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<blockquote data-quote="adox66" data-source="post: 357699" data-attributes="member: 17861">I too shoot a lot of landscapes and was in the same boat as you. had the kit lens and wanted an ultra wide.Went for the Sigma 10-20mm 4.5-5.6 and have been extremely happy with it. It will take getting used to though as with such a wide field of view things can easily become distorted.I upgraded my body a few moths ago and sold the old one with the kits lens and havent had anything in that range since, bar a 35mm prime and to be honest I have been really missing that range for landscapes. I was the same as you when I was using the kit lens, &quot;its not wide enough&quot; etc and the UWA certainly has its place. but I have been finding more and more that the Sigma lens is too wide. Everything that isnt in front of frame looks tiny. I have a Sigma 17-50 2.8 on the way to me as we speak. I will still use the UWA a lot but experience has taught me that it isnt a one stop solution for landscape.I`d certainly advise going for an UWA lens, be it Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, Nikon or whatever but Id certainly also advise to plan for a standard zoom as well to compliment it, especially for landscapes.Just my tuppence worth. I`m only shooting 18 months so am speaking from limited experience and others here have much more experience and will advise you accordingly.Best of luck with whatever you end up buying.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="adox66, post: 357699, member: 17861"] I too shoot a lot of landscapes and was in the same boat as you. had the kit lens and wanted an ultra wide. Went for the Sigma 10-20mm 4.5-5.6 and have been extremely happy with it. It will take getting used to though as with such a wide field of view things can easily become distorted. I upgraded my body a few moths ago and sold the old one with the kits lens and havent had anything in that range since, bar a 35mm prime and to be honest I have been really missing that range for landscapes. I was the same as you when I was using the kit lens, "its not wide enough" etc and the UWA certainly has its place. but I have been finding more and more that the Sigma lens is too wide. Everything that isnt in front of frame looks tiny. I have a Sigma 17-50 2.8 on the way to me as we speak. I will still use the UWA a lot but experience has taught me that it isnt a one stop solution for landscape. I`d certainly advise going for an UWA lens, be it Sigma, Tamron, Tokina, Nikon or whatever but Id certainly also advise to plan for a standard zoom as well to compliment it, especially for landscapes. Just my tuppence worth. I`m only shooting 18 months so am speaking from limited experience and others here have much more experience and will advise you accordingly. Best of luck with whatever you end up buying. [/QUOTE]

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