Wide Angle prime lens for D90

[JeffryZ]

On a DX camera like the D90 a 20mm lens comes out to be equivellent to a 30mm lens which is not really that wide. I too would agree with taking a look at the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8. The range of the zoom is fairly narrow for a zoom and the quality of it puts it into nearly "prime" class. No you do not need a converter for it- just be sure to get one with a Nikon mount. It is also available in Canon mount.

The longer the range you give a zoom, the more you compromise on the image quality. The 80- 200mm covers a very wide range and considering that it really does a remarkably nice job. If you take that same range and break it up among more lenses then each one will be trying to cover a smaller segment with a prime lens being the minimum range so it can be optomized to work best at that focal distance only. Since Tokina kept the range small, they can be more careful on optomizing the image over the entire range of the zoom.

There is a thread on here somewhere with some images people have taken with their 11-16mm lenses in the Sigma/ Tamron/ Tokina forum.

 

[catohcat]

I bought a Tokina 11-16 today. Totally satisfy with the Lens quality and images are just fantastic for its price. The only thing I dont like is the so called "One touch Manual/Auto Focus switch". This "innovation" make it impossible to Auto Focus and then do a tiny adjust by manual focus .

 

[Daedalus Trent]

I bought a Tokina 11-16 today. Totally satisfy with the Lens quality and images are just fantastic for its price. The only thing I dont like is the so called "One touch Manual/Auto Focus switch". This "innovation" make it impossible to Auto Focus and then do a tiny adjust by manual focus .

haha true :cry:

But then again, most ppl either AF or MF the whole way, so it isn't that big a problem

 

[Bfrost]

hang on... isn't the kit lens for d90 a 18-105? at the 18mm range, it should be wide enough, no?

 

[Lomographer]

If you are willing to spend abit more

why not get the 18mm f/2.8 or 21mm f/2.8?

if you are looking to get true wide angle, it would be 28mm and below on ff

so if you have a dx (crop) body, you have to get something below 24mm.

 

[Lomographer]

to Bfrost:

the crop body makes the 18mm equivalent to 27mm which is actually the start of wide angle

maybe it is not wide enough for TS

 

[catohcat]

Yes. The nature of my work require shooting photo in enclosed areas where I cant walk back thru the walls =)), so this 11-16mm serves the purpose perfectly =D