Trying to decide between this and the Signa 10-20mm f/4.5-6 for interior wide angle architectural shots. Which do you recommend? Nikon D5300 camera.
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I love the 3.5 it does a great job with just natural light. But if you're using plenty of flash light the 4.5-6 will work just fine. I don't own the 4.5 so I can not say if the quality of glass is as good as the 3.5 lens.
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This lens is for Cameras with APC sensor, not intended for full frame 35mm sensor cameras. Not sure what the D5300 is. Make sure you buy the Nikon configuration too. I love my lens. Super wide with minimal distortion. Very little Fish Eye distortion which works for Architecture photos.
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My wife is a Realtor, and i do all the photos for her listings. This lens is excellent for interior photos. I almost always use a tripod with two or three remote flashes. Just make sure you keep the lens level, especially at the wide setting.
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Well, it's not the fastest lens, especially for indoors, but the image stabilization sure helps. It partially depends how good your photos can look at higher ASA's. Generally speaking, it is a wonderful lens, and really sharp. In open shade on a sunny day at ASA 100 I was shooting wide open at the lowest shutter speed I could manage. You're always on the edge using a lens like this in terms of available light but the results are worth fighting for.
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The D4 is a very good camera. The D4s is slightly better at high ISOs. Its seem to track focus on moving subjects a bit faster. Go to DXO website and they do a great comparison on cameras and you can compare the two cameras. The picture quality is the same I think over all again with some improvement at high ISOs. I do not know what you shoot or how you photograph so it is very hard to give advice on upgrading. If I had to do it again, I think I would stay with the D4 and which I still use right along with the D4s and wait for the next big change in camera bodies.
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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.
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The Sigma 17-50mm is an all-purpose fast lens, great for portrait to get good DOF, and fast enough for HS indoor sports. I would recommend setting you ISO to 1600 or higher on your Nikon. The quality of glass is excellent for the resolution of 16x24 prints. I am very impressed with the quality of workmanship and lens quality.
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Hi xynobis. Both those lenses are excellent. The 17-55 likes to flare when a light source is in the frame, so a hood is a must. Other than that, they both have great AF, IS and produce equally awesome pictures. So I think it's a matter of what you'll be using it for. The 15-85 is ideally suited for sightseeing, and outdoors. It's usually bright outside, so a narrower aperture is fine and this lens is much more civilized when it comes to flare. It also has more reach, and a little more breadth. The 17-55 is much better for indoor/event and evening shooting. I love having both, but I only ever use one at a time, depending on where/what I'm shooting. If I could only have one, it would be the 15-85. I find I can never have enough focal length, and I'm willing to up my ISO a stop or two to get the shutter speed I need.
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Honestly, you would be better of with something like new nikon 20mm 1.8 if you are looking to do wide angle astrophotography. This lens is a fantastic all around landscape lens, but for that application you want as muchligjt as possible, and the extra couple stops means a lower iso is possible
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Thanks Conway, I was so happy to see your post it gave me the push to order the Nikon D700 today from B&H.; This is my first full frame camera and I just wanted to make sure that I was making the right decision. I was mostly leaning toward the Nikon but had to consider the Mark 2. Thanks again for your help.
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This is one of the best Lens for nikon, and it works well indoor. But if you are a beginner, I suggest you to get more practice with a 50mm f1.4 first...
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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.
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I have that exact model, the Olympus E510, purchased right here from Amazon about 4 months ago and I LOVE it. It is an excellent camera. The live view works quite well (though in certain modes you can't use it...but that's ok..you don't always want to use "live view" mode and there are reasons for that which will become apparent when you get it and start learning the camera.) One of the selling points it had for me was the four thirds sensor. It allows the lenses to be shorter (and lighter!) and it also is a closer ratio to standard paper sizes such as 5x7 and 8x10. the four thirds ratio doesn't require zealous cropping to fit that ratio whereas a two thirds does. The four thirds also gives a greater depth of field compared to it's two thirds kin. It's a responsive, sturdy camera with plenty of features to keep you busy for a long, long time. I hope you love yours as much as I love mine. I am an artist an I purchased this camera to take reference photos. I have multiple sclerosis so I cannot work from life since I can't stand long enough to paint a picture plein aire or with a live model. I CAN, however, walk around and take lovely pictures for use in my comfortable studio later. I am also a portrait painter and I wanted a camera that would take beautiful portraits without washing out and dramatic lighting (which digital cameras tend to 'want' to do). So, an affordable, very well constructed camera that is capable of everything from beautiful scenic landscapes, dramatic portraits including under candlelight or at night, and even some macro work for some fun semi-absract paintings...it does them all terrifically. You will want to invest in some better lenses, though, if you got the kit. Not because they are bad, mind you. The two lenses it comes with are quite decently made and solidly constructed just like the camera body. It's just that once you get the camera's basics down and play you're going to be so tempted to go out and get those more expensive lenses because you will be having so much fun with it.
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The 50mm 1.4 is great for indoor low-light portraiture, unless you are shooting groups of people -- you may not have enough space to step back. Lately I've been using the 85mm 1.8 more. The extra length does a better job of blurring the background at shorter distances, which helps isolate the subject further. Indoors it's great for tight crops of faces and outdoors I mostly use it for candid shots while street walking. One thing to keep in mind though, the longer focal range requires you to shoot at a relatively faster shutter speed, which makes it tougher to hand hold in dim light. I've considered upgrading to the 85mm 1.4, although that opens up a whole new can of worms... long story short, most feel the 1.8 is better bang for the buck, while the rest are convinced that the 1.4 is legendary. (For what it's worth, I'm using these lenses on a D90, APS-C)
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Well, considering your ranges, I think for you it would be nice to have some more options in the wide angle range. For you I recommend the Sigma 10-20mm DSH. This one actually comes at about $470, which is more than half for the comparable Nikon 12-24mm and it is wider by 2mm; which is a lot at this range. Sigma is of course, a third party lens manufacturer. But I assure you that with some research and inspection, you can find a copy that meets your satisfaction. They are other wide angles, but so far sigma comes with the widest of the wide for your camera body. By the way, if I was you, I would trade in your 28-80 and 18-55, keep the 50mm lens and if your 18-200mm happens to be the Nikon 18-200mm DX VR, of course keep it too. When you first start out with SLR systems, you think you want a bunch of lenses, but in reality, you don't. You will be more than satisfy with a set of tree or even two lenses that meet all your photographic needs. Finally, I will state that there is no nicer artistic tool than the exaggeration of perspective that wide angle lenses may provide you.
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If you want wide angle, the 17-40 isn't much of one on a crop camera. Go with the 10-22. Take good care of it and it will retain a high resale value. If and when you do upgrade to a full frame you won't take much of a loss selling it.
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Depends if you plan on ever switching to full frame. I find 17-18mm the widest I normally go since I shoot people and too wide isn't flattering. If you are shooting landscapes then any of these will do since you want to stop down the aperture anyway. I love the 18-35mm sigma, I get the isolation from the blur that I need to create my artistic images. I never take it off anymore.
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I would suggest a Nikkor lens. I have heard Signa are good. As long as you buy a DX lens it should work.