Nikon 12-24mm
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AussieByron
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I havnt used one personally but I had a friend who had one. He loves it on the land for landscape shots but has never used it again underwater once he bought the Tokina 10-17mm.
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The 12-24 used to be the "go to" wide angle lens for Nikon UW users, but seems to have fallen out of favor compared to the Tokina 10-17 and the Nikon prime fisheyes. It is rectilinear, so that's an advantage, but a lot of people seem to feel that it's a bit soft around the edges. Might be an advantage for narrower shots and versatility, but it's also expensive.
Adm. Linda has the 12-24, and it works well with here D40 and Aquatica
housing. She does have the 8", not 6" port.
Nikon has replaced the 12-24 with the 10-24.
There's a Sea and Sea housing for my D300 on its way.
I'll set up for macro first, and then probably go for
the 10.5 when I go wide-angle. The 10.5 wasn't an
option for Linda because it doesn't have a motor.
Chuck
housing. She does have the 8", not 6" port.
Nikon has replaced the 12-24 with the 10-24.
There's a Sea and Sea housing for my D300 on its way.
I'll set up for macro first, and then probably go for
the 10.5 when I go wide-angle. The 10.5 wasn't an
option for Linda because it doesn't have a motor.
Chuck
I have the 12-24 and it ROCKS!
jarhed
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The 12-24 is a pretty good lens, especially for shooting wide angle subjects w/ strait lines. (like wrecks, etc).
I recently photographed the ruins at Yonoguni and made the mistake if taking the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye and ended up with too much distortion in my photos:
It's also good for wide angle subjects that just need a little more reach.
I use a +2 diopter to help the corner sharpness, but depending on teh size of your dome, you might get away with just stopping it down a bit.
I've switched to the 10-24mm now, and like it a little better only because it's wider. the build quality isn't as good, but that doesn't matter much for underwater.
either is a nice compliment for the fisheye for the times you need a little more reach, or want to avoid the distortion.
john
I recently photographed the ruins at Yonoguni and made the mistake if taking the Tokina 10-17mm fisheye and ended up with too much distortion in my photos:
It's also good for wide angle subjects that just need a little more reach.
I use a +2 diopter to help the corner sharpness, but depending on teh size of your dome, you might get away with just stopping it down a bit.
I've switched to the 10-24mm now, and like it a little better only because it's wider. the build quality isn't as good, but that doesn't matter much for underwater.
either is a nice compliment for the fisheye for the times you need a little more reach, or want to avoid the distortion.
john
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