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<blockquote data-quote="Stangman98" data-source="post: 129867" data-attributes="member: 8647">To answer your question. There are three lenses to look atTokina 11-16Nikon 24-70 2.8Nikon 14-24 2.8I am not a fan of the Nikon 17-55 2.8You want WIDE ANGLE stuff for what you are going to do. You don't need a CPF (Polarizing Filter) unless you are getting glare from the windshield. If these are vehicles that you have control over placement of where there are parked you should never need a CPF. I do have a thread on here about shooting car shows also. The issue with the 35 is that the focal length is still 52.5mm You want something that you can get close and get wide. Spend the money on great glass for this. Don't cut corners with the glass. You can also use the kit lens at 18mm to give you great wide angle. And a suggestion, the idea of shooting the car is for focus to be on the car, so don't clutter the background with trees, lake, etc. It can highlight the photo, but shouldn't take away from the car as the main center point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stangman98, post: 129867, member: 8647"] To answer your question. There are three lenses to look at Tokina 11-16 Nikon 24-70 2.8 Nikon 14-24 2.8 I am not a fan of the Nikon 17-55 2.8 You want WIDE ANGLE stuff for what you are going to do. You don't need a CPF (Polarizing Filter) unless you are getting glare from the windshield. If these are vehicles that you have control over placement of where there are parked you should never need a CPF. I do have a thread on here about shooting car shows also. The issue with the 35 is that the focal length is still 52.5mm You want something that you can get close and get wide. Spend the money on great glass for this. Don't cut corners with the glass. You can also use the kit lens at 18mm to give you great wide angle. And a suggestion, the idea of shooting the car is for focus to be on the car, so don't clutter the background with trees, lake, etc. It can highlight the photo, but shouldn't take away from the car as the main center point. [/QUOTE]

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