D50 wide angle lens advice

[Dibble]

Sorry all, yet another Dopey Dibble D50 Dilemma...

I'm after a wide(ish) angle lens that's compatible with my D50.

What would the great and good of PH P&V recommend (it's coming from HK, so I can afford to spend a bit more than I would here)?

I guess top end of the (HK) budget would be about £200ish.

TIA.

[bulb763]

wide? or wideish?

For wide-ish I can thoroughly recommend the sigma 17-70. I paid slightly over £200 about a month ago at Jessops, so should be within your budget from HK. Alternatively there is the Nikon 18-70..

Having typed this, I realise this probably isn't the sort of rage you had in mind I've read a lot of good things about the sigma 10-20, which is pretty much as wide as you can get for crop sensors. I want one for my D50. It'd be a close-call budget-wise though...

[Frik]

I've been looking at the Sigma 10-20 for my D50 - seems about spot on.

Just waiting for the pennies to gather together in one place.

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I already have the AF-S DX 18 - 55 mm F3.5 - F5.6G ED (27 - 82.5 mm equiv. FOV, 3x zoom) and AF-S DX 55 - 200 mm F4.0 - F5.6G ED (82.5 - 300 mm equiv. FOV, 3.6x zoom) kit lenses, so I'm thinking wideer than the 18-55 if possible.

So something like the Sigma 10-20 would be about right I guess.

[Frik]

See here Dibble:

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&t=368631&r=5071956&hm=49360#5071956

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Cheers Frik

Just ordered one via my "contact" who's having a trip to HK...

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No one seems to have mentioned the Tokina 12/24 yet. I suggest you think about that one too since it is magic at the price.

[Dibble]

Sigma already ordered...

...and now I want a fisheye too...