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Digital Ultrawide Zoom Comparison Chart
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January 2009 Nikon Reviews Canon Reviews Pentax Reviews
Guide to Digital Ultrawide Zooms How to Use Ultrawide Lenses
Instant Manual-Focus Override? |
Optics |
Maximum Aperture (average) |
Mechanics |
Use on Full Frame?* |
Rank |
Comments |
Price, Jan 2009 |
||
n/a |
Yes |
Excellent |
f/4 |
Excellent |
NO |
1 |
Superb |
||
Yes |
Yes |
Excellent |
f/4 |
Excellent |
as wide as 17mm |
1 |
Excellent for everything |
||
Yes |
Yes |
Fair |
f/4.7 |
Sloppy |
NO |
3 |
Consider only for the D40 or if you need 10mm |
||
Yes |
NO |
Poor |
f/4 |
Very Good |
as wide as 15mm |
3 |
You make a lot of compromises for the large zoom range |
||
NO |
NO |
Very Good |
f/5 |
Very Good |
as wide as 14mm! |
2 |
Extremely light weight |
||
NO |
NO |
Excellent |
f/2.8 |
Excellent |
as wide as 15mm! |
1 |
Best optics of any of these |
||
NO |
NO |
Very Good |
f/4 |
Excellent |
as wide as 17mm |
2 |
Very sturdy construction, get the newer 11-16mm instead. |
* Don't buy one of these for this, but in a pinch, some of these lenses can cover the full frame.
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