Recommended Short Lense Zoom for Nikon D90

philjayj · 25 Sep 2009 at 21:44

Hi, I am after a lense for a Nikon D90 which has less reach than the 18-105 kit lense.

I'm basically wanting to take shots of objects which are physically close to me, so the kit lense may have too much reach.

Thanks

Phil

Raymond Lin · 25 Sep 2009 at 21:47

you do know you don't HAVE to use 105mm all the time right ?

if you want wider, you can always get the Nikon 14-24 2.8.

Unless you want a Macro lens?

Sigma 150, Nikon 60 / 105

syke · 25 Sep 2009 at 21:55

Budget? What type of lens do you want? Zoom...Prime...?

DJ_Switch · 26 Sep 2009 at 02:07

Sigma 20mm f1.8 would be good for this. It's close focus as opposed to macro and with a viewing angle of 96 degrees...it's pretty wide as well.

Snapshot · 26 Sep 2009 at 06:44

Raymond Lin said:
Unless you want a Macro lens?

Sigma 150, Nikon 60 / 105

I think this is what the OP is asking for.

philjayj · 29 Sep 2009 at 16:26

Hi Guys

Sorry about the late reply, haven't been too well over the past few days.

Right, the image below was taken when I was last in New York, as you can see, it is missing the bottom of the building, what lense would be good to get the whole building in the shot?

Thanks

Mud · 29 Sep 2009 at 16:42

There're plenty of super-wideangle zooms that're popular. Sticking to DX format, the widest without going fisheye are the new Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5 and Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 or f/3.5. There's the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 which is fast for the money but seems to be plagued with quality assurance issues, or there're 12-24mm lenses from Nikon, Sigma and Tokina (the Sigma also works on FX format), and Tamron have an 11-18mm. Not sure if I've missed any out...probably. There're also various primes.

I've got a Nikon-fit Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 on the MM now.

edit: excuse poorly arranged post...you have lots of choice.