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Hello all,
I'm a photography enthusiast for about two years now and I'm looking to move up from my Nikon D5100 to a full-frame body (probably the D600). I'm interested in buying a wide/ultra-wide lens for an FX body that can give me good IQ for a good price. After researching for some days this is what I came up with:
1) Nikon 14-24mm: the classic, huge and expensive lens with crazy sharpness. My drawbacks with this lens are its size, price and inability to put filters. All the rest seems to fit in with what I want.
2) Nikon 16-35mm VR: less aperture, but compensates that with VR. As sharp as the 14-24mm from what i've heard, and nearly half the price. Also, accepts filters. Are there any issues with it?
3) Nikon 18-35mm G: newest of them all, also relatively cheap. Its focal lenght seems a bit limiting for me, but then again I have never played with anything wider than my 18-55mm kit DX lens.
4) Sigma 12-24mm: I do not know much about this lens, except that it covers FX (!) and that it is also relatively cheap (!!). So, what is wrong with it? Or is it just one of these hidden treasures?
5) Tokina 17-35mm f/4: I also do not know much about this lens. It seems like a cheap knock-off to the Nikon 16-35mm VR but it might as well be worth it. Does anyone have it and can give me some info?
I accept all suggestions. I appreciate going as far wide as I can, if it does not compromise IQ too much. I do not care much for fixed lenses nor extremely fast ones. I'm thinking of buying the Nikon D600 with the 28-300mm "freedom" lens so consider that range covered.
Thanks guys!
I'm a photography enthusiast for about two years now and I'm looking to move up from my Nikon D5100 to a full-frame body (probably the D600). I'm interested in buying a wide/ultra-wide lens for an FX body that can give me good IQ for a good price. After researching for some days this is what I came up with:
1) Nikon 14-24mm: the classic, huge and expensive lens with crazy sharpness. My drawbacks with this lens are its size, price and inability to put filters. All the rest seems to fit in with what I want.
2) Nikon 16-35mm VR: less aperture, but compensates that with VR. As sharp as the 14-24mm from what i've heard, and nearly half the price. Also, accepts filters. Are there any issues with it?
3) Nikon 18-35mm G: newest of them all, also relatively cheap. Its focal lenght seems a bit limiting for me, but then again I have never played with anything wider than my 18-55mm kit DX lens.
4) Sigma 12-24mm: I do not know much about this lens, except that it covers FX (!) and that it is also relatively cheap (!!). So, what is wrong with it? Or is it just one of these hidden treasures?
5) Tokina 17-35mm f/4: I also do not know much about this lens. It seems like a cheap knock-off to the Nikon 16-35mm VR but it might as well be worth it. Does anyone have it and can give me some info?
I accept all suggestions. I appreciate going as far wide as I can, if it does not compromise IQ too much. I do not care much for fixed lenses nor extremely fast ones. I'm thinking of buying the Nikon D600 with the 28-300mm "freedom" lens so consider that range covered.
Thanks guys!
