Wide angle lens recommendations?
Discussion
I'm from old Blighty, but I'm currently living in Australia for a little while. I've got a Nikon D3300 with:
18-55mm
18-70mm
70-300mm
I'm looking into getting a wide angle lens for big landscape shots. I'm popping over to New Zealand at some point, and I'd like to get some vista shots. Any recommendations for a fairly decent budget lens?
18-55mm
18-70mm
70-300mm
I'm looking into getting a wide angle lens for big landscape shots. I'm popping over to New Zealand at some point, and I'd like to get some vista shots. Any recommendations for a fairly decent budget lens?
Edited by slyelessar on Monday 18th May 13:28
ManFromDelmonte said:
Tokina 11-16 f2.8 (version 2).
This is the best budget wide angle lens for crop sensor Nikons. Make sure you get version 2.
How about this? How do I know it is version 2? This is the best budget wide angle lens for crop sensor Nikons. Make sure you get version 2.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-Tokina-AT-X-116...
slyelessar said:
ManFromDelmonte said:
Tokina 11-16 f2.8 (version 2).
This is the best budget wide angle lens for crop sensor Nikons. Make sure you get version 2.
How about this? How do I know it is version 2? This is the best budget wide angle lens for crop sensor Nikons. Make sure you get version 2.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Genuine-Tokina-AT-X-116...
Basically version 1 didn't have an inbuilt focus motor so it relied on the one in the camera body. Your D3300 doesn't have a motor in the body so you need the version 2 which has a motor in the lens.
The other option for this camera is the Nikon 10-24mm. This is, in some ways, a more useful lens as it goes wider and longer but is quite a lot more expensive, not as well built and not as fast.
slyelessar said:
So tempting... If I can only take two lenses with me to New Zealand, what would you recommend (including a possible wide angle lens)?
Looking to shoot landscape and general pics.
When I was in that rather enviable position, I took 18-70, 70-300, 50mm, 60mm macro.Looking to shoot landscape and general pics.
IIRC 90+% of photos were taken with the 18-70, 10% with the 70-300. I found 18mm perfectly adequate for landscapes. The macro did about 10 of 3,500 photos so not really worth it. I can't remember using the 50mm at all.
Heading for Canada soon my weapons will be its uprated cousin, the 17-55 f2.8, and a 70-300VR.
I live in NZ and I've been really enjoying shooting landscapes with the Tokina 12-24 that I bought recently. Maybe its partially novelty value, but I'm certainly appreciating the wider angle compared to 18mm.
If you have an interest in animal/bird photography it will be worth bringing the 70-300 as well. In your position I'd want to bring the 18-70 to cover the in-between range too though, surely you can make space? Its not a big lens, maybe leave some socks behind or something.
If you have an interest in animal/bird photography it will be worth bringing the 70-300 as well. In your position I'd want to bring the 18-70 to cover the in-between range too though, surely you can make space? Its not a big lens, maybe leave some socks behind or something.
Edited by GravelBen on Wednesday 20th May 13:42
There is a method to shooting UWA. You cant just look at a mountain range and click, you will have acres of boring foreground and sky.
You need to compose so you fill the frame with interest, even if the composition is(and should be) simple.
Foreground rocks, flowers, streams, big skies with lots of cloud etc.
Mountains will seem small if you place them in the centre or even lower part, sometimes you can optically stretch them if you place them in the upper part because of the way lens distortion works but at 18mm or wider you still need to be really close to them.
I live in NZ, take mostly wide angle shots ( 16-35 on ff) but often you are better shooting a panoramic or more focused comp with a 35-55 or even 70-200
You need to compose so you fill the frame with interest, even if the composition is(and should be) simple.
Foreground rocks, flowers, streams, big skies with lots of cloud etc.
Mountains will seem small if you place them in the centre or even lower part, sometimes you can optically stretch them if you place them in the upper part because of the way lens distortion works but at 18mm or wider you still need to be really close to them.
I live in NZ, take mostly wide angle shots ( 16-35 on ff) but often you are better shooting a panoramic or more focused comp with a 35-55 or even 70-200
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