Thinking of a wide angle lens

[Marcellus]

But I have absolutelty no idea what I'm looking for.

I've got a D80 so any recommendations would be appreciated!!

[miniman]

Sigma 10-20 is pretty nice.

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all_detail...

[GetCarter]

..and I still think it's soft at the edges (and I have one and used it today). IMHO - It's bloody good for a cheap lens.

[Marcellus]

I'm planning on buying on ebay so how do I know which lenses are Wide angle and which aren't?

I know a real numpty question but I am

[Marcellus]

does this one look any good?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Nikon-Nikkor-28mm-f-2-8D-AF-Lens-For-D70-D80-D200-Nice_W0QQitemZ220128367239QQihZ012QQcategoryZ30070QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem 

[miniman]

I wouldn't call 28mm "wide angle" to be honest, especially when you factor in the sensor size on the D80 which multiplies the lenses up by 1.6 - so that 28mm is actually 45mm.

Traditionally "wide angle" is around 17mm and below IIRC - so to get that on a DSLR you need to be looking at around 10mm or so.

[poah]

for your D80 ultra wide is 10mm-12mm. there are a few 3rd party lenses rather than the way over priced nikon 12-24 f4. tokina, tamron, sigma all make one. the tokina 12-24 f4 looks a good buy, I considered that before I got the canon 10-22