Nikon AF-S 20mm f/1.8G ED /w Nano

heartyfisher

why did you pick the 20mm instead of the 24 mm esp since you had a 24 while on the canon.? - See more at: http://forum.nikonrumors.com/discussion/3218/nikon-d750-general-discussion#Item_567

sebmour1981

why did you pick the 20mm instead of the 24 mm esp since you had a 24 while on the canon.? - See more at: http://forum.nikonrumors.com/discussion/3218/nikon-d750-general-discussion#Item_567

I wanted to go really wide. I was shooting with a 24f1.4L in Canon and I found that I would need some more width from time to time. I now have that extra angle of view.

I love it. It flares well, it's sharp even wide open, it's light. the only major drawback for me is the strong vignetting when wide open.

Golf007sd

As you know, wide open almost any wide/ultra wide angle lenes will have some vignetting. Hopefully, once LR and other post editing softwares have the lens coding, a quick press of the button will fix it.

sebmour1981

As you know, wide open almost any wide/ultra wide angle lenes will have some vignetting. Hopefully, once LR and other post editing softwares have the lens coding, a quick press of the button will fix it.

Yes I do know but it's pretty intense.

sevencrossing

Yes I do know but it's pretty intense.

Why ?
I suspect if you shoot jpeg ( I don't ) you can correct in camera
am I the only one, who is more interested in the end result than how it is achieved
I am very interest in this lens. I currently use the 16 -35 f4 , this not only has vignetting but is quite soft at the edges. The latter cannot be corrected in post

sebmour1981

Yes I do know but it's pretty intense.

Why ?
I suspect if you shoot jpeg ( I don't ) you can correct in camera
am I the only one, who is more interested in the end result than how it is achieved
I am very interest in this lens. I currently use the 16 -35 f4 , this not only has vignetting but is quite soft at the edges. The latter cannot be corrected in post

I shoot only in RAW unless I am covering an election campaign where the images need to be live inside of 5 minutes after the event.

It's true that vignetting is easy to fix in post but it,s still very present.
I have not check corner sharpness. I just check my subject sharpness.

Golf007sd

Phototograhylife in-depth full review on this lens.

[Deleted User]

My thoughts too. In Holland € 819.- !!, think nano coating is $ 500.-, pffff... The price is the reason why I didn't buy it.

The_Other_Steve

Phototograhylife in-depth full review on this lens.

Thanks.

sevencrossing

From all accounts, this is a very fine lens, but how on earth can Nikon and reviewers say that $800 is a bargain?

I imagine they are comparing with the AF-S NIKKOR 24mm f/1.4G ED which is more than twice the price
It is less than my current ultra wide lens the AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR Lens
not a lot more than Nikon AF NIKKOR 20mm f/2.8D Lens was before the f 1.8 was released

BUT no not a bargain

I am hoping like many Nikon recently released gear the price will drop

It has replaced the 24mm f 1.4 on my wish list

sevencrossing

@sevencrossing: exactly my point. Nikon has conditioned photographers to think that paying $1800+ for a lens is somehow normal y.

There is lesson for us there
So how do we condition our customers, that paying us $1,800 a half day is somehow normal

Msmoto

Maybe Zeiss and Leitz have an even better idea.... normal starts at $3,000 and goes up... )

donaldejose

Bargains will appear when Chinese and SE Asian manufacturers clone high level Nikon lenses. They can start with primes because those should be less difficult than zooms. With some practice they should be be able to give us 90 to 95% of the prime for about 25% of the cost. That will be a bargain but it will never replace the Nikon lens for those who what that last 5%.

Hammie

I'm considering this as my next lens purchase. I feel that with my 24-70, 70-200, and 50mm lenses, I have most situations covered. My house is older and sometimes the 24mm is not quite wide enough. I think the 20mm would be a great addition.

I have the 10-24 DX lens and shot this picture using it in FX mode to see how it would look. Granted, the DX presents a ton of vignetting, but the 20mm seems to be a good addition.

20mm:


24mm:


Both shots had my back shoved into the corner of the room.

I use my 50m as a walk-around street photography lens very often, but I think a 35mm prime would be a great compliment to the 50 for night street shooting.

spraynpray

Nobody has made any comment on one of the most important aspects of using this lens for astro and that is it's coma correction. The description on the Nikon site says this is very well controlled - I'm interested if it is.

Wish it was cheaper, but if it is that good.... drool :P

NSXTypeR

@sevencrossing: exactly my point. Nikon has conditioned photographers to think that paying $1800+ for a lens is somehow normal and given that, anything under $1000 that produces a decent photo relatively wide open is cheap. It's utterly preposterous, and I'm glad that third party vendors have stepped up and started making premium glass for significantly less money.

Yep. It's a fine lens priced not unreasonably, but let's not all get crazy and run out and buy one because it's the deal of the century.

I think a $200 lens is cheap. People were saying the new $2000 300mm F4 was cheap earlier. That may be good bang for the buck for the features it's offering, but it is definitely not cheap.

MightyY

I really want this lens, but don't have an immediate "need". I'm hoping Nikon brings back there lenses rebates (the one where you don't need to buy a body) next month and this is one of the options.

spraynpray

Yeah, like $500 off...

MightyY

They took $400 off the new (at the time) AFS 80-400 last year, so we can hope for a big discount on this one. Of course, that lens was 3 times the cost of this one. I'd settle for $100 or so off this time.

sevencrossing

Nikon lenses do seem to drop in price approx 6 months after release and then again after a year

In the UK The sigma equivalent is about the same price

I would buy one if/ when it drops to ~ £500

sevencrossing

I have sold my 70 -200 and I am about to press the "buy" button on the Nikon 20mm f1.8G AF-S NIKKOR ED

£679.00 in the UK (it's cheaper on Amazon but out of stock)

I am keeping my 16 -35 f 4 but it is just quite sharp enough at the edges, for urban landscapes

Anyone got some first hand experiences

I dont need f 1.8 but I do need 20mm ( 24mm or 35mm, is not wide enough )

I will be using it on my D800

WestEndFoto

Are you shooting wide open? I am tempted to offer up the 20mm 2.8 Ais I use, but this particular lens is sharpest at the edges at f/11, so not particularly sharp. If you were shooting at 28 I would recommend the 2.8 Ais without hesitation. I suspect the 1.8 is probably your best bet at 20 unless you buy the 14-24.

sevencrossing

unless you buy the 14-24.

This does not accept 77mm filters, is twice the price and three times the weight

Like the 16 -35 I get the impression it is not that sharp at the edges

the big turn off, is size and weight

( I don't need f 1.8 but certainly don't want to stop down to f11)

The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8G Lens is very tempting

WestEndFoto

unless you buy the 14-24.

This does not accept 77mm filters, is twice the price and three times the weight

Like the 16 -35 I get the impression it is not that sharp at the edges

the big turn off, is size and weight

( I don't need f 1.8 but certainly don't want to stop down to f11)

The Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8G Lens is very tempting

All agreed. I don't use my 14-24 as much as I would like because of the filters.

If you think 28mm is an option, think about the Ais or D. Both have the same optics, can still be bought brand new at B&H, and are almost as good as the 1.8 wide open and just as good stopped down.

PB_PM

For the love of all that is good, do not waste money on the 28mm F2.8D, the optics are rubbish. Had one for six months, and even at F8 on a 10MP DX body it was soft (centre of the frame). No amount of focus adjustment could fix that awful lens. I simply cannot even imagine how bad it would be on a modern high resolution FX camera.

BTW the 2.8D (6 elements 6 groups) does not use the same optics as the AI-S (8 elements 8 groups) which is superior optically. Why Nikon did not revert to the optics of the AI-S when they updated the lens to a "D" model is beyond my comprehension.