Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8 alternative with better sharpness?
Unless I come across a Nikon alternative, I'll be willing to consider non-Nikon alternatives like Sigma. Ideally I want to stick with f/2.8 or better.
Can you help me please?
Pete Franko wrote: Thank you for the comments. That photo you took looks great. Another thing I just noticed are reviews on B&H for this lens. Much better than some of the other places I looked. That Tamron you mentioned looks pretty reasonable as well. I had seen the 16-35mm but wasn't interested in it because of max aperture is f/4.
Have you tried taking photos or shooting video of people with that 17-35mm when you had it?
Actually I just noticed you referenced the lens in past tense. Why did you get rid of it?
No video, no people, just things. Such as these:
Yes, "had". I was using the superwide at either 17-25, or at 35. I now own a 35 f/2D, and I can borrow a 20mm f/2.8 from a buddy if I need wider than 28mm.
As fun as a superwide is, I found I wasn't using it. I wanted an 85 f/1.4, and to work towards a 135 f/2, so I sold it and an 85 f/1.8 for funds. I have the Laowa 15mm f/4 macro on my list, will likely get either the 14-24 or the 16-35 someday. I don't think f/4 is a problem, in that at short focal lengths it becomes more difficult to blow out the background.
If you like that lens you should be able to get one used at less than $600 on eBay. It's not (IMO) a $2000 lens. Or go for the Tamron.
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