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Is the 14-24 mm the best wide angle?
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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 215001" data-attributes="member: 9240"><p>If you are going to be an infrequent user then I'm thinking that when you do want to use it you are going to want to get the most out of it. So, while the 14-24 may be the defacto IQ champion among ultra-wides, I opted for the 16-35mm f4 because I want to be able to put filters on it when I need to, from polarizers to graduated ND's, and you can't do that with the 14-24mm - at least not easily. </p><p></p><p>As for getting one now, if you're shooting DX it's not going to buy you much more in terms of "wide" than an 18-55/105mm, so it's a lot of money for not a lot of extra view. </p><p></p><p>If you want to try something now you're going to need to go to extremes, so something like the Sigma or Tokina will give you that. Personally, I learned my filter lesson the hard way with the Sigma 8-16mm. It suffers from the same issue as the 14-24mm - the curved front element will not allow for a filter. But it's also a stunning lens that gives you almost as much view as a fisheye with great lines. And I still use it occasionally on my D800 since I can get 16MP's in DX mode from it, and it gives me the equivalent of a 12-24mm, which is 4 more mm than I get from my 16-35mm.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 215001, member: 9240"] If you are going to be an infrequent user then I'm thinking that when you do want to use it you are going to want to get the most out of it. So, while the 14-24 may be the defacto IQ champion among ultra-wides, I opted for the 16-35mm f4 because I want to be able to put filters on it when I need to, from polarizers to graduated ND's, and you can't do that with the 14-24mm - at least not easily. As for getting one now, if you're shooting DX it's not going to buy you much more in terms of "wide" than an 18-55/105mm, so it's a lot of money for not a lot of extra view. If you want to try something now you're going to need to go to extremes, so something like the Sigma or Tokina will give you that. Personally, I learned my filter lesson the hard way with the Sigma 8-16mm. It suffers from the same issue as the 14-24mm - the curved front element will not allow for a filter. But it's also a stunning lens that gives you almost as much view as a fisheye with great lines. And I still use it occasionally on my D800 since I can get 16MP's in DX mode from it, and it gives me the equivalent of a 12-24mm, which is 4 more mm than I get from my 16-35mm. [/QUOTE]
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