How is the lens for architecture at the widest aperture? Any distortion?
196651
This is a superb wide-angle lens ideal for cityscape and landscape photography. Any distortion issues can be addressed in post-processing, but there may be other Nikkor lenses better suited to architectural photography. I suggest you contact Nikon USA for their thoughts and recommendations as to lenses best suited to your particular requirements.
196652
This is one of the best lens I ever used in every aspect. There is some distortion especially at 14 mm but nothing that couldn't be automatically corrected during the import phase using the exif data. So I wouldn't worry to much. The main problem you could get for architecture photography is that the keystone effect is more visible with a wide angle lens, but this is a general problem, nothing to do with the lens itself, and could be an effect that you are looking for.
196653
I have owned the Nikkor 18-70, Nikkor 17-55, as well as Tamron 17-50 and Tokina 12-24. Out of these 5, the 14-24 is the sharpest at f2.8 and also the lowest in distortion. The barrel distortion @ 14mm is easy to fix in post-processing. but more importantly--it has very little distortion/drop-off of sharpness at the edges, which is tougher to fix. Simply said--it would be very hard to improve on this lens!
196654
For interior work it is phenomenal.Highly reccomend for exteriors although the minor distortion is morr apparent on tall buildings. Distortion is small enough to be easily corrected on Photoshop or Lightroom.
1662822
Great for Macro work and I am still experimenting with wide angle views. Best images appear at F/32 and F/45 with a 90mm 1.8 Schneider-Kreuznach , mounted on a Master Technika Linhof 4x5. Hope this helps.
1276657
The low light performance is good. The lens displays very little distortion for the width that it is, obviously as long as you do not tilt it too much. It is a pro lens so the build quality is good. mine has displayed no lens creep. Why do you need VR on a lens of this width? if you shake that badly use a tripod. And as for filters I have been shooting professionally for 45 years in some very inhospitable environments, I have never used a filter and never scratched a lens. All you do with a filter (other than make someone selling them money) is degrade the performance by placing an extra 2 air/glass surfaces in front of you lens. Just make sure that you really need this lens. It is very wide, very large and does have limited applications. That said it is a great lens!
1190459
I bought it because it has a lot less distortion as it zooms. I do have to say it is a sharp lens though.
1576863
If you are taking indoor architectural photos, it's a must. I use it for taking architectural photos for my job. I work for a construction company and at 11mm it takes the entire room. I use it with my Sony ALT65 and I love it. 18-250 isn't wide enough. You won't regret having the 11mm. It takes awesome pics, I set my focus to manual and set my lens at infinity and it focuses on the whole room. You won't regret getting this lens.
534708
F-stop/aperture does not represent clarity, but no, it does not lose a stop. I haven't had any cropped images, nor have I even noticed any vignetting as a result of using this. The widest lens I've used with this is a 28mm
1544099
This is not a lens for photographing architecture. It is the equivalent of a 30mm lens on a FF 35mm camera. It will perform better than most phone cams, but it is really designed to function as a lens cap/grab and go optic.
1851127
it is a really wide angle lens I love this one. It keeps its natural looking aspect ratio.
1801933
This is a great lens, particularly at this price. It is tack sharp even at 500mm. You can compensate for the "smaller" aperture by either slower shutter speed (in which case a tripod may be required), or higher ISO. For tripod use I suggest a gimbal head that is designed to accept the built in arca swiss mounting plate on the lens collar. ISO up to 3200 should be OK on modern (last 5-7 years) DSLRs unless you're making really big prints.
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Oh, I'll add this:"Great for indoor" yeah that's matketing lingo for "this lens has a big, fast maximum aperture of f2."All lenses are mostly "good for outdoors/broad daylight". But faster max apertures can suck in more light than others which is particularly useful A) if you want amazing bokeh and shallow depth of field (B) you're inside and have horrid light and the extra 2-3 stops will get you the shot.
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No, it's not a wide angle lens, it's a close-up lens. It's an excellent prime lens that I use routinely but it has the bonus capability of getting in very very close. There have been situations that I have had the thing I was shooting under the lens hood, it gets that close. It's my favorite utility lens and use it on my D7000 as well as my D600.
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It depends on how close you're talking about. 17mm isn't extremely wide like say a 10mm but it should unless you're standing really close to them. With any focal length running in that range you're still apt to get the occasional focal distortion such as rounded edges. To me it's still maybe my favorite lens that I've ever owned.
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Hi,Is this a recommended lens for landscapes? is it a wide-angle lens?Thanks for your comments.
986589
An amazing lens but can cause some distortion at 14 mm because of the wide angle. Actually, I think the 5200 is a crop sensor so it won't be true 14 mm.
2274833
I've used it for a number of video shoots (Documentary, commercial, etc...) and it never fails, every single time I break this out the director/producer always says "Ehh...I don't know about shooting that wide" but without fail this lens always gets a giant grin when looking at the dailies. It's one of my favorite lenses because it's super wide without being overly distorted. That being said, I don't have any first hand experience using it with a steady cam rig but I honestly don't see it being an issue. The only downside of the lens (hasn't really affected me yet but could be an issue for someone) is that because the front element is so large, it's impossible to use screw on filters. This can be alleviated by using a matte box. Hope this helps! -John Melancon
876784
It's actually controlled well. At it's widest aperture you'll see it. This is a known issue, like on the Zeiss. But it's something that can be fixed in Adobe. The lens is a good deal and worth it.
621855
I just got this lens but so far it seem good for general purpose photography. It helps to use a smaller aperture for wider depth of field.