landscape lens

[nickanderson]

Killed my sigma 18-50 the other day by dropping it around 200ft down a mountain - totally gutted!! it was the f2.8 Non macro - Cant complain though it was attached to my d300 which survived apart from the flash isn't working. Any way, I want to replace the lens. Looking for something sub £300 but.... I have 70-300 so that range is covered. I am really wanting some feedback on what people are using - the reviews sites are a bit hit and miss - - I have only ever used Nikon and Sigma so if you use anything else with your nikon then let me know how you are getting on with it regardless of focal length. Thanks and happy snapping.

[GeoffWessex]

If you look in any magazine nowadays you'll see lots of landscapes (and they seem to be getting really popular again) that use a fairly wide lens.... on your D300 that means around 16mm and up. Some people will see uses for even less than 16mm but I think 16mm is fine. I use a 16-45mm zoom, giving me the equivalent of 24 to 67mm, and that's what it would give you too. A fairly common zoom length, you should be able to pick up a used one for a Nikon for a reasonable price, certainly less than 300 pounds, though I note that Nikon's own lens in this range, for example the 16-35mm, is quite expensive, selling new at $1400 here in Canada (around 700 pounds). There's still a good choice of Tamron, Sigma, Tokina etc but, again, new ones come in a fair bit more than 300 pounds.

Anyway, the bottom line is..... something like a 16-45mm, but it will probably have to be 'used' to keep the price down.

[ianpinion]

Hi Nick,

You will hear many members of this forum singing the praises of their Sigma 10-20mm lens for landscape work. Chris P, I know absolutely loves his and after seeing quite a number of the landscapes he has taken with it I can understand why. For the price, it is an amazing lens and I'm staggered by how wide the field of view is at it's widest end and is still pin sharp. It's got to be worth a look!

[nickanderson]

Hi and thanks for the feedback. Thinking about the 10-20 as it won't render my 24-105 redundant - is it this one?-

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sigma-10-20m...ref=pd_cp_ce_0

Slightly more than I wanted to spend but its very tempting, with £170 off it seems rude not to. Some of the images make it look quite good, Chris P (ahh crispy! just got that..) have you got any photos you can point me to, taken with your 10-20. Had a scan through your album and notice the odd car shot - I have been asked to take some for a petrol head friend of mine - any tips? Metering for dark/shadey areas and chrome/shiny bits comes to mind as possible problem areas - I have had to CS these in the past but as a bit of a purist I prefer to get what I want straight off camera. Anyway I digress, anyone with more lens advice please post it up.

Chris P - my email - ikklenick@yahoo.com - for any pics you are willing to share if they are not in your album

thanks folks - say cheese!!!

[matt wilson]

another fan of the sigma you link to .

it really is a fantastic lens and would be my recommendation.I have a few shots in my gallery in the panoramas and landscape areas .

[donoreo]

I plan to get a sigma 10-20 f/3.5 someday.

[nickanderson]

Cheers mat and nice pans. Donoreo £370!!!! what are you waiting for?!

[donoreo]

Originally Posted by nickanderson

Cheers mat and nice pans. Donoreo £370!!!! what are you waiting for?!

Well it is about $700 CDN (B&H does Canadian prices for us) . I have been "between assignments" and start work on Wednesday (I am a systems administrator in my day job and the market was tough for a while).

[chris-p]

Another fan of the Sigma 10-20mm. But...

Originally Posted by donoreo

I plan to get a sigma 10-20 f/3.5 someday.

Don't. There is no point in paying the extra for the f/3.5 over the f/4-5.6 version.

[donoreo]

Originally Posted by chris-p

Another fan of the Sigma 10-20mm. But...



Don't. There is no point in paying the extra for the f/3.5 over the f/4-5.6 version.

But I want it