Of these 3 Nikon wide angle primes are the best?

Box801 · May 21, 2011

Hey everyone,

I'm looking to buy a new wide angle prime mainly for photojournalism purposes and some nature shots. Of these three, which is the best for what I'm doing? (I use a Nikon D80)

AF 20mm f/2.8D: Nikon Canada
AF 24mm f/2.8D: Nikon Canada
AF 28mm f/2.8D: Nikon Canada

Thanks!,
box801

KmH · May 21, 2011

The term photojournalism covers a broad spectrum of shooting situations, so you'll need to be a bit more specific about what you are shooting.

All 3 are quality lenses.

480sparky · May 21, 2011

If there was only one 'best' lens of the 3, the other two would never be manufactured.

The_Traveler · May 21, 2011

Asking for casual responses from people you don't know may not provide any comparative data. I suggest you might look at Bjorn Rorslett's reviews

Bjorn is well-known, if not famous for exactly this in addition to his superb nature work.

TheBiles · May 21, 2011

I'm not as familiar with Nikon, but I would not get any of those if I had an ASP-C sensor. You will get a wider angle on most standard or wide-angle zoom lenses. The crop factor takes a lot of the value out of the wide angle. I'd rather have an ultra-wide zoom that can be actually used for wide-angle and give you some flexibility. I had the same dilemma earlier, but I decided that a 17-40 would be much more valuable than a 20 on my crop body. Of course, just ignore this if you have a full-frame.

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