Landscape lens??

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Hi All,

I am wanting to get a landscape lens (a wide angle) but not sure what to get, I have a nikon d300 so the sensor is x 1.5 so i was thinking i would need something quite low like 10mm but if anyone has any examples or can help :D
 
From my research into buying one of these it seems the best you can get at present would be one of the following:

12-24mm Nikon
12-24mm Tokina (Much cheaper than the Nikon with very similar optical qualities) - This is the lens I have personally decided on, just have to find a good condition second-hand copy at a reasonable price now!
10-20mm Sigma (Very sharp but distorts a lot, depends on whether you want straight horizons etc.)

They are the main ones I would start reading up on. Obviously, if money is no object, their is the Nikon 14-24mm but this costs around £1000.
 
CyBeRkId2002 said:
From my research into buying one of these it seems the best you can get at present would be one of the following:

12-24mm Nikon
12-24mm Tokina (Much cheaper than the Nikon with very similar optical qualities) - This is the lens I have personally decided on, just have to find a good condition second-hand copy at a reasonable price now!
10-20mm Sigma (Very sharp but distorts a lot, depends on whether you want straight horizons etc.)

They are the main ones I would start reading up on. Obviously, if money is no object, their is the Nikon 14-24mm but this costs around £1000.
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Nice one thats a great help i'll have a look at them today, na money is defo an object recently lol. But cheers :)
 
There's also the excellent Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 and the recently announced Nikon 10-24 f/3.5-4.5.

I use a Sigma 10-20 on my D300 (bought before the above were announced) and I'm very very happy with it. Apparently quality control may be an issue, so go to a dealers and try lenses until you're happy you've got a good sample or order online and play the Sale of Goods Act game. I just lucked out, I think.

The 10-24 is currently Bloody Expensive (tm). That's probably due to the pre-order demand. If you can wait 2 months, that price will drop, though not by a huge amount.
 
Blapto said:
There's also the excellent Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 and the recently announced Nikon 10-24 f/3.5-4.5.

I use a Sigma 10-20 on my D300 (bought before the above were announced) and I'm very very happy with it. Apparently quality control may be an issue, so go to a dealers and try lenses until you're happy you've got a good sample or order online and play the Sale of Goods Act game. I just lucked out, I think.

The 10-24 is currently Bloody Expensive (tm). That's probably due to the pre-order demand. If you can wait 2 months, that price will drop, though not by a huge amount.
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That Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 does look really good :) will have to find a good cheap place to get it from :)
 
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