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Ive just bought an 18-200mm lens for D200 which thanks to the 1.5 multiplication gives me a great zoom but not wide enough angle (i.e. 27-300mm). The only wide angle lens from Nikon offer which would make sense is the 10.5mm fish eye (the next one is 14mm lens which when multiplied by 1.5 gives you 21mm which is not much wider than the 27mm which I get with my current lens).
I have two questions:
Can I use the 10.5mm fish eye lens with D200?
After multiplying it with the 1.5 koeficient for Nikons digital SLRs will I still get the fish eye, i.e. 180 degree, effect or will it be just a standard 16mm wide angle lens?
Many thanks for any advise, will be appreciated!
Petra
The fisheye will work, and it will be about 16mm. It will give you the fisheye effect, which can be changed in Nikon's pro software to give a sort of panorama. If you're just looking for wide angle, the Sigma 10-20mm seems to be popular, and Nikon make the 12-24mm DX.
Many thanks. I don't really look for a fish eye effect. I look for as wide angle as possible. Those lenses you recommended to me look good.
As the quality of a lens is crucial for the quality of your pictures I don't want to compromise about the lenses I buy. Therefore, I'd like to get only a good quality lense. However, the Nikon 12-24mm is twice as much as the Sigma 10-20mm. Are Sigma lenses (this one in particular) of good quality? Are they comparable with the quality of Nikon lenses?
For some reason I feel I'd prefer to stick to Nikon lenses for a Nikon camera or do you have a different expierence?
i have 3 Sigma EX range lenses and a Nikon 18-35mm wide angle, i stay clear of Nikon now and stick with Sigma as i have a build quality issue with the Nikon although optically it is very good. i am looking to buy a wide angle for my D70s shortly and am going for the Siggy 10-20mm since it takes 77mm filters same as what i already have, also i havn't read any bad reports from people who already own it, everyone seems to be happy and say it's an excellent lens.
Quote: I have two questions:
To answer your questions specifically Petra (
Quote: Can I use the 10.5mm fish eye lens with D200?
Yes.
Quote: After multiplying it with the 1.5 koeficient for Nikons digital SLRs will I still get the fish eye, i.e. 180 degree, effect or will it be just a standard 16mm wide angle lens?
Just a standard (but extreme) wide angle lens.
Brilliant lens. Highly recommended.
Mike
Quote: Is a Nikon 10.5mm fish eye lens good idea for D200?
Yes and no.
If you'll use a fish-eye, then yes
If you probably won't, then no
Ade
Im loving your straight forward advice this morning. Classic.
Dan
I highly recommend the Sigma 10 - 20 mm lens which is really quite excellent and very sharp, used on many pro assignments, in fact my mate who shoots for the Observer, boroowed it along with my Fuji S2 body in order to shoot an story and was very happy with the results too.
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