lens advice

I have a D7000 and am considering purchasing an ultra wide angle zoom lens, particularly for landscapes and for indoor use such as shooting in churches when traveling in Italy, or in museums. I am considering the Tokina 11-16, F/2.8 and the Nikon 10-24. I have Nikkor 18-105, 35, 50, and 105 mm lenses the primes being fast lenses. WIll I benefit from the faster lens indoors - in the buildings, churches, museums I visit or would the strengths of the Nikon (reach, color) outweigh its poorer aperture? ANy advice, opinions will be appreciated. Thanks

You will sure benefit from the fast lens, but, remember that it will also be heavier to carry with you. I haven't use the Tokina, but I use the Sigma 10-20 3.5-5.6. The ultra wide is sure welcome in a small church or building while traveling. What I found more useful than an extra stop is a monopod. With the D-7000 and a monopod with an ultra-wide, there is almost no inside shot that you can't do. This is my experience. But then, there is the distortion from most of these zooms that is easily correctable with most post processing software, but it will rob you of a few mm of image on the borders.

So, if you don't mind the weight, the Tokina is probably your best bet. But do consider the monopod for interior shots.

Among the lenses that you've listed, I would go for the Tokina 11 - 16mm f2.8. That is a pretty sharp lens. It has distortion, so you just need to be careful when shooting people with it.

thank you for the advice. I don't wish to carry a monopod. i have waited and waited for the updated Tokina 11-16. I thought it would be released in the US months ago, but it seems that tokina is lagging behind the initial rumors of earlier release. I enjoy the 7000 but have become tantalized by full frame cameras. I don't think i need such expensive equipment, but enjoyment and need are two different things!

My view as a professional photographer is off line with most....why do you want a bag of primes to carry? Will you ever use that F1.4 at 1.4 why not just get a lens to fit and forget and crank up the ISO 18-200mm ideal ..will you ever print anything big enoug to see any difference in sharpness??....If you go to full frame all you will gain is more depth of field at the same F stop given equal pixel count and you need bigger more expensive lenses.

monopod ?? Whats VR for ? more junk to carry

I spent months reviewing articles on ultra wides. I looked at Nikon, Sigma and Tokina. I chose Tokina because everyone seemed to say it was so sharp and you get the extra speed. Money did not influence my decision.

The Tokina is blistertingly sharp and the 2.8 is very useful indoors.

I love the Tokina and anyone who says you don't need 2.8 on an ultra wide because it's only for landscape is missing out. In churches museums or even the house it is awesome. Just remember the lens hood is mandatory and you can get flare if the sun is in the wrong place.

The Tokina is also quite well built.


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