I was just wondering if anyone would have a reccomendation for a good manual focus wide angle AIS Nikkor lens for use with the D7000. Mostly for landscapes and Panoramas
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Best Nikkor AIS wide angle for use with D7000?
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Re: Best Nikkor AIS wide angle for use with D7000?
Is 28mm f/2.8 AIS wide enough? If so it's considered as a great lens...
As you talk about manual focusing lens, and if you need (much)wider than 24-28mm, did you consider Samyang 14mm (21mm on D7000)? It's very reasonably priced and considered as a good quality optic...
http://www.samyang.pl/product,157,category,5,samyang_ae_14_mm_f28_ed_as_if_umc_aspherical_available_since_february_2
As you talk about manual focusing lens, and if you need (much)wider than 24-28mm, did you consider Samyang 14mm (21mm on D7000)? It's very reasonably priced and considered as a good quality optic...
http://www.samyang.pl/product,157,category,5,samyang_ae_14_mm_f28_ed_as_if_umc_aspherical_available_since_february_2
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Re: Best Nikkor AIS wide angle for use with D7000?
How would the 20mm AIS Nikkor be on a D7000? Is Samyang Korean?
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Re: Best Nikkor AIS wide angle for use with D7000?
As I believe you're a US citizen, perhaps you could check for info on AIS lens compatibility on D7000 here: http://www.keh.com/hassiman wrote:How would the 20mm AIS Nikkor be on a D7000?
Believe so...hassiman wrote: Is Samyang Korean?
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Re: Best Nikkor AIS wide angle for use with D7000?
It all depends on how wide you want to go.
I an using the Tamron 2,8/17-50 ( without built in motor)and it fits how wide I want to go. It is cheap, it is good enough and, more important, it is light weight!
I an using the Tamron 2,8/17-50 ( without built in motor)and it fits how wide I want to go. It is cheap, it is good enough and, more important, it is light weight!
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Re: Best Nikkor AIS wide angle for use with D7000?
There are excellent zooms on the market: the Tamron 17-50 is indeed wonderful, the Tokina 11-16 2.8 also surpasses many primes, but if you really want to go the AIS way, I would recommend a lens I am using now and then on FX (real wide angle on FX, only slightly wide on DX): the Tokina 17mm 3.5.
See my mini-review here:
http://www.techniphoto.com/wiki/index.p ... 3.5_Tokina
See my mini-review here:
http://www.techniphoto.com/wiki/index.p ... 3.5_Tokina
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Re: Best Nikkor AIS wide angle for use with D7000?
If you accept slightly longer focal lengths, 24f2, 28f2 and 28f2.8 are all very good choices.
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Re: Best Nikkor AIS wide angle for use with D7000?
Guy, I once owned that Tokina SL17. Indeed, a wonderful lens and worth every penny it did cost. And that weren't much at the time!