When asked what the current wide lenses of Nikon's most popular, the answer can be divided into two groups: the lens is full frame or DX lens. Full frame lens (with no writing on the DX body) can be used on FX cameras (eg D800) with no crop factor, and is used on DX cameras (eg D300) in the presence of 1.5 x crop factor. Conversely if the DX lenses are always having 1.5 x crop factor when installed on any Nikon body, FX or DX. You want to know the capabilities of two Nikon wide lens that I test this time? Listen more.
AF-S 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 DX
Try my first lens is wide zoom lens for $ 9 million, the successor to the previous lens AF-S 12-24mm f / 4 DX. If observed, the artificial lens 2009 is over 2mm wide than its predecessor, but now with variable aperture. DX lens is designed for use on Nikon DX-D3100 as D40, D5100, D7000, D90 and D300s with 1.5 x crop factor. Then it is an effective focal lenses will provide a focal equivalent of 15-36mm on full frame cameras.
Name : AF-S Nikkor 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G DX ED (focal equivalent to 15-36mm in film cameras or FX)
Body : Plastic body, metal mount, 460 grams, no distance scale window, 77mm filter, lever M / AM for manual focus.
Optics : 14 element, 9 group, 2 ED, 3 ASPH., 1:5 Macro (minimum focal distance of 24 cm from the focal plane).
Diaphragm : There are 7 blade, variable aperture, the maximum 10mm f/3.5 f/22 minimum, maximum 24mm f/4.5 at f/29 minimum.
Features : Inner focus, manual focus can override.
Distortion : Severe in 10mm, the zoom on the wane.
Sharpness :
- at 10mm focal: sharp
- at 24mm focal: sharp
- at the maximum aperture: a sharp
- openings in the stop down a bit: the sharp
- corners: a little soft at 10mm, a bit sharp at 24mm
Plus :
- sharp even at the largest aperture
- excellent contrast and color
- can lock the focus from very close range
- manual focus override
- there is still purple fringing in high contrast areas
- the distortion is rather difficult to be corrected
- variable aperture, smaller as the zoom
- Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 with a more muscular body and a large and constant aperture, but without the motor focus
- Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM at a price of 5 million (best buy-in price and quality balance)
- Tamron 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 Di (exactly the same focal range!) Price of just 4.2 million but less good optical quality
Photos below was taken using 10mm focal Click for original size (16 MP).
AF-S 16-35mm f / 4 VR
The second wide lens that I tried is a complementary line of professional grade Nikon lenses such as the constant aperture AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8 (made in 2007) or AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8 (made in 1999). Lens AF-S 16-35mm f / 4 is quite unique in that despite constant exposure but not so big, aliases only f / 4 only. FX lenses are made of for use in Nikon FX like D700/D800 and D3/D4, with no crop factor. These lenses in FX camera will produce images with the same angle lenses 10-24mm on DX cameras. But the lens 16-35mm f / 4 is also one should not be used by the owner of the Nikon DX. When mounted on Nikon DX DSLR (eg D300 or D7000) then this will provide a focal lens equivalent to 24-52mm which has left its ability to ultra-wideangle.
Name : AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR (equivalent focal 24-52mm when used on DX cameras)
Body : Plastic body, metal mount, 680 grams, there is a distance scale window, 77mm filter, lever M / AM for manual focus and VR lever.
Optics : 17 element, 12 group, 2 ED, 3 ASPH., Nano coating, 1:4 Macro (minimum focal distance of 29 cm from the focal plane).
Diaphragm : There are 9 blade, fixed aperture maksmimum f / 4 throughout the f/22 minimum focal range.
Features : Inner focus, manual focus can override, VR II generation.
VR test:
I try to take pictures until the later 1/4 sec with a 16mm focal and the result is sharp. Bravo ..
Distortion : Was at 16mm, the zoom on the wane.
Sharpness :
- at 16mm focal: sharp
- at 35mm focal: sharp
- at the maximum aperture: a sharp
- openings in the stop down a bit: the sharp
- corners: can not be checked (for testing use DX camera)
Plus :
- sharp even at opening f / 4
- excellent contrast and color
- can lock the focus from very close range
- manual focus override
- VR II generation
- nano coatings, flare-free
- can plug the filter
- found no purple fringing
- expensive (for the size of the lens f / 4)
- large and heavy body (for the size of the lens f / 4)
- zoom ring is too close to the body, turning it so it needs to adapt again (manual focus ring would be too big and too in the future)
- This lens is not an attractive option for users of Nikon DX (range fokalnya it something like the kit lens 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6)
- 16mm focal not too wide to ultra-wide angle photography (lose the same AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8)
- Tokina 16-28mm f/2.8 with a large and constant aperture, the price of 8 million
- Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM at a price of 8.6 million
The following photo was taken with a DX camera, making it impossible to get a 16mm equivalent focal. Click for original size (16 MP).
Bokeh test :
To get the background out of focus, takes the largest aperture (f / 4). In contrast, the smallest aperture (f/22) will get a sharp background. The following photographs are already in resize because bokeh just wanted to give an overview only:
At 16mm f / 4:
At 16mm f/22 :
At 35mm f/4 :
At 35mm f/22 :
