Huge Nikon ultra-wides review — now published!
Nikon Ultra Wides
An exhausting week-long effort now concludes.
I have just published a massive update to the Nikon Ultra Wides review in DAP. With 53 pages, there are probably a few mistakes, please let me know if you find anything.
In the review I publish comparisons using the following nine lenses:
- Nikon AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED
- Nikon AF-S 16-35mm f/4G ED VR
- Nikon AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF
- Nikon AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
- Nikon AF-S 28-70mm f/2.8D
- Nikon 20mm f/3.5 AI
- Nikon 24mm f/2 AI
- Nikon 28mm f/2 AI
- Nikon 35mm f/1.4 AI-S
Crop series at 16mm, 17mm, 21mm, 24mm, 28mm and 35mm are now published— the series is complete. In addition, a full-resolution image is available for each lens at f/5.6, there are special pages for the 17-35, for correcting distortion in software and more.
The table below shows the zooms and other lenses in a similar range (does not show older and discontinued lenses).
| Pricing | Weight (g) |
Filter size* | Repro Ratio |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AF-S 16-35mm f/4G ED VR | about $1260 | 733g | 77mm | 1:4 | Big, but not so big as 14-24 |
| AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF | about $1765 | 784g | 77mm | 1:4.6 | Most compact of the zooms, best ergonomics. A classic with quirks. |
| AF 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5 ED-IF | about $600 | 367g | 77mm | 1:6.7 | Not reviewed, not likely to be. |
| AF-S 14-24/2.8G ED | about $1800 | 1021g | no filters possible(1) | 1:6.7 | Big with bulbous front end see review |
| AF-S 24-70/2.8G ED | about $1740 | 1028g | 77mm | 1:3.7 | big paparazzi lens see review |
| Prime lenses : | |||||
| Zeiss 18mm f/3.5 Distagon | About $1395 | 507g | 82mm | 1:12 | See Guide. |
| Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 Distagon | About $1730 | 620g | 82mm | 1:5 | See Guide. |
| Zeiss 25mm f/2.8 Distagon | About $826 | 486g | 58mm | 1:2.36 | See Guide. |
| Zeiss 28mm f/2 Distagon | About $1280 | 529g | 58mm | 1:5 | See Guide. |
| Zeiss 35mm f/2 Distagon | About $1004 | 533g | 58mm | 1:5.4 | See Guide. |
| AF-S 24/1.4G ED | about $2200 | 620g+ (nominal) | 77mm | 1:5.6 | review planned, lens coming soon |
| Nikon PC-E 24mm f/3.5 | about $1990 | 730g+ (nominal) | 77mm | 1:2.7 | see review |
| Nikon 16mm f/2.8 fisheye | about $930 | 286g (nominal) | no filters possible | 1:10 | An updated design would be great, but many people like this compact classic |
| * Screw-on filters are not possible on the 14-24, but Lee Filters has a solution. | |||||
