What else is there to say? All the reviews say the same. For me, this lens on my D300 is perfect. I bought a Sigma 18-50mm, and I am happy with it, but since the D300 is a DX camera, there is a 1.5 magnification to the equivalent focal length of the lens - and I just couldn't get wide enough with 18mm. An 18mm lens on my D300, is like a 27mm lens on a film camera. However, a 14mm lens is like a 21mm lens on a film camera, and there is a huge difference between 21mm and 27mm! I really don't know waht else to say about this lens except that I want to take more pictures with it. Because of the overcast light, I didn't have problems with flare, but I happy with the contrast the lens managed on such a muddy day. I also noticed that I didn't have much perspective correction to make when at 20-24mm.
For now, I think my lens collection is pretty complete between the 14-24mm Nikkor, and the 18-50 f/2.8 Sigma, and a 70-210mm f4-5.6 lens since I don't do much work past 50mm mark anyway. The 24-70mm f/2.8 Nikkor lens looks pretty tempting since I would like to get a FX body at some point and the Sigma only works on the APS-C sensor bodies. Well, for now, I am pretty well set on lenses.
If you aren't sure what I am talking about when I refer to DX camera, and 1.5x magnification, feel free to email me and I would be more than happy to explain it to you.
Well here are a couple of shots I took early Saturday morning.
Just a little self promotion, but I am a local Ann Arbor MI photographer and my website can ber viewed here.
If you are interested in photography, and can't find any local classes, then check out this page of my website here. Since I teach a class through Ann Arbor's Rec and Ed department, I have put together a few powerpoint presentions on the fundamentals of photography and you can download the pdf versions.
Thanks,
Matt
