Nikon fit prime for Landscapes

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Anyone suggest a decent wide-ish prime that won't break the bank. I love my 50mm and use it a lot indoors for portraits etc.

I'm using a D7000.

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There aren't really any decent wide primes for DX, when you take into account the crop factor the 35mm DX, good as it is, isn't all that wide. Maybe look at finding a Tokina 17mm f3.5, supposed to be excellent on FX and will still be considered wide on DX.
 
Jbuk, I've been keeping an eye on some on ebay, but as John said, was a little scared that on a crop sensor it wouldn't be that wide.

I'll have a look at the tokina.
 
Not sure, I was thinking in the 20mm range I suppose.
 
Well there is the Nikon 20mm 2.8 AF-D which isn't a bad lens but I personally think they're quite overpriced in relation to their performance. If you're prepared to go manual focus (can't see it being an issue for landscape), you could do a lot worse than look at the 20mm AI and AI-s options. I think there are 2.8, 3.5 and f/4 versions. All apparently excellent though I've only personally used the f/4 20mm and was very impressed. Much better than the AF-D that I had a while ago.

I also used to have a Voigtlander 20mm 3.5 lens which I loved and should have kept in hindsight.

I guess it's way out of budget but If you're feeling flush, take a look at the Zeiss 21mm. If you get one, I want to borrow it though! :)
 
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I would really love to give the Zeiss 21 a try! I'm not even big on wide angle, but it's so sexy! :D
 
Nikon 14mm f/2.8, but you'll be looking at at least £700 for a mint used one and probably over a grand for new. Amazing lens nonetheless.

Personally, I'd compromise and get a good, fast zoom like a Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8.... sharp as anything, versatile, prone to a bit of flare to be honest, but a great wide lens for little money.
 
I'm leaning towards the Voigt 20mm.

Anybody got one for sale ? I'm not allowed in classifieds yet:( Don't know why.:cuckoo:

Best I've seen on t'internet is £368 on e-bay from HK.
 
I've got a nice little Nikon 20mm 2.8 for sae in the classified, looking for £200. Lovely lens, but I don't use it. Looking to fund a 35mm. It's dead sharp.
 
Another vote for the Tokina 11-16, sharp, constant f/2.8 aperture, relatively robust. Quite pricey tho. But worth it! I think the newest version is better flare wise, so that'd be the version I'd go for.
 
The new Samyang 14mm seems to be getting some really good reviews. 14mm isn't outrageously wide on a crop sensor. When I was in Seville, I shot almost everything at the wide end of my Tok 12-24mm on a D200.

Or - have you tried photo stitching ? Your 50mm would be fine for that (speaking as a seasoned tog who only discovered the technique 2 weeks ago):lol:
 
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35mm f1.8g dx
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That's not a wide on the D7000.. it's a standard lens.


The Nikkor 20mm AF-D f2.8 isn't a bad old hector. Cheap used ones on Ebay too. not THAT wide on a DX camera though.

Another vote for the Samyang 14mm from me.

{edit].. just thought I'd add that there's nothing wrong with a standard lens for landscape.. just that most people prefer wides.
 
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According to Ken the voigt has far better optics than the samyang. The inability to mount a filter puts me off too.
 
OK. The Samyang appears to be an excellent lens.

Is there a way to fit a filter ? Canon_Togger ?
 
Dunno really. Maybe it's a misconception, but from what I've seen you tend to get more bang for your buck.

I enjoy walking, so I can do plenty of zooming.
 
I use 18-105 kit lens , and a tamron 12-24 , plus I have the old 55-200 in the bag for stuff far away.
If I can't use the wide( or I've forgotten it), I will take 5-15 portrait orientated shots on the tripod and stitch into a panorama.

Works for me, but I don't sell stuff, and nothing is ever printed bigger thag A3.
 
Did I imply that I sold stuff ? Yer having a laugh :bonk:

I'm bloody useless.
 
Got to applaud honesty! :clap:

Personally, I would (and have) go for a zoom - wide primes aren't cheap and Dx kind of demands very wide of you want wide. As Pookeyhead pointed out, 35mm on a Dx body is what would have been called a standard lens before zooms got as good as they are now. To get the sharpness and DoF most people want for landscapes, f/1.4 would be wasted - I rarely use my UWA below f/8 and generally higher (if light allows). If it must be a prime, 24mm is the longest I would go and if a zoom would be acceptable, I would (for Dx) be looking at the Sigma 10-20. Usual caveats re 3rd party lenses apply!
 
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