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<blockquote data-quote="DraganDL" data-source="post: 279203" data-attributes="member: 18251">Sadly, you don't have much wide angle options in the DX field, when it comes to cheap primes - if you think you just NEED a AF. What I mean is, if the AF is a must, and you will use a D5100, then the lens has to be equipped with the &quot;internal motor&quot;, thus eliminating a variety of VERY good lenses belonging to the &quot;older systems&quot; such as the AF-D series (lenses that require a camera body with built-in motor drive, if AF is a must).Now, if you are ready to use manual focusing (and I encourage you to do so), then the scope of options gets much, much wider, and I would suggest you to avoid this 35mm f1.8G DX and to get yourself a AF 24mm f2.8D which can be purchased as used but in a mint condition, for about 250$&nbsp; <a href="http://goo.gl/iu71Y" target="_blank">Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D</a>or AF 28mm f2.8D. That would be a really good lens for landscapes, and some time later, when/if you decide to switch for a full frame (or to add such camera to your gear) you're gonna have a lens that makes a perfect companion to that camera...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DraganDL, post: 279203, member: 18251"] Sadly, you don't have much wide angle options in the DX field, when it comes to cheap primes - if you think you just NEED a AF. What I mean is, if the AF is a must, and you will use a D5100, then the lens has to be equipped with the "internal motor", thus eliminating a variety of VERY good lenses belonging to the "older systems" such as the AF-D series (lenses that require a camera body with built-in motor drive, if AF is a must). Now, if you are ready to use manual focusing (and I encourage you to do so), then the scope of options gets much, much wider, and I would suggest you to avoid this 35mm f1.8G DX and to get yourself a AF 24mm f2.8D which can be purchased as used but in a mint condition, for about 250$ [URL="http://goo.gl/iu71Y"]Nikon 24mm f/2.8 AF-D[/URL] or AF 28mm f2.8D. That would be a really good lens for landscapes, and some time later, when/if you decide to switch for a full frame (or to add such camera to your gear)[FONT=Tahoma] you're gonna have a lens that makes a perfect companion to that camera...[/FONT] [/QUOTE]

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