Nikkor Glass below 28mm

(I don't like it when moderators move a thread to where they think it should live, but wouldn't you get better mileage for this question on the nikon subforum?)
 
I'd aim for a 10mm range lens on a APS-C sized sensor - I use a sigma 10-20 4-5.6 almost exclusively at 10mm . I don't want to recommended it (know what ya getting into when buying 3rd party lenses), but it works decent for photos and is great for video. plenty of other offerings in that focal range from Nikon and other brands, although more expensive.
 
The nikon ai-s 20mm f/2.8 is very good. There's also the sigma 20mm f/1.8 which is great too. There's a couple of slower nikkors the f/3.5 and f/4 which cost less.
 
squig said:
The nikon ai-s 20mm f/2.8 is very good. There's also the sigma 20mm f/1.8 which is great too. There's a couple of slower nikkors the f/3.5 and f/4 which cost less.
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I just picked up a Nikon 20mm f2.8 AI-S Lens. I am using it on a T21 and I really like it. I am pretty sure that f2.8 is as fast as Nikon 20mms go.
 
Don't know your budget, but the Tokina f2.8 11-16mm has been a great lens on crop sensor cameras. it is also constant aperture so it doesn't change exposure when you zoom. If you need anything faster than 2.8, than you need to rethink your budget or try renting. The D7000 has pretty good noise tolerances, so you can push it further than some other cameras a bit.
 
i use the nikkor 24/2.0 and love it. if i need even wider, which for video is rarely, i use the 18-55 kit lens, which is actually optically great even though build quality and handling sucks big time.
 
Lee Saxon said:
Yes, also it is terrible. (but the Sigma 20 1.8 is worse. Much worse.)

Get the new Nikon 24 1.4, it's sharper @1.4 than the 20/2.8@2.8. Stop it down to 2.8, it's like comparing a master prime to a tamron. http://the-digital-picture.com/Revi...p=630&CameraComp=614&SampleComp=0&FLI=0&API=3
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Have you actually made any films with either of those lenses or are you just conveying information that you read somewhere? Sure the 24mm f/1.4 is sharp but it costs more than 2 APS-C bodies. The 24mm f/2 ai-s is very nice, I used mine a lot, all the wide shots on this were done with the 24mm- http://vimeo.com/11409809 . I've since replaced it with a Leica 28mm elmarit-r f/2.8. DSLR filmmaking doesn't require the sharpest lens, it's more important to look for lens characteristics that give a more filmic look. In fact the sharper lenses are more prone to moire and aliasing. I much prefer the look of Zeiss Jena over Canon L glass. Until I find $2000 for a 19mm Leica the Sigma will have to do. The only gripe I have with it is it's coating doesn't match my Leicas.
 
i don't know, while sharpness is certainly less of an issue at lower res, it still shows, especially if some of your lenses are sharper and you intercut. i shoot a lot of super 8 and even at that fairly modest resolution there's a big difference between glass. however while i haven't used the ultra wide lenses you're discussing, i can't imagine nikon nor sigma putting something out that's unusable, the fact that a high end expensive lens is better is an academic no-brainer. and i've even used a 0.7x adapter on my 24 and it looked great, so I'm not sure what my point is here... ;-)
 
James0b57 said:
Don't know your budget, but the Tokina f2.8 11-16mm has been a great lens on crop sensor cameras. it is also constant aperture so it doesn't change exposure when you zoom. If you need anything faster than 2.8, than you need to rethink your budget or try renting. The D7000 has pretty good noise tolerances, so you can push it further than some other cameras a bit.
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+1 for Tokina 11-16mm and D7000.

Here's a photo I shot half a day ago:
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