Which Wide Angle Lens ?

***Dave*** · 13-12-2005, 10:55

Not sure which Wide Angle lens to get .

Prices from onestop

Sigma 10-20mm £299
Tamron 11-18mm £309
Nikon 12-24mm £576
Tokina 12-24mm £300

I'm happy to buy the Nikon at that price if there is a noticeable difference in quality from the rest.

Chez · 13-12-2005, 11:47

I have the 12-24mm Nikon lens and it is infinitely better than the kit lens in terms of image quality.

It is also MUCH wider..

Joe T · 13-12-2005, 17:25

Amateur Photographer rated the Tokina 12-24 substantially higher than the Sigma 10-20.

***Dave*** · 13-12-2005, 18:50

Cheers guys...so need to compare Nikon with Tokina then

Joe T · 13-12-2005, 18:55

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Originally Posted by Dave

Cheers guys...so need to compare Nikon with Tokina then

I think for the price I would go with the Tokina.

FM has quite a few reviews of the Nikon iirc.

***Dave*** · 13-12-2005, 21:00

Noticed there is a s/h Nikon on for £400 with less than 1 hr to go on EBAY...only problem is seller has (4) feedback, with several no longer registered

. Option to meet in London, but bit far for me.

Arkady · 14-12-2005, 07:22

Nikon used to make a 6mm fish-eye but you had to order it specially as hardly anyone ever had it in stock. I use a 14mm and it seems OK for the few times I use it, though as it's a Sigma I do get flare sometimes which I didn't when using the 14mm Nikkor that I used to have issued to me.

***Dave*** · 14-12-2005, 13:19

Cheers Rob.....struggling to find reviews that can show a big difference between Nikon & Tokina at the mo.....although clear that Nikon has better quality control so less likely to get a dodgy lens

Now that extra bit from 12 -> 10mm would be nice to have, but too risky from what I read with Sigma QC on lenses...especially if ordering from HK.

Saying that only £35 more from Jessops than onestop for Sigma.....can't find Tokina at Jessops, but the Nikon is an extra £323 than onestop !!! Looking long term I expect less depreciation on Nikon if bought from HK with that initial saving ?

Chez · 14-12-2005, 16:28

Another thing to bear in mind is that the Nikon is constant F4 across the entire zoom range and has an AF-S motor.

I'm not sure whether the others mentioned are HSM (or equivalent Tokina technology) and I think they have variable apertures?

These factors may, or may not, be important to you..

***Dave*** · 15-12-2005, 19:04

Unbelievably after all this searching the wen for reviews on the lenses, I was scanning my Digital Photo Mag from Nov 05 & it had a group test on them all

Gold went to the Sigma 10-20mm & Silver to the Canon 10-22mm

From the example photographs I really could see hardly any difference between the Nikon, Canon, Sigma (10-20) & Tokina, so feel it came down to price as final decider.

This is harder than deciding on a new car !!!

Joe T · 15-12-2005, 19:10

From the photozene.de review I would buy the Tokina.

***Dave*** · 15-12-2005, 19:18

Well after reading Mag review I was set on the Sigma, as the extra 2mm equates to extra 10 degree of view......but then reading 2nd table

. Nikon is out of the picture now, as for me the difference in price could go towards a nice macro lens

Now if only Jessops had Tokina in at a decent price, I could try the Sigma & if not happy exchange for Tokina. Only prob is Tokina is only a competitive price from onestop...............why is everything in life so complicated

Steep · 16-12-2005, 18:38

As for the reviews, I defy any 10mm lens to produce distortion free images.

evilowl · 16-12-2005, 19:18

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Originally Posted by Steep

As for the reviews, I defy any 10mm lens to produce distortion free images.

nail / head

Even my 12-24 distorts visibily at 12mm but as long as you accept it for what it is then you learn to work with it and still produce nice pics.