For image quality, sharpness is very good across most of the frame but drops off noticeably in the corners at wide apertures from f/1.8 to f/2.8. Autofocus isn’t quite as quick as in the Sigma lens but is similarly accurate. The Nikon’s construction doesn’t feel quite as robust as that of the Sigma and neither of them are weather-sealed, although the Nikon does feature a rubber sealing ring on its mounting plate. Even so, it’s still two-thirds of a stop slower than the competing (and less expensive) Sigma 24mm lens. One advantage is its wider aperture rating of f/1.8, compared with the f/2.8, f/3.5 or f/4 of the zoom lenses, making it anywhere from 1.33 to 2.33 f/stops faster. This lens has to deliver something rather special to make you spend a considerable sum of extra money, considering there’s no gain in viewing angle.
Nikon makes a variety of FX standard zoom lenses with ranges of 24-70mm, 24-85mm and 24-120mm. The competing Sigma 20mm f/1.4 Art lens offers better image quality and a faster aperture, but the Nikon lens is very much more compact and only about a third of the weight. Color fringing can be noticeable towards the corners of the frame but barrel distortion is of a fairly low order. However, you only need to stop down to f/2.8 to get decent peripheral illumination, while f/4 improves sharpness across the whole frame. At f/1.8, vignetting is very pronounced and corner-sharpness is sadly lacking. Similarities between this lens and the Nikon 24mm (also featured) are that they both feature two ED elements, two aspherical elements and Nano Crystal Coating.
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The ring-type ultrasonic autofocus system is fast and near-silent, but the rotational travel of the manual focus ring is very small, making accurate manual focusing tricky. Considering the combination of 20mm focal length and fairly fast f/1.8 aperture, it’s quite a compact and lightweight lens. They deliver good performance and value for money, but don’t quite make it into our top ten.Ĭompared with standard zooms for full-frame cameras that kick off with a 24mm focal length, this lens gives you a wider viewing angle. There are some other interesting manual-focus wide primes for full-frame DSLRs on the market, including Irix 11mm and 15mm lenses, and the Laowa 15mm Macro. We’ve also included the Samyang 10mm, as it’s the only one on the list that’s designed for DX format (APS-C) cameras. Similarly, we’ve gone for mainstream lenses in most cases that include autofocus, although the manual-focus Zeiss Milvus 2/35mm is a notable exception, and it’s rather more compact and less expensive than other wide primes in the Milvus line-up.
They’re all excellent lenses but, for wide primes, they’re simply too expensive for most non-professional photographers to consider. We’ve therefore excluded the Nikon AF-S 24mm f/1.4G ED, Nikon AF-S 28mm f/1.4E ED and Sigma 14mm f/1.8 DG HSM | A. Here’s our top ten wide-angle prime lenses for Nikon DSLRs, based on good image quality, handling and all-round performance at an ‘affordable’ price.
Best wide-angle prime lenses for Nikon DSLRs