Recommend a general-use wideangle?

[Sausage]

I'm currently looking for a relatively cheap wideangle lens for a Nikon F80, for travel photography. No special demands, and I guess anything in the region of 20-28mm would be fine.

The thing is, I already have a Sigma 10-20mm DX for my DSLR and can't use it on the F80 without vignetting, and I have no wish to splash another $800+ for a non-dx lens of similar focal range.

Can anyone recommend one?

 

[kelccm]

Tamron 17-35mm f/2.8-4 is a good wide angle lense.

 

[lsisaxon]

I'm currently looking for a relatively cheap wideangle lens for a Nikon F80, for travel photography. No special demands, and I guess anything in the region of 20-28mm would be fine.

The thing is, I already have a Sigma 10-20mm DX for my DSLR and can't use it on the F80 without vignetting, and I have no wish to splash another $800+ for a non-dx lens of similar focal range.

Can anyone recommend one?

How about 24-85/2.8-4? I think it is a useful lens.

 

[Sausage]

These sound pretty alright... what are the price ranges I'm looking at?

 

[ExplorerZ]

vote for tammy 17-35 f2.8-4 as well. good lens + very wide for SLR :thumbsup:

 

[jnet6]

nikkor 20-35 F2.8 is :thumbsup:

 

[chengsing]

i too vote for tamron 17-35 f2.8-4

 

[Ally]

i too vote for tamron 17-35 f2.8-4

Same same.. i vote Tamron 17-35mm f2.8-4..
just got a new one a few wks ago, and already travelled with it..

(btw, it appears tat Tamron dropped the retail price of the 17-35.. maybe coz newer models were released..)

 

[Sausage]

How heavy is the 17-35? It looks like quite a high end lens.

 

[chengsing]

its around 440g according to http://www.photo.net/equipment/tamron/17_35_Di/

 

[ExplorerZ]

How heavy is the 17-35? It looks like quite a high end lens.

if you are talking about nikon 17-35 then its heavy and very high end. but for tamron i think its pretty alright with a price range of around 600 new or 400+/- 2hand

 

[Aneurysm]

My favourite is the prime 24mm f2.8 when I was using the F80

 

[zac08]

My favourite is the prime 24mm f2.8 when I was using the F80

Would agree with the reccomendation of a 24mm prime. Best quality so far. And at 2nd hand pricing, should be abt $400 or less.

 

[Sausage]

Thanks for all the info. I think I'll go for either the 24 prime or 24-85mm.

 

[fWord]

Does the lens vignette severely at all focal lengths? I remember reading somewhere that some have ventured into using this lens on film at focal lengths of about 16/17-20mm without vignetting becoming disturbing.