Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

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Nikon 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras
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Product Description

This ultra wide-angle lens, designed exclusively for use with Nikon's DX-format, provides a versatile wide-angle zoom perspective.

Product Details

• Compact, 2.4x ultra wide-angle zoom
• Optical design optimized for use with Nikon DX-format digital cameras
• Exclusive Nikon Silent Wave Motor
• Two ED-(Extra-low Dispersion) glass elements; three aspherical lens elements
• Close focusing to 0.8 feet

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Excellent on DX and works on FX too

Review Date: May 22, 2009

Reviewer: Doctor.Generosity, Western Massachusetts

Another work of Nikon lens genius which gives the ability to take dramatic, unusual, never-before-available, super-wide pix. As recently as a few years ago, before Nikon learned to mass produce aspheric elements, manufacturing this complex 14 element lens at reasonable cost would have been impossible. Compared to the earlier 12-24mm, significantly wider angle. A nice suprise is that this DX lens can also be used FX, with some limitations of course. Although it will give the full zoom range only when used on the smaller DX format, it actually covers the frame of an FX camera - not over the full range but from 24mm down to about 18mm focal length, with acceptable vignetting (edge darkening). I am using it that way on my film Nikon F6 and digital D700. (For the D700, turn the DX Crop default OFF and turn the Vignette Control to HIGH.) This is pretty cool because it means that someone who wants only occasional use of an 18-24mm lens on a full frame camera does not have to go out and buy a new lens if they already have this one. I disagree with the reviewers who complain about the plastic, Made in China construction. If this lens were made of brass and steel like a Leica, it would weigh twice as much, cost much more, and be no better photographically. Is it more important to have the controls be smooth than to capture new kinds of photos? In my opinion Nikon has taken the right approach - state of the art computational design, innovative manufacturing of aspheric elements, good enough construction, and breakthrough capability affordable for the amateur photog.

Good WA range, nice weight, sharp

Review Date: June 18, 2009

Reviewer: Paula N., Deal, Cleveland, Ohio

My husband purchased this lens from Amazon because of good service I received in the past. It is available from other online sources for slightly less. He reports that the lens arrived a day earlier than expected (thank you) and has been used for interior and exterior shots. On a d90, the built-in flash works from about 19 to 24 mm without lens shading. It focuses fast, balances well with the d90, and the pictures are sharp and have good contrast. At the 10 mm end, it gives great angle of view, with expected barrel distortion. Got sharper stopped down to f8. Distortion fades up to 15 mm and from there to 24 mm, it is a sharp lens for family and outdoor shots. This will be his main d90 lens. He was considering the Nikkor 12-24, but wanted the extra WA, considered the Tokina 11-16, but again wanted the extra WA and had concerns about availability and QC issues. Wishes there was more technical test data, but he needed a good WA lens now for upcoming vacations and is happy with this choice. Says Nikon has never failed him and Amazon was solid.

This one is the best.

Review Date: October 7, 2009

Reviewer: Douglas L. Hale, Houston USA

I read everything I could about wide zooms FX and DX. For DX, this one is the best. I bought it for a photo safari to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, Canada, and another to Big Bend National Park. The Tokina may be a good lens, but the zoom range is very limited. At 11mm by 16mm the Nikon is at least as good plus you still have range to use. That makes the Nikkor a no brainer. I just returned from a 8 day photo safari of the upper east coast of the USA, and Canada. I took over 800 photos most with this lens. As it turned out I was very happy I bought the Nikon 10-24mm, and did not choose the Tokina 11-16mm. The added range made all the difference. Light Houses, harbor sunsets, ships at sea, city streets, building interiors, and lots more. This lens was on my D90, and a 18-200mm on my D40.

Great WideAngle Lens for DX users...

Review Date: March 30, 2010

Reviewer: Jared S. James, Las Vegas, NV

Bought this lens a couple of months back, and have loved shooting with it ever since. Recently just went to Italy. Before the trip I was debating whether or not I would need a wide angle lens like this. I have the new 18-200 vr II lens and thought I would be able to be fine. Against my intuition I went ahead and bought this lens. WOW. I am so glad that I did! It is a fantastic lens that allows you to be more creative and really make stunning images. People seem to get really caught up in technical details... this is a great lens that makes sharp and colorful images. If you read that it is not sharp, they probably don't know how to focus their camera correctly. 99% of image blunders are made by the photographer, not the camera or lens. If you love wide angle images, this is a must have lens for your arsenal. It is a solidly built lens, despite what other reviewers have said. Sure it's not pro standard, but who needs that anyway? And if it was built to pro standard it would cost probably about five times as much! Bottom line, it's a great lens, and you won't regret buying it. As for the 12-24, it's a great option. Definitely built tougher, and about the same price, but that 2mm makes a big difference. So if you want WIDE, go for the 10-24.

As Good as Advertised

Review Date: February 15, 2010

Reviewer: Robert Hesselbein, Madison, WI

Most of my thoughts echo those already expressed by other raters, but allow me to add that this particular lens has opened up an amazing avenue of creativity not found in other lenses. Ken Rockwell reviewed this specific lens and wide-body benefits extraordinarly well, and I recommend anyone seeking this sort of tool to examine his writing before purchasing. I'm certainly glad I did. This is a magnificent lens!

Great Lens 10-24mm

Review Date: January 24, 2010

Reviewer: Brian E. Page, Dunwoody, Ga

This is a great lens. Building and scenic photos turn out extremely well. The close ups for people the resolution is outstanding with the Macro effect. Started using warming filters Tiffen 802 with flash and indoors for a nice effect. Great choice for an all round lens.

Ultra wide on a DX

Review Date: June 14, 2010

Reviewer: Zhenyu Sun, San Francisco

I used this lens on my D300. It works great. It is wide. Some people say that the lens is not good at 10mm but I found little problems.

Fantastic Lens

Review Date: July 2, 2010

Reviewer: S. M. Kostiuk, Denver, CO USA

I do a lot of wedding photography and of course the wide angle is a must have lens in the wedding photography world. This is a great lens, but it didn't come at a cheap price.

Great Lens

Review Date: July 9, 2010

Reviewer: paulwsmithii777,

I purchased the Nikon 10-24mm about 2 months ago and have had a chance to use it at several different events. I shoot using a somewhat photojournalistic approach, 2 bodies with a wide and a tele. The 10-24mm on a D70 body and an 18-200mm on a D200. With this setup, i found myself using both cameras about equally. The focus is fast, even in darker settings, and the image quality seems to be quite good. The 'fish-eye' distortion at the wide end is certainly present, but i found it to be manageable, maybe even 'manipulatable' is a better term. Its there when you want it, but it can be easily controlled/minimized when you don't need it to be so pronounced. Overall, the lens feels (to me) more like a 'normal' or 'prime' in close quarters. Extra wide certainly comes in very handy, and i found myself using the 10mm end quite a bit. The control layout is Nikon intuitive. The Manual Focus override is very helpful. The zoom ring grip feels generous and purposeful, I have bigger hands and don't particularly like the smaller grip on the 18-200 nearly as well. The zoom action is nice and smooth and the big lens shade is especially nice for keeping incident light out. I have read some reviews which knock the build quality a little, because its not at the same 'professional' level as the older 12-24mm, but i think the quibble over that in this plastic age is somewhat useless. Yeah, the 12-24mm barrel is beefier, but the range on the 10-24mm trumps that. I do a lot of volunteer work and don't need a robust casing to brave the elements. If you're generally careful with your gear, like most enthusiasts, you shouldn't have any problems. Just the fact that the 10-24mm sports a metal mount says a lot. And, again, 2 more mm at the wide end makes it a far more useful lens for about $200 less. Just my opinion.

awesome addition !

Review Date: July 12, 2010

Reviewer: J. P. Burbank, Portsmouth, NH

I love this lens. It allows me to take photos with a whole new perspective. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to take landscape photographs.

GREAT Lens

Review Date: September 19, 2009

Reviewer: Christopher OConnor, Queens, NY

I did my research on this lens from the day it was in talk of coming out. When it came out, daily I would look for reviews because I was planning to get the 12-24mm f/4. Majority of the reviews were by amatuers or hobbyist (spell check). In summary, they didnt know how to use a wide lens (that is the main problem for anyone that can't use anything from 8mm-35mm). Other say the construction of the lens differ. Well that is true but for people that take care of their lens and not looking to drop it, you would be fine but still that reeason this dumb. Here is my professional summary from a professional photographer. I brought this lens to complete my "all purpose travel kit"...lol. I have the 10-24, 24-70, and 70-300. What else do you need besides for Nikon to come out with a lens that shoot 10-24 at 2.8 and lower. For now with that, you can just invest in the 12-24mm f/2.8 if you can. I don't have that lens yet but soon I will if the 10-24 at 2.8 or less doesn't come out. People would say "what about low light?" I would say use a flash. Others would say "what about situations in which you can't use a flash?" I would say use primes because with primes you can get f 2.8 to 1.4 autofocus and the results are great. I have a few primes and I am not selling them. Anyways, 10-24mm....great investment. I shoot models with it, landscape, and soon other things. Great investment and it's SHARP. In final, if you know how to use a wide angle.....using this super wide lens will be a walk in the park. If you don't, learn or ask a real professional the main reasons for wide etc. Spanish: Hice mi investigación sobre esta lente a partir del día que estaba en la charla de salir. Cuando salió, buscaría diariamente revisiones porque planeaba conseguir a la mayoría de 12-24m m f/4. de las revisiones estaba por los amatuers o el aficionado a los hobbys (cheque de encanto). En resumen, no sabían utilizar una lente ancha (que es el mayor problema para cualquier persona que can' uso cualquier cosa de t a partir 8mm-35m m). La otra opinión la construcción de la lente diferencia. Mane que es verdad pero para la gente que toma cuidado de su lente y de la mirada de caerlo, usted sería fino pero aún que reeason esto mudo. Aquí está mi resumen profesional de un fotógrafo profesional. Traje esta lente para terminar mi " kit" de uso múltiple del recorrido; ... lol. Tengo el 10-24, el 24-70, y el 70-300. Qué más usted necesitan además para que de Nikon salga con una lente que tiran 10-24 en 2.8 y bajan. Para ahora con ése, usted puede apenas invertir en 12-24m m f/2.8 si usted puede. I don' t tiene esa lente con todo pero pronto si el 10-24 en 2.8 o menos doesn' t sale. La gente diría el " ¿qué sobre luz corta? " Diría uso un flash. Otros dirían el " qué sobre las situaciones en las cuales usted can' ¿uso de t un flash? " Diría que el uso prepara porque con le prepara puede conseguir f 2.8 a el autofocus 1.4 y los resultados son grandes. Tengo algunos preparo y no los estoy vendiendo. De todas formas, 10-24m m....gran inversión. Tiro modelos con ella, paisaje, y pronto otras cosas. Gran inversión e it' SOSTENIDO de s. En final, si usted sabe utilizar un granangular ..... usando esta lente ancha estupenda sea una caminata en el parque. Si usted don' t, aprende o pide a profesional verdadero las razones principales el etc. ancho. Portuguese: Eu fiz minha pesquisa sobre esta lente do dia onde estava na conversa de sair. Quando saiu, diariamente eu procuraria revisões porque eu estava planeando começ a maioria de 12-24mm f/4. das revisões era por amatuers ou por hobbyist (verificação de período). Em resumo, não souberam usar uma lente larga (de que é o maior problema para qualquer um que can' uso qualquer coisa de t de 8mm-35mm). A outra palavra a construção da lente difere. Jorre que é verdadeiro mas para os povos que tomam de sua lente e da vista o deixar cair, você seria fino mas ainda que reeason isto mudo. Está aqui meu sumário profissional de um fotógrafo profissional. Eu trouxe esta lente para terminar meu " kit" multifacetado do curso; ... lol. Eu tenho o 10-24, o 24-70, e o 70-300. Que outros você precisam além para que de Nikon saia com uma lente que disparam em 10-24 em 2.8 e o abaixam. Para agora com aquele, você pode apenas investir no 12-24mm f/2.8 se você pode. Mim don' t tem essa lente contudo mas logo eu se o 10-24 em 2.8 ou menos doesn' t sai. Os povos diriam o " que sobre a baixa luz? " Eu diria o uso um flash. Outro diriam o " que sobre as situações em que você can' uso de t um flash? " Eu diria que o uso apronta porque com o apronta pode começ f 2.8 a o autofocus 1.4 e os resultados são grandes. Eu tenho alguns apronto e eu não os estou vendendo. Em todo o caso, 10-24mm....grande investimento. Eu disparo em modelos com ele, paisagem, e logo outras coisas. Grande investimento e it' SHARP de s. No final, se você sabe usar um ângulo largo ..... que se usa esta lente larga super será uma caminhada no parque. Se você don' t, aprende ou pede a um profissional real as razões principais etc. largo.

Sharp wide angle

Review Date: July 25, 2009

Reviewer: Richard H. Thomas, broken arrow, ok

I find the lense very usable. It's a very fun lense at the 10mm length.

Soft in the corners

Review Date: June 14, 2009

Reviewer: Groovy Geek, Portland, OR

I have owned and shot with the Nikon 12-24, Tokina 12-24, and three copies of the Sigma 10-20. With the exception of one recent bad copy of the Sigma they were all notably better than the 10-24 in the corners. My copy of the 10-24 is nice in the center, but all four corners were uniformly degraded. Every other WA lens I have owned cleans up very fast in the corners at 10-12mm and by f/5.6 was nearly as good as f/11. Not so with 10-24, which is mushy in the corners at f/3.5 and improves only gradually as it is stopped down, with peak sharpness at a bit over f/11. At f/11 it mostly catches up with the third-party lenses mentioned above and Nikon's own 12-24. I have posted sample images on DPR, photo.net, [...], look them up to see what I am talking about. The 10-24 range is ideal for my needs so it is a shame that the performance is not as good as the 12-24, even at 12-14mm. The MTF numbers would have suggested that it would be better. My copy is not. Since all four corners are nearly uniformly degraded I don't think that I have a lemon, it may be just inherent in the lens design. I am tempted to call it curvature of field, but with the extreme DOF at 10mm even at f/5.6 I am not sure this would be a reasonable explanation. While not as terrible as the sample images I have seen from the Tamron 10-24mm, my copy of this lens would not seem to be as good with flat-field subjects (aka brick walls :-) as the other WA lenses I have owned. However, in real-life images with variable depth the corner softness is very difficult to see. Not sure if this is because of the possible field curvature mentioned above, or because it is very rare that I shoot something that has good detail all the way to the corners. Overall I am a bit disappointed. Given the price it should have been unambiguously better than the competition. Not 2x better as other reviewers have suggested, I am prepared to pay a decent premium to Nikon just for the consistency of color rendition I would get between this and my other most used lens (70-200). However, my expectation was to be able to say "about the same as the Sigma 10-20 in most respects, better at X and Y". Right now I am not sure what X and Y would be, at least in comparison to the excellent copy of the Sigma 10-20 I used to have. I will probably end up keeping the lens. The 10-24mm range is just too convenient for me, and there is no way I would consider replacing this with the Tamron 10-24, which is absolutely terrible in the corners at 10mm according to numerous reviews. =========================== Update on 1/7 I need to amend the review. I am leaving the original text unchanged for reference purposes, so it is clear what I said earlier and how my views have evolved. After using the lens for a few months I need to retract my "soft in the corners" assessment. Not sure how I came to this conclusion with the original tests, the softness was clearly there, but try as I might I cannot reproduce it now with careful focusing. My best guess is that I slightly mis-focused, AF can be unreliable on WA lenses. If you test it against a brick wall make sure to be square and use LiveView with manual focusing. With careful focusing the lens is at least as good as the Sigma 10-20 that I loved so much. Not corner-corner sharpness, that would be a small miracle at 10mm, but slightly better than anything I have seen from the competition. Overall the lens is still not a great value for the quality delivered, but if price is a secondary concern you will love the range and consistency of color rendition with your other Nikon lenses. If you want the absolute best bang for the buck go for the Sigma, just make sure you test it carefully, there are many documented instances of significant copy variation. The colors a slightly different, not better or worse, just different.

Very Solid, Very Light Weight, Expensive Wide Angle Zoom for DX

Review Date: May 12, 2009

Reviewer: D. Sasso,

I got this lens the other day from Amazon and had a chance to play around with it a bit. The sharpness and the straightness in the corners, upon initial inspection, don't look to be any better then the 12-24mm Nikon DX wide angle. That was largely considered inferior in every way to the Tokina 11-16mm lens, which is hard to come by and seems to have some focus problems in certain production batches. This lens is quicker then the 12-24mm in certain situations, and will go 2mm wider for essentially the same price, so its a no brainer for people who want DX wide angle Nikon glass. The Tokina 11-16mm is more a pro style lens, its heavier and its faster then the two Nikon wide angle zoom lens. However, this new 10-24mm is much lighter, great for carrying around, and a perfect casual amateur wide angle lens. The only problem is the price; its essentially a pro price for an amateur quality piece of glass. So if you have the scratch and you want something you can carry around with you to shoot wide angle, buy it immediately. Its the pefect companion lens for the 18-200mm VR, and its built in exactly the same way. You can carry two lens and get 10-200mm in coverage. If you need pro wide angle DX glass, don't buy, and if you don't have 900 to burn on a lens, don't buy. I think Nikon must be thinking that an amateur won't have a problem buying a D5000 or D90 body, this lens and the 18-200mm lens and then calling it a day. They may be right, but in the current economy, i'm afraid then may not be.

Awesome range, not really fast, not really cheap

Review Date: February 3, 2010

Reviewer: rj,

This lens is a lot of fun! IQ is pretty good. Most of the distortion this lens produces can be corrected without fancy tools if you have to and the sharpness (pointed out by other reviews) is good enough to satisfy me at a 8x10 print size. If you view your shots at 100% you might find issues were cheaper normal range lenses perform slightly better - but I guess these are physical consequences of this extrem focal length. I like the range. 10 mm is awesome - but 24 mm still allows you to use it for "normal" snapshots with people in it that don't look too weird. This makes this lens much more versatile in my opinion than optically superior lenses with a smaller focal range. Sometimes I wish it was faster, but I wouldn't want to see the prize tag either if it were... For a DX lens, it is not quite cheap, but it is certainly a better build quality than many other DX lenses. The reason to spend the money for this lens is if you want the widest super-wide angle available for DX that allows you to go to a moderate 36mm FX equivalent and still has a very acceptable weight. The Tokina 11-16 costs less, is faster, potentially optically superior, but heavier and limited in it's focal range. It comes down to range and weight vs. speed and price. I think I would pick the Nikon again.