Gandhi
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Right. Advice needed....
My sigma 10-20 just doesn't cut it on the sharpness stakes at the moment for me. It's ok, but could do better after seeing the results from some prime lenses and some of nikons pro zooms. I need a sharper wide-angle.
Do I.....
a) try to get a better copy of the sigma. Do-able but will take a loss and there's no guarantee of a good un and I think even then it wont come up to my expectations
b) Invest in the Nikon 12-24. From what I hear this lens isn't much sharper then the sigma but is twice the price. It has constant f4 but I'm not bothered about that. I need biting sharpness and good depth of field. Not carpy wideangle bokeh.
c) Start using older prime nikons and accept the fact that none will go as wide but the quality will be better. To be honest this is the cheapest route and I don't often use the sigma at it's widest setting and when I do I often find myself cropping in a bit afterwards. I can then keep the sigma for the interiors work.
d) Possibly most expensive and most drastic option. Sell up and go full frame with canon. To get the same FoV I can use less wide lenses and the resolution of the lenses isn't pushed as hard in the name of compromise. I don't get on with the ergonomics of canon, I can't use Capture NX anymore and I'm not keen on the colour rendition from their cmos sensors.
e) wait for nikon to go full frame and bite the bullet with that when and if it ever happens. It's not likely at the mo I think, despite all the rumours about the new D3. Will be very expensive and I have yet to look at the quality of the glass available for Nikon film cameras.
At the moment I'm veering towards the older Nikon primes. I don't use AF when I shoot landscapes as I try (not always succesfully) to use hyperfocal ranges.
Any advice people?
My sigma 10-20 just doesn't cut it on the sharpness stakes at the moment for me. It's ok, but could do better after seeing the results from some prime lenses and some of nikons pro zooms. I need a sharper wide-angle.
Do I.....
a) try to get a better copy of the sigma. Do-able but will take a loss and there's no guarantee of a good un and I think even then it wont come up to my expectations
b) Invest in the Nikon 12-24. From what I hear this lens isn't much sharper then the sigma but is twice the price. It has constant f4 but I'm not bothered about that. I need biting sharpness and good depth of field. Not carpy wideangle bokeh.
c) Start using older prime nikons and accept the fact that none will go as wide but the quality will be better. To be honest this is the cheapest route and I don't often use the sigma at it's widest setting and when I do I often find myself cropping in a bit afterwards. I can then keep the sigma for the interiors work.
d) Possibly most expensive and most drastic option. Sell up and go full frame with canon. To get the same FoV I can use less wide lenses and the resolution of the lenses isn't pushed as hard in the name of compromise. I don't get on with the ergonomics of canon, I can't use Capture NX anymore and I'm not keen on the colour rendition from their cmos sensors.
e) wait for nikon to go full frame and bite the bullet with that when and if it ever happens. It's not likely at the mo I think, despite all the rumours about the new D3. Will be very expensive and I have yet to look at the quality of the glass available for Nikon film cameras.
At the moment I'm veering towards the older Nikon primes. I don't use AF when I shoot landscapes as I try (not always succesfully) to use hyperfocal ranges.
Any advice people?
