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WTB Wide Angle Lens! Nikon mount..

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icantskiiFILM
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iight NS so ive got a Nikon D80. i have around 600 bucks to spend. anyone have a wide angle lens that they are willing to sell? ive also got a PSP and 9 games if anyone wants to do trade plus money or whatever.
Sep 28 2010 5:47PM
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1337
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35 f2
Sep 28 2010 5:52PM
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icantskiiFILM
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ehuhh i wanted that lens but i dont have a lens under a 50mm besides a fisheye. im lookin for like 28 and down sorry. maybe if i had money for 2 lenses id go for u
Sep 28 2010 5:53PM
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1337
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pm'd about a 28
Sep 28 2010 6:00PM
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207
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honestly, a wide angle isn't a worthy investment. If you hate the distortion on fisheye crop it.

Get a telephoto.
Sep 28 2010 6:28PM
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.jr
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HAHAHAH WHAT!?
Sep 28 2010 6:31PM
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1337
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wut
Sep 28 2010 6:33PM
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207
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FUCK sorry that was supposed to go on skateperception. fuck being tired.


To the op; get a nikon 35mm, real nice lens, or if you want an even nicer, get a tamron 12-24
Sep 28 2010 6:36PM
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.jr
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I dont believe you at all. FYI.

And Im going to be real nice in saying this, but please stop posting so much, and read more. Tamron doesn't make a 12-24.

Tokina does, and I have it. Its a good lens, CA is non existent, and flare is subdued fairly well (as long as you dont have a CPL on it, but honestly you shouldn't have one on a UWA anyway.)
Sep 28 2010 6:42PM
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207
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okay. 1st. I'm super sorry. Don't believe me if you don't wanna.

Second. I'm fucking tired. I always get confused between tamron and tokina. Tokina makes a 12-24

Tamron makes an 11-18.

I'd get the 11-18 or get a nice prime.
Sep 28 2010 6:46PM
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1337
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tokina 11-16?
Sep 28 2010 6:49PM
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207
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the tamron 11-18
Sep 28 2010 6:50PM
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icantskiiFILM
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hahahaha this is the dumbest thing ive ever heard.
Sep 28 2010 6:55PM
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1337
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is shit compared to the tokina 11-16
Sep 28 2010 6:55PM
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207
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again, i was fucking tired. check SP lens discussion, that post was put in there.

second, the tamron is like $200 cheaper. Variable aperture, but its still wide and inexpensive.
Sep 28 2010 6:58PM
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family_vacation
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Can I have some VX2000 advice please?
Sep 28 2010 7:00PM
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207
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yes abe, vx2000 mk1 is teh greatest cam evar
Sep 28 2010 7:09PM
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.jr
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Haha I guess you missed it before when I said STOP POSTING.

The tamron 11-18 is garbage. Variable aperture, slow to focusing, less of a zoom than most UWAs, and just as much as the sigma 10-20. In fact the tamron 11-18 may be the worst wide angle currently out?

OP - If you are looking for a wide angle, the Tokina 12-24 is a solid choice for reasons I stated above, the only thing I am not pleased about is I would not give the 12mm rating it boasts. At best I would call this a 13mm. Though its likely in the 13-14 range. Ive read the Tokina holds it own against the Nikon 12-24, though I haven't used the Nikon but for a few hours so can't really add any imput.

The Sigma 10-20 is also a solid choice, though its a 4-5.6 (read: slow.) lens. Its CA is acceptable at best, and Ive found is somewhat soft in the corners (may of just been my copy.) Also, the barrel distortion on this lens is unfixable in photoshop, where as the Tokina is completely fixable.

The Tokina 11-16 is also a highly rated lens, but comes at double the price ($600 used as opposed to the other two lenses at $300 used.) Im sure theres quite a few users (1137?) who will back this lens.
Sep 28 2010 7:30PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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Quoting 207$:
honestly, a wide angle isn't a worthy investment. If you hate the distortion on fisheye crop it. Get a telephoto.
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Quoting 207$:
FUCK sorry that was supposed to go on skateperception.
even if that was supposed to go on SP, it makes no sense at all under any circumstance
Quoting 207$:
tamron 11-18
such a shit lens
Quoting 207$:
the tamron is like $200 cheaper. Variable aperture, but its still wide and inexpensive.
not worth it at all variable aperture alone makes it crappy, and like you said, for $200 more you can get the Tokina 11-16
Quoting aKrieg$:
Can I have some VX2000 advice please?
lolololololol
Quoting despite$:
Ive read the Tokina holds it own against the Nikon 12-24
yes, both the Tokina 12-24 and 11-16 kill the Nikkor in sharpness in corners and center, and in flares

for Tokina its the 11-16 > 12-24

Sep 28 2010 8:28PM
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eheath
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Check out an older nikon 24mm and if you want lower check out the tamron 12-24 or tokina 11-16. You can find nikon 24mm for like 150 on ebay...
Sep 28 2010 8:49PM
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.jr
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Sep 28 2010 8:53PM
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207
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he made the same mistake why don't you go tell him to stop posting? dickhead.
Sep 28 2010 8:55PM
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.jr
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Because here in about 30 posts he will.. I dont need him to. And he admitted isn't a photographer and doesn't spend all his time spitting what hes read once.
Sep 28 2010 8:58PM
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eheath
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Sorry, i read the whole thread and tamron and tokina was thrown everywhere, sorry bro.
Sep 28 2010 9:01PM
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eheath
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And you actually really suck at giving advice so you really do need to stop posting.
Sep 28 2010 9:02PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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hes better than DownToFilm, you have to give him that
Sep 28 2010 9:26PM
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eheath
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True, very true.
Sep 28 2010 9:28PM
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207
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okay let me say, I know about cameras, sure I got mixed up about Tamron and Tokina.

But, I know my lens, and I know a decent amount about photo and video cameras. I'm an enthusiast.

I'm by no means stupid, and I was tired and in an unaware state when I made a few of the previous posts. Please disregard and continue to consider me as one of the many intelligent camera kids on ns.
Sep 28 2010 9:34PM
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.jr
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I lol'ed.
Sep 28 2010 9:36PM
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family_vacation
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I do love my old manual focus nikon 24mm f2.8.
Sep 28 2010 9:36PM
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207
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quality lens
Sep 28 2010 9:38PM
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icantskiiFILM
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ok so what ive gathered from this is that i should go with a 24 2.8 or the tokina 11-16. i have the money to spend on the 11-16 and i want a fast lens and 2.8 is pretty solid. ill prob end up pickin up a 24 as well.
Sep 29 2010 5:36PM
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icantskiiFILM
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O and lol at 207. i udnerstand now that you were tired. i still acknolege your knowlege of cameras.

o and this was a thread for its main purpose to see what all you guys got and if ur willing to spend. so if anyones got anythin good i got the money.
Sep 29 2010 5:39PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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word, if you use it and love it then go for it!
I would kill for an 11-16
Sep 29 2010 8:55PM
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no_steeze
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my 10-22 is on my camera 75% of the time fwiw. get a good wide angle, they're the most fun
Sep 29 2010 9:14PM
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freestyle180
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he shoots nikon
Sep 30 2010 9:34AM
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