Question for FX nikon users!

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Bill16

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Having just bought my first FX camera, the D700, some of my lens choices on my lens need list need to be altered. What lenses can you recommend that are inexpensive or down right cheap to cover the wide angle nitch? I have a Nikkor AF 28mm f/1.8 D lens, but that is about it. So I can sure use some advice!

I appreciate any ideas offered. :)
 
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Blacktop

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Bill16 said:
Having just bought my first FX camera, the D700, some of my lens choices on my lens need list need to be altered. What lenses can you recommend that are inexpensive or down right cheap to cover the wide angle nitch? I have a Nikkor AF 28mm f/1.8 D lens, but that is about it. So I can sure use some advice!

I appreciate any ideas offered. :)
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I will look into it for you buddy! I'm sure it wont be cheap unless you're going to get some manual focus lenses.
 
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J-see

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I'm having an identical problem.

I'm going to switch fully to the FX and using my DX 10-24 on the FX is starting to become annoying. I'm looking for something that has about the same coverage as the 10 on the DX but haven't got a clue what that is supposed to be on an FX. I want as wide as possible without entering the fisheye distortion.
 
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J-see said:
I'm having an identical problem.

I'm going to switch fully to the FX and using my DX 10-24 on the FX is starting to become annoying. I'm looking for something that has about the same coverage as the 10 on the DX but haven't got a clue what that is supposed to be on an FX. I want as wide as possible without entering the fisheye distortion.
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To match 10-24 on DX you have to get the 15-35 on FX
 
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Blacktop said:
@Bill16. If this lens is anything like it's DX brother the 11-16mm which I have owned, loved and will be buying again, then I would recommend it highly.


Tokina 17-35mm f/4 Pro FX Lens for Nikon Cameras ATXAF175FXN B&H
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I think Blactop nailed the least expensive but good wide angle lens if you are looking for a zoom. There are primes available, but the problem is when you go wide, they become more expensive. Another thing to watch out for are wide angle lenses with bulbous front elements. Some of them won't accept front filters and some have problems with lens flare because of the huge bubble of glass on the front. This particular model doesn't have the huge front glass (and neither does Nikon's version). There is a Nikon 18-35mmD lens available (please note the 'D'--I'm sure there are plenty of used copies), but it wasn't a good lens. The Nikon 18-35G is a MUCH better choice than the D version.

And Sigma makes a wide angle zoom that may be available used. Not sure if there is a previous model available. The DG in a Sigma lens indicates it is for FX. Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 DG HSM II Lens (For Nikon) 204306 B&H
 
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J-see said:
Is that lens any good? I read about the 16-35 and 18-35 but haven't heard of that.
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16-35 does not exist. I was just giving the 10-20 equivalent focal length.
The 16-35 is very good, the 14-24 is better but more expensive and it needs a special adapter for filters that make it's price even higher.
 
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J-see

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I discovered by now it does not exist, I went through all the lenses searching for it.

It's a bit of a pain to find the right lens. I was checking DxO to see how they perform but it's pretty impossible to judge a lens upon the ratings there since all ratings are cam-dependent and while that is all nice and dandy for any current cam, I have no idea what cam I'll have in the future. I'm pretty sure I'll have the same lens.

I was thinking about the 14-24. It's a great lens but I prefer to use gray filters on my next. The lens sadly can't use filters and any solution to overcome that is making it too complicated to my taste and forces me to carry around even more stuff.

I'm gonna have to think about it and find out if I really need/want something shorter than 16 or not. Maybe something used pops up making the decision easier.
 
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J-see said:
I discovered by now it does not exist, I went through all the lenses searching for it.

It's a bit of a pain to find the right lens. I was checking DxO to see how they perform but it's pretty impossible to judge a lens upon the ratings there since all ratings are cam-dependent and while that is all nice and dandy for any current cam, I have no idea what cam I'll have in the future. I'm pretty sure I'll have the same lens.

I was thinking about the 14-24. It's a great lens but I prefer to use gray filters on my next. The lens sadly can't use filters and any solution to overcome that is making it too complicated to my taste and forces me to carry around even more stuff.

I'm gonna have to think about it and find out if I really need/want something shorter than 16 or not. Maybe something used pops up making the decision easier.
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It's all a question of disposable income to be put on the lens in question. For me the 16-35 is a very good choice.
 
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J-see

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I read it has quite some distortion on the 16mm. Too much to fix in PP. Is that your experience too? Whatever I'd buy, I'd mainly be using the short end.
 
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I read it has quite some distortion on the 16mm. Too much to fix in PP. Is that your experience too? Whatever I'd buy, I'd mainly be using the short end.
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All wide zooms do distort to a certain extent, it's a fact of life you've got to live with. Now wether some distort less I don't know, but I think anything below 17mm will begin to distort quite a bit. If you don't want distortion and are doing landscapes, you'd better use a narrower lens and do stitching panoramas.
 
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hrstrat57

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I have 28-300 covered with my FX kit all are excellent and not expensive. Aside from hunting down a Nikon AF-S 300 F4 and a 1.4 TC tele combo I am done. I use the DX kit glass exclusively on the D300.

there are deals on D glass on Nikon refurb all the time on Nikon web site.
 
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J-see said:
I'm gonna have to think about it and find out if I really need/want something shorter than 16 or not. Maybe something used pops up making the decision easier.
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Sigma makes a good 14mm f/2.8 prime--I believe it's been discontinued but used copies are available. It has the bulbous front element (probably all 14mm FX lenses have this disadvantage). The Sigma rates pretty darned close to the Nikon 14mm f/2.8, too. If you went with the 16-35mm or another wide angle zoom, it's an option you can consider in the future. Anything 14mm on FX will give you distortion.

Sigma 14mm f/2.8

Used Sigma 14mm f/2.8 AF-D Aspherical EX HSM Auto Focus Lens For nikon

Even Rokinon makes a manual focus 14mm f/2.8 with a focus confirm chip if you'd want to try one some day.

Rokinon 14mm Ultra Wide-Angle f/2.8 IF ED UMC Lens FE14MAF-N B&H
 
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