Nikon SLR Cameras

What lens are for Architecture?

Isaac
Isaac

I'm using a Nikon D3200 and I'm a beginner but I want to get into Architecture photography and just wanna know a good low price Lens and I don't want that bloody expansive Tilt-Shift Lens or Babylens.

Crim Liar
Crim Liar

Okay, I'll add to what I posted last time. There's no good good quality cheap super-wide lens available, the cheapest you will find are going to cost about 2/3's what your camera cost.

Like Briar who posted last time when I bought mine a few years back after reading the reviews I bought the 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC (non-HSM because it's for Sony/Minolta Alpha mount). I wasn't sure at the time how much I'd use it, and so wasn't prepared to pay around double for Sony's own equivalent (especially as the Sigma had better reviews!). I also looked at the Tokina, but at that time there were noises that the lens coating on the specific model I was looking at was sub-par, leading to rather dull tones (I'm told this is no longer the case).

I haven't looked up the prices on there, but rest assured even at the cheaper end of the scale they are still what most people would consider expensive:

http://imaging.nikon.com/.../index.htm AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED by Nikon

http://www.sigma-imaging-uk.com/lenses/dclenses/10-20mmEX.htm 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM by Sigma

http://www.tokinalens.com/products/tokina/atx124prodx2-a.html AT-X 124 PRO DX II by Tokina or,
http://www.tokinalens.com/products/tokina/atx116prodx-a.html AT-X 116 PRO DX by Tokina.

Unfortunately this is one class of lens that doesn't appear much on the second hand market, most people hang on to them!

Taylor
Taylor

You just asked this yesterday & you got plenty of good answers…

Your 18-55 is a "good low priced lens."

Just keep & use the 18-55

Stephen Cheatley
Stephen Cheatley

You can correct the perspective in Photoshop. Its so much easier than in the old days when you needed an expensive shift lens.

The 18-55mm is ok for most things, although you may find yourself needing to go wider.
Try looking at the Sigma wide zoom range, such as the 10-20mm or 15-30mm.

thankyoumaskedman
thankyoumaskedman

Perhaps the 16-85mm AF-S VR. It is a very good general use lens. At 16mm it has some barrel distortion, but it straightens out very well at 18mm where lenses like the 18-55mm, 18-105mm, and 18-200mm have noticeable barrel distortion.

http://www.photozone.de/...vr?start=1
http://www.kenrockwell.com/...tm#distort