which lense Nikon 10-24 or 12-24

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

01/13/2010 09:12:21 AM · #1

What are folks experience of the 12-24mm AF-S f/4G and the 10-24mm f3.5-4.5?

The 10-24 is slightly cheaper than the 12-24 ... which is the best from a quality point of view (ie focus and distortion?)

Message edited by author 2010-01-13 09:12:33.

keyz

Nikon D700

01/13/2010 09:46:20 AM · #2

Originally posted by ken rockwell:

Compared to the 12-24mm which it replaces, the 10-24mm is more cheaply built. The 12-24mm was built to semi-pro standards, but this new 10-24mm feels more dinky and I suspect will break if you bang the front of it into anything hard enough. Hey, few people really need lenses that will last 75 years; if you do, you can still buy brand-new manual-focus AI-s lenses that will last longer than any of us.

//www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/10-24mm.htm
//www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/1224.htm

Message edited by author 2010-01-13 09:47:10.

BJokerud

Nikon D3s

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/13/2010 10:18:00 AM · #3

I would've gone with the 12-24 because of the buildquality. But anyway, if my math is correct:

10mm + DX crop = 15mm
12mm + DX crop = 18mm

3mm difference

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 50mm f/1.4G

01/13/2010 11:02:12 AM · #4

Originally posted by keyz:

Originally posted by ken rockwell:
Compared to the 12-24mm which it replaces, the 10-24mm is more cheaply built. The 12-24mm was built to semi-pro standards, but this new 10-24mm feels more dinky and I suspect will break if you bang the front of it into anything hard enough. Hey, few people really need lenses that will last 75 years; if you do, you can still buy brand-new manual-focus AI-s lenses that will last longer than any of us.

//www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/10-24mm.htm
//www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/1224.htm

hmmm .... Kind of feel build qualit it's the 12 lens but ken despite that seems to imply optically the 10-24 is the one to go for

keyz

Nikon D700

01/13/2010 11:16:50 AM · #5

Originally posted by ken rockwell:

On one shot you'll see one of these two lenses as better, and on the next shot (or on the other side), the other will win. That's right: on some shots the 10-24mm is sharper on the left while the 12-24mm is sharper on the right, and on the next duplet of shots, the effect reverses, even when all this is done on a tripod.

I assume the optic quality is really close. Look the table at the end of the 10-24 page.
If you want to be sharp on the left, choose the 10-24 ...
If I had to choose, I would take the 12-24 because the other one got this "pump" extension which don't like dust. But if you don't lean in sand or decays this won't be a problem...

geoffb

01/13/2010 12:11:13 PM · #6

If you're using an FX camera, then the only reasonable choice would be the 12-24.

If you're using a DX camera, you could go with either lens, but the 12-24 might be cost overkill. The 10-24 is designed for a DX camera (like your D90).

Spork99

OM System OM-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

01/13/2010 01:59:18 PM · #7

My opinion is that a wider FOV is better.

BJokerud

Nikon D3s

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/13/2010 02:21:47 PM · #8

Both of them are DX lenses. Concidered Sigma 10-20mm?

Shutter-For-Hire

Nikon AF Nikkor 24mm f/2.8D

01/13/2010 02:36:18 PM · #9

Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 lens is awesome! Very well built, fast (2.8) and MUCH cheaper than Nikon... Very sharp too...

01/13/2010 04:33:44 PM · #10

Originally posted by keyz:

If I had to choose, I would take the 12-24 because the other one got this "pump" extension which don't like dust.

Quite.... originally I thought I'd go for the 14mm prime partly for the dust reason.... till I saw the price :-)

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/13/2010 04:39:42 PM · #11

Originally posted by Shutter-For-Hire:

Tokina 11-16 f/2.8 lens is awesome! Very well built, fast (2.8) and MUCH cheaper than Nikon... Very sharp too...

Yes I remember PMing you about some of your shots with that one. Dang it there seems to be as many opinions as there are photographers, couple of my mates reckoned Tokina in general we fairly low quality compared to Sigma ...

... I'm coming to the conslusion that I should probably buy 4 different lenses, use 'em for a while and e-bay the 3 I don't like :-/ (course I can't afford that)

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

01/13/2010 04:57:08 PM · #12

Originally posted by geoffb:

If you're using an FX camera, then the only reasonable choice would be the 12-24.

Uh, no......the 12-24 is a DX lens.....

12-24 @ Nikon USA

I love my 12-24......it's garnered me a bunch of 6+ scores in the past two months since I got it.

Louis

Nikon D800

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D

01/13/2010 05:47:15 PM · #13

Originally posted by geoffb:

You may be referring to the 14-24mm f/2.8, which would be a good choice for FX. The 12-24mm is actually DX. The 10-24mm is also DX as you mention, but is by far the more inferior of the three lenses (the 14-24mm being the best -- and bar far the more expensive).

geoffb

01/13/2010 06:47:27 PM · #14

Originally posted by Louis:

Originally posted by geoffb:
If you're using an FX camera, then the only reasonable choice would be the 12-24.

If you're using a DX camera, you could go with either lens, but the 12-24 might be cost overkill. The 10-24 is designed for a DX camera (like your D90).

You may be referring to the 14-24mm f/2.8, which would be a good choice for FX. The 12-24mm is actually DX. The 10-24mm is also DX as you mention, but is by far the more inferior of the three lenses (the 14-24mm being the best -- and bar far the more expensive).

Whoops! Yes, without even thinking about it, I was comparing the 14-24 and the 12-24. I didn't even know about the 10-24.

Thanks Louis, Jeb, and Bjornar.

Spork99

OM System OM-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

01/13/2010 10:10:15 PM · #15

FWIW, the Sigma 12-24 is a full frame lens.

Shutter-For-Hire