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Ultra wide for D800e

Why not?

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Anything you can do with a filter can be done in Photoshop.

- Leigh
Can never duplicate polarization with photoshop or anything else. Nice to see the new fotodiox filter set that has a polarizer and allows simultaneous use of NDs or ND grads. Also allows protective clear filter, and also operates as a beautiful metal lens protector when you add the metal cap. I have decided to go for the 14-24 because of this, as it seems really head and shoulders above the other wide zooms.
 

JohnBrew

Active member
I use the Zeiss 21. I find the lens correction in ACR completely takes care of the wave distortion. Also Zeiss glass is terrific with colors compared to Nikon alternatives, imo.
However, if I had the patience to deal with acquiring a Leica 19 R and having it converted for Nikon mount, I would do it. A friend mostly used his Leica 19 on a Canon but wowee that thing was awesome.
 

rivercrew

New member
I just replaced my venerable 17-35mm with the new lightweight 18-35mm G, it beat my old lens at every setting except wide open at 35mm end.
I own both lenses and go to the 18-35G more often. Light and compact, great for travel and is as good or better optically than the 17-35. I recently did a shoot for US Dept of Energy up on the Alaska tundra near Barrow and took the 17-35 for its rugged build.
 
Two interesting Nikon / Zeiss 21 comparisons.

One in which the Zeiss 21 Spanks the 14-24. (The Nikon looks strangely bad in this one ... I've never seen any softness or CA in the center)

And one in which the 14-24 does the spanking.
 
Another Nikon/Zeiss 21 comparison. This one leaning slightly toward Nikon.

Based on these comparisons, I think optical quality is the least significant distinction between these lenses.

Zeiss pluses:
size/weight
simplicity/robustness of a prime
less prone to flair
easy to use filters

Nikon pluses:
all the other focal lengths
less/simpler distortion
AF
 
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