Wide Angle advice

I am looking to purchase a wide angle lens for my D80. I currently have an 18-200 VR lens and would like a wide angle. Any recommendations or advice would be helpful. I am currently looking at the nikon 12-24 or the 10.5 fisheye, but I am open to other suggestions.

The 12-24 is a fine lens, fisheyes give you that curved look. You can also look at the Tamron 11-18, Sigma 10-20, and Tokina 12-24.

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Sigma 10-20

As far as image quality between the lens, Is there a big difference, or do you recommend one over the other?

As far as the ulta wide angle zooms go, you have four choices:

1. Nikkor 12-24: arguablly the best, but the most expensive by far

2. Tokina 12-24: arguablly as good as the Nikkor at half the price; constant f/4

3. Sigma 10-20: the widest angle, but not a constant aperture and the least flare resistant

4. Tamron 11-18: the lightest of the bunch, if weight is an issue

Try 'em all. There's no wrong answer to this question. I got the Sigma 10-20 because that's what B&H had in stock that day even though I wanted the Tokina 12-24. No regrets. It's a great lens.

Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6
Exposure: 1.3 sec (13/10)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 20 mm
ISO Speed: 800



Camera: Nikon D80
Lens: Sigma 10-20 f/4-5.6
Exposure: 8 sec (8)
Aperture: f/8
Focal Length: 10 mm
ISO Speed: 200



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Mr Graceful said:

3. Sigma 10-20: the widest angle, but not a constant aperture and
the least flare resistant

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I meant to say the MOST flare resistant. Sorry.

And that's a good thing . . .

Thanks for the help and great pics by the way.

I have thought about this as well, I have a lens that at 17 starts at 2.8 and goes to 50 at the same.

Although the f/4 of the tokina is nice a good copy of the sigma 10-20 will produce a difference of 15mm with the DX sensor for the sigma and a 18 for the tokina, 3 mm's at that distance is well.

I downloaded a sigma shot today, used PT Lens on it in PS and went to 18 on vignetting to add back brightness to the corners and the shot was really nice, however the tokina's distortion can be COMPLETELY removed from what I've read.

See here's what I was thinking, if you don't NEED an ultra wide as much as you do a wide 2.8 lens then consider something that goes to 17 at 2.8 and realize that you can shoot in much darker settings with that lens, it seems more bang for the buck to me but its up to you. Personally I might just get a 105VR instead after I sell my 80-200 and 35-70 lenses if I do.
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D70, Raw Aperture priority
Sigma 10-20mm @10mm
f4 1/1600
Dana Point California 6:24:03 pm



D70, Aperture priority
Sigma 10-20mm @20mm
f5.6 1/800
Dana Point California 6:24:19 pm



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sigma 10-20 oh yea!

Beautiful shots!

Well it looks like the Sigma is the way to go!!!