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    Sports photo junkie jorgemonkey's Avatar
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    I need a new wide angle!!

    Well, Santa (and Grandma) have been good to me this year, and have given me the chance to upgrade to a new lens

    I have about $500, and I'm looking at these lenses so far. They will mostly be used for shooting sports, with some landscape stuff:

    I am looking for something around the 12-17 starting zoom, and the end zoom doesn't really matter to me, but I'm looking around the 30-50mm mark.

    A couple examples:
    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...goryNavigation

    http://www.adorama.com/SG1530NKAF.html
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    Sigma 150mm F2.8 Macro
    Tokina 12-24 F4
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    Captain of the Ship Photo-John's Avatar
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    Re: I need a new wide angle!!

    Scott-
    Here's a page with a table comparing the three lenses you're interested in:

    Compare Nikon 18-35mm, Sigma 17-35mm EX DG, and Sigma 15-30mm EX DG lenses >>

    There are no reviews yet for the Sigma 17-35mm EX DG, although there are a lot for the non-digital version of the lens, which should be pretty comparable: http://www.photographyreview.com/sf-...ess_than_50_mm

    You should also take a look at the Tamron and Tokina options. They both also make excellent lenses, if you buy the good stuff.
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    Sports photo junkie jorgemonkey's Avatar
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    Re: I need a new wide angle!!

    Thats weird- I edited my post and it didn't show up?!

    After looking at the reviews here, and Ken Rockwell did a wide angle shoot out, I am really leaning towards the Tokina 12-24. Its right in my price range, and some of the images I've seen with it are fantastic.
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    Cameras:
    D700
    D300
    D200
    D2H

    Lenses:
    Nikon 35mm F1.8, 35 F2, 50mm F1.8, 70-200 F2.8 VR
    Sigma 150mm F2.8 Macro
    Tokina 12-24 F4
    SB900 & SB800 flashes

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