angle" lens on a DX body; it is closer to being a "normal" lens. A 28mm lens on an FX body has long been considered the standard wide-angle lens. To get the same angle of view on a DX body (74 degrees), you would need an ~19mm lens. Prime lenses with a focal length of less than 24mm are pretty pricey, well above your $400 threshold. The <a href="http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/1919/AF-NIKKOR-24mm-f%252F2.8D.html" target="_blank">AF 24mm f/2.8</a> is about as wide as you can get new for under $400.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LensWork, post: 9862, member: 1283"] The [URL="http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/1922/AF-NIKKOR-28mm-f%252F2.8D.html"]AF 28mm f/2.8D[/URL] lens, while being an FX (full-frame) lens, will auto-focus on the D90 and it will have an angle of view of 53 degrees on the D90. I would not consider this a "wide-angle" lens on a DX body; it is closer to being a "normal" lens. A 28mm lens on an FX body has long been considered the standard wide-angle lens. To get the same angle of view on a DX body (74 degrees), you would need an ~19mm lens. Prime lenses with a focal length of less than 24mm are pretty pricey, well above your $400 threshold. The [URL="http://www.nikonusa.com/Nikon-Products/Product/Camera-Lenses/1919/AF-NIKKOR-24mm-f%252F2.8D.html"]AF 24mm f/2.8[/URL] is about as wide as you can get new for under $400. [/QUOTE]
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