Nikon 10 - 24mm, Nikon 12 - 24mm or Tokina 11 - 16mm - Which?

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Hey all!

I'm not sure which lens to go for and would really like some advice from owners of each lens and recommendations from members!

The Choices:

Nikon 10 - 24mm Avg Used Ebay Price - £340
Nikon 12 - 24mm Avg Used Ebay Price - £340
Tokina 11 - 16mm New Price - £315

The average price for all 3 is £340 Used via Ebay so price is really no option as they are all going for around the same value! Apart from the Tokina can be bought at that price New

The lens will be coming with me to New York, Hawaii, San Francisco and LA in August

I'm really into Landscape Photography and it will become the main use! as well as just snapping while on tours and travelling around etc.

Current gear:

Nikon D7000
Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye
Nikon 50mm 1.4
Nikon 24 - 70 2.8
Nikon 70 - 300 VR II


Thanks in advance!

 

[Stu Meech]

Are you looking for something to fill the gap between the UWA and your 24-70? If so the Nikon options will certainly do that.

The Tokina is an amazing lens and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a UWA - the f/2.8 is a great feature but the trade off is a limited zoom range. Does suffer from flare (from direct light) a little bit though, so that's worth considering...