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Can anybody please suggest any decent wide angled lenses for me. I'd really like to buy one but wouldn't know which is best. I own a nikon D5000, any help with this would be very much appreciated :-)
 
Sigma 10-20mm (2 versions)
Tamron 10-24mm
Sigma 8-16mm
Sigma 12-24mm
Nikon 12-24mm
 
I think the 11-16 does not have a motor.

For something affordable and very good - but slow AF - check the 10-24 Tamron if you can do with something not as wide there is the 12-24 from Nikon which I just got and start liking very much.

The sigma is a very good piece of kit as well but it is not on par with the Tamron and Nikon in terms of IQ
 
Thank you very much people I'll be checking them all out one by one. I had a quick glance at the tamron and that lens seems to be the kind of thing I'm looking for
 
Also add the Tokina 12-24 to the list, but only the II version has a built in AF motor.
 
I have been hearing good things about the Sigma 10-20mm F4 lens.

How does the Sigma 8-16mm F4 compare, it will be slightly more fish eyed down at 8mm, correct? This is what I am hoping for at least.
 
Thanks I'll add those 2 to the list and I'm not sure If it would make it more fish eyed at 8mm I'm fairly new to this but I'm imagining that your right thinking about it
 
Absolutely nothing wrong with that lens. If its the one I'm thinking of it's at the extreme end of my budget though
 
With such a wide angle lens, who cares that a lens doesn't have a USM/AF-S style motor built in - there is so little work to be done that the camera's motor is more than adequate.
 
Because Nikon's entry level cameras don't have an inbody motor, meaning manual focus only.
 
Fair point - but it's so easy to focus an ultra wide angle lens, I can fully understand it with a 85mm f/1.4 prime say but manual focus isn't the end of the world at 10mm.
 
Wow! Thank you all very much for your help you've been amazing! I only joined here on Sunday and I love it already. Can't believe the help I've had from everyone. Thanks again :-)
 
gad-westy said:
Also add the Tokina 12-24 to the list, but only the II version has a built in AF motor.
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:agree: on the Tokina 12-24, I had one on a D90 a wee while ago tis an awesome lens.... TBH I much prefered it over the Sigma 10-20mm that I had previously.....
 
stumeech said:
Fair point - but it's so easy to focus an ultra wide angle lens, I can fully understand it with a 85mm f/1.4 prime say but manual focus isn't the end of the world at 10mm.
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I'm not so sure. I think that things only look sharp if they're relatively small in the frame and that'll be just as true for an 85mm. If you zoom in or make something big in the frame then focus will be important. Wide angle lenses can be used for getting a sweeping vista in shot but another good use for them is to get up close to something and be creative and if you are doing that things will be big in the frame and any focus error will come to light quickly.
 
woof woof said:
I'm not so sure. I think that things only look sharp if they're relatively small in the frame and that'll be just as true for an 85mm. If you zoom in or make something big in the frame then focus will be important. Wide angle lenses can be used for getting a sweeping vista in shot but another good use for them is to get up close to something and be creative and if you are doing that things will be big in the frame and any focus error will come to light quickly.
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While I agree with you, even if you had AF on a UWA lens in such a scene when something very big is up close in the foreground, with a distant background (cathedral say), you could still get the focus wrong if you used an aperture of say f/2.8 or f/4.

Careful focussing if you had to manually will produce good sharp shots - like anything you have to know how to use the lens to the best result.

:) (a sweeping statement, rather than aimed at anyone in particular)
 
What about the nikon 10.5mm fisheye - it takes some getting used and obviously isn't suitable for everything but it does open up some new photo ops

I paid 300 noted for a mint one, it isn't afs but doesn't need focusing really
 
I was thinking a lot about this as I'm hoping to get a uwa lens, and I think I've settled on the Tokina 12-24 as I think they're well taken. The 11-16 is sharper but I'd like the 16-24mm range, and I don't think I'll need the f/2.8, plus it's more expensive.
 
A lot of people are favouring the tokina lenses. I have to admit it's not normally a lens I would think of but I might give it some serious consideration now
 
I had a Tokina 11-16mm on my old D90 and swear buy it. Build quality is not too bad for the price and it produced some VERY sharp images. I would be inclinded to say the IQ is similar to the Nikon equivalent from what I have seen. Only issue is it isn't as readily available from here, ebay is your friend.
 
Moorey said:
Do you find the quality is ok on the Tamron?
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Yes I think the Quality is very good, just changed from a 1000d to a 550d and it is excellent on both I've had mine since november and its always on my camera.
 
Thanks e902717 that's great. I think realistically it's going to be the tamron or sigma and I think the odds are slightly in tamron's favour my only worry was picture quality but you've answered that for me :-)
 
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