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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 764485" data-attributes="member: 13196"><p>That would be a no from me. I purchased one preowned which was in excellent condition, but it lacked sharpness and contrast. Plus my white balance was kind of warm - overly yellow. If I were purchasing a wide angle zoon for a DX Nikon body, I'd consider the DX Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens.</p><p></p><p>Our former moderator, Don Kuykendall who has now passed, wrote several posts praising this lens. And his images were terrific. For FX, the Tokina 16-28mm f/2.8 is a highly recommended lens, too. And guess what? The Tokina 11-16mm lens is much less expensive than the Nikon! One nice thing is it doesn't have a bulbous front element so it accepts front filters (which the Nikon also does). One problem with some fast wide angle lenses is the bulbous front element which can cause quite a bit of lens flair. The fact that this is an f/2.8 lens without the huge front glass is definitely a plus. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>The lens lucien posted might also be decent. You'd need to compare reviews to see if one tends to get better reviews than the other. </p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1512055-REG/tokina_atx_i_af116cfn_atx_i_11_16mm_f_2_8_cf.html" target="_blank">https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1512055-REG/tokina_atx_i_af116cfn_atx_i_11_16mm_f_2_8_cf.html</a> </p><p></p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]360619[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hark, post: 764485, member: 13196"] That would be a no from me. I purchased one preowned which was in excellent condition, but it lacked sharpness and contrast. Plus my white balance was kind of warm - overly yellow. If I were purchasing a wide angle zoon for a DX Nikon body, I'd consider the DX Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens. Our former moderator, Don Kuykendall who has now passed, wrote several posts praising this lens. And his images were terrific. For FX, the Tokina 16-28mm f/2.8 is a highly recommended lens, too. And guess what? The Tokina 11-16mm lens is much less expensive than the Nikon! One nice thing is it doesn't have a bulbous front element so it accepts front filters (which the Nikon also does). One problem with some fast wide angle lenses is the bulbous front element which can cause quite a bit of lens flair. The fact that this is an f/2.8 lens without the huge front glass is definitely a plus. :) The lens lucien posted might also be decent. You'd need to compare reviews to see if one tends to get better reviews than the other. [URL]https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1512055-REG/tokina_atx_i_af116cfn_atx_i_11_16mm_f_2_8_cf.html[/URL] [ATTACH=CONFIG]360619._xfImport[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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