Comments on: The Best Ultra-wide on The Planet For Canon or Nikon

By: larry

larry — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:52:29 +0000

@Drew- No I don’t have a Nikon 14-24mm. I have a 16-35L (the old one) I may upgrade to the MKII version. I think Michael Asigan’s points above are well made. I’m very attached to my 16-35

By: Drew Zinck

Drew Zinck — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:32:39 +0000

Larry – Did you end up going this route? I ask because I see that you have to take off the weather seal gasket on the lens and wondered if it was having any effect on the lens or the images? Do you get more dust on the camera sensor or more dust on the rear optic of the lens?

By: larry

larry — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:02:15 +0000

@Tim- The general consensus on the Nikon 10-24mm is that it is very close to the same quality as the Sigma 10-20 for about twice the price.

See my lens table at: http://photographyforrealestate.net/lenses/ for more details.

The Sigma 10-20mm is used by more real estate photographers on cropped sensor cameras like the D90 than any other wide-angle lens. It has very good quality for the price.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 02:37:31 +0000

Lots of useful information here. As a newcomer to residential real estate photography, with a Nikon D90, what is the concensus on wide angle lens recommendation? Like the sound of quality with the Nikon 14-24 mentioned above, but not if it doesn’t work with RE needs. What is feedback on above Nikon 10-24mm f3.5-4.5G?

By: Phil

Phil — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:03:41 +0000

Anyone using a Nikon 10-24mm F3.5-4.5G?? I’ve been using it for a few months now and like it… But I have never put it up against the Nikon 14-24… has anyone else had experience with both?

By: David

David — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:31:20 +0000

The previous comment was mine.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:28:04 +0000

Re. Hal’s comment: I just got Norman McGrath’s latest book on architectural photography. He uses Canon dslrs. In the book there are photos he has taken with a Nikon 14-24 adapted to Canon and a Canon 24mm ts-e lens with a Canon 1.4x teleconverter. Are you going to tell me this is a photographer who doesn’t care about quality? You lose no optical quality with a well-made adaptor and you don’t really need the connectivity for architectural photography. You may lose a little quality with a teleconverter, but whether this is a problem depends on the type of image and how the final image will be viewed.

By: Hal Mooney

Hal Mooney — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 14:30:29 +0000

Having been a wedding/commercial photographer since 1981, I’ve got to say that, even back then in the “stone age” of photography, adapters, 2X converters, etc., were interesting toys, but pros left them alone, because they seriously limited the quality of the image.
Also, adapters may let you use somebody else’s lens on your camera, but may not give you full connectivity – you may have to shoot in manual mode all the time, or adjust apertures by hand, etc.
With today’s “computer with lens” cameras, I think you’re better off using the best quality native lens you can afford.

By: Luis Toledo

Luis Toledo — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:32:10 +0000

The Nikon 14-24G rocks, no doubt. But I wouldn’t use it for RE photography… main reason is that its really expensive at almost 2k and it doesn’t take a lens filter. The front element on that lens is similar in profile to a fisheye front element. Its too easy for me to picture that beautiful lens crashing into a door knob or the pointy edge of some furniture… crunch! If I were shooting for interior designers, architects, etc. yeah, I could see buying it along with a T/S lens (for exteriors) and a D3x (while we’re at it.) But shooting for agents, the ROI just isn’t there… I don’t think I’d buy anything more expensive than a used 17-35 in Nikon (~$1100)

By: David

David — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:55:20 +0000

Chris, if you read enough of this guy’s reviews you will see that he does not always, or even most of the time, rate Nikon lenses higher. I don’t see any evidence of bias. While I can’t vouch for his reviewing techniques, he seems to know what he is doing. Anyway, if he were doing what you suggest and he were found out, his credibility would be nil.

Larry, a number of manufacturers make adaptors for various lens makes (Nikon, Olympus, Contax, etc.) to Canon. Novoflex is a very reputable manufacturer. Fotodiox is another maker which seems to make good adaptors. I don’t think you really need this lens for real estate though, unless perhaps you are doing a lot of high-end stuff that is going to be reproduced large in slick brochures or magazines.

If you want it for other stuff, where you need maximum quality, then maybe…. But, with tripod and hand-held meter only. The old fashioned way.