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Useful if you have similar needs to me! I am a enthusiast who has recently upgraded to full frame d600. Despite that purchase I'm fairly poor and can't afford expensive, heavy FF zoom lenses. Additionally, despite my D600 being significantly bigger and heavier than my old D60, I take my camera with me pretty much every day in case I see anything I need to shoot (do some PJ for student newspapers and websites) and also do a lot of street photography and take pics in social situations and in low light (and nightclubs). For all these uses, the low weight and size give are invaluable and puts you on the right side of being discreet and looking like you have a huge scary camera. I find not needing a second hand to zoom immediately makes you less of an imposing photographer. Therefore, I really wanted a wide lens to complement my 50mm (and 70-300). Optically, it's clear that this is a lens designed for film, corner to corner sharpness not that great, and pretty soft wide open with heavy vignetting. However stopping down it quickly becomes acceptable. I am certainly not a pixel peeper and not too bothered about what large prints look like - I can tell that this is no where near as good as my 50 (1.4G, so that one isn't even top of its class), however for what I want to do with it it suits just fine. Compared to my 50mm it give me a whole new dimension of freedom, and for PJ shots when I need to make sure I get everything in I can just crop quite a lot lot when it's too wide (D600 sensor helps) and the 2.8 allows me to work in that bit lower light. The autofocus is really fast - noisy but a very satisfying mechanical noise! Would be very audible in a church or quiet concert recital though. Being metal it also has that great robust feeling, I'd be quite happy chucking it in my pocket while i'd be more protective of a G lens. I haven't done any landscape photography with this yet - I think it will be fine for my (fairly amateur) landscape work, but serious landscapers would be better off with newer glass. In conclusion, this lens is quite expensive considering its age and its average optical performance. However for someone like me it is a really useful piece of kit. If size is no object, for not much more you could go for the Sigma 12-24 which offers a lot more in terms of features/£, but by far and away the best thing about it is that I can fit my D600 with this and a 50mm in my tiny tiny camera bag with room for a speedlight.Read full review
This is a great lens on a full frame camera giving a good wide angle. The lens is small and lightweight but delivers excellent image quality. I use it for indoor photography and buildings photography ( Churches etc ). To be honest I can't really fault the lens technically , it is a little expensive but you do get what you pay for. This is my first wide angle lens and I wish I had purchased one years ago , it has changed my work for the better.
As always with Nikon, this lens is excellent. I needed it specifically for macro photography to use on my Nikon bellows, to get ultra close to insects, such as portraits of wasp's faces, to show the difference in various UK species. Often with such small animals like this in ultra close-up, the subject has to be almost touching the front element of the lens. The great advantage of using a wide-angle lens like this is the fact that it has a large depth of field, so that all the insect's head is in-focus and fills the whole photo frame. Another great advantage of a lens like this is that it is good for scenery, to show a wide vista, including lots of sky if you have good spectacular clouds and big mountains. Another good advantage with Nikon equipment is that it is usually "backward compatible". That is it fits onto old bits of equipment, such as tubes, bellows and specialised filters, some of mine are about 40 years old or more and are still usable with modern lenses such as this 20mm autofocus one, although of course on bellows you have to manually focus and stop down when taking a shot. Good lens at a good price with good versatile features.Read full review
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A Nikon legendary lens, and so much cheaper and much better built of metal and not plastic than the current G models. You won't need instant focus at 20mm as everything is in focus anyway from f/5.6 onwards. Will only auto focus if your Nikon body has the internal screw driver motor so manual only on the 3000, 5000, D40, D60 etc series. No problems on any Nikon digital FX body and the 7000's DX series. Check the Nikon WEB site for what will work and what won't on your model. Buy one you won't regret it and it will always hold its value. And you won'y believe how good it really is, Make sure you get a well looked after lens with no scratches or mould as I have seen many with marks on the multi-coating which is on the front and rear elements. Very easy to clean if you have the talents and correct tools but don't attempt it if you are not confident.Read full review
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I chose this lens as a travel companion in order to reduce the weight of my camera bag when visiting family and friends. It is compact, exceptionally sharp and rugged representing great value as an alternative go to lens with my Nikon D700. I would recommend using the 24mm 1.4G for Transparencies or Film as I do when using my F100. I would pack two prime lenses such as the 20mm and perhaps the 50mm Nikkor lenses when weight and convenience are of the essence.
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