Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED Zoom Lens with Auto Focus for Nikon DSLR Cameras

The Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED Zoom Lens is a fantastic wide-angle lens that excels in both performance and image quality, making it an ideal choice for landscape, architecture, and interior photography. After using this lens on my Nikon DSLR for a few weeks, I’m thoroughly impressed with its sharpness, versatility, and build quality. Whether you're a hobbyist or a serious photographer, this lens offers incredible value for the price.The Nikon AF-S DX NIKKOR 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED Zoom Lens is an outstanding choice for anyone who shoots with a DX-format Nikon DSLR. It offers sharp image quality, great build, and versatility that makes it perfect for a wide range of photography, especially landscapes, architecture, and interiors. The silent autofocus, image quality, and distortion control are impressive, and it offers great value for the price.While it’s not the fastest lens in terms of aperture and can be a bit large for some, the overall performance and image quality more than make up for these minor drawbacks. Whether you’re a hobbyist or a more advanced photographer, this lens is a great addition to your gear bag and a significant upgrade from the standard kit lens. Highly recommended!

I use this wide angle lens first on a Nikon D90 and now on a D7100. I have lenses that cover the range from 10mm to 300mm in 3 steps: 10-24mm, 24-70mm, and 70-300mm. I also own the fairly new Nikon 85mm micro with VR. I am willing to change lenses as needed - no single solution for all day such as the 18-200mm for me. This background is leading up to the statement that I don't use this lens very much. However, when it is appropriate I find it terrific for the price. The angle of view at 10mm is a little more than 90 degrees diagonal; this means you can skrunch in a corner and see both walls with a little camera tilt or yaw. This capability is rather neat when shooting certain types of architecture and landscape scenes.When the angle of a wide lens such as this is proper for the job, several benefits are there because of the lens physics: 1) good depth of field even when hardly stopped down and 2) ability to shoot at relatively low shutter speeds even without VR. The second benefit follows partly because, other things being equal, short focal length lenses are lighter and smaller than longer focal length lenses. I uploaded (to Amazon) a picture made with this lens at Carlsbad Caverns that was shot at f4.2 and 0.4 seconds. Hand held! Of course I had to brace my body as best I could and was far enough from the subject that a flash would have been silly. I used this lens exclusively in the Caverns because I needed to shot low-light hand-held as well as liking the angle of view. I was not impressed until I got home and started looking at the pictures in Photo Shop. I had already announced that these were practice shots so I'd know what equipment (tripod, etc.) to bring next time. At least a third of the shots in these rotten conditions were useful and some were really great. I can't think of another lens in my bag that would work as well (not even the 24-70mm f2.8 because it's too heavy for this kind of long exposure work).I have owned the 10-24mm for 4+ years. As said above, I only use it once in a while. But it is always in my bag when I go on a shoot. If I need a wide field of view, I know this lens will do the job and I'm willing to take the time to switch. If I wasn't, I would not be using an SLR in the first place.

This lens is capable of generating super sharp images right to the edges. The distortion near the edges is not bad at all and completely correctable with software. The correction of optical aberrations is (OVERALL) more than adequate (world class really). The construction of the outer casing is plastic; probably a suitable variety that has durable properties for normal operation of this lens (if you want metal all over then pay 2-3 times more, and more than double the weight). Without reservations, during use, one should be careful to avoid impacts. Plastic is not necessarily dysfunctional (it's utilized in many high-performance and critical applications), and here it seems to provide the lightness and apparently noticable structural integrity that lends to a surprisingly solid feel in one's hands. The innerworkings that mount the lens elements are cased in metal. The glass is state-of-the-art (N-I-K-K-O-R). The electronics and focusing are 100% compatible with Nikon.If I want better I would buy the 14-24 Nikkor and mount it on a D600, D800 or D800E. Period.This lens is designed for conscientious photographers who (very) carefully study their scenes AND the lighting involved with the intention that their photos display exceptional quality with attention paid to details. This is not a snapshot lens per se (but, you could use this at a party, with the flash set to bounce and take a load of great snapshots).Note that this lens really shines at f/8 to f/11. The larger apertures still yield sharp images, but f/11 almost looks like medium format shot with film when enlarged to 8x10.This lens more than fills the bill for a superwide. It costs significantly more than the aftermarket lenses, but after all, by budgeting resouces to buy the Nikkor, one doesn't have to make excuses now, or five years from now when one buys another Nikon. It's impressive that something of this optical quality is offered at this price; but, clearly Nikon is 'on the ball' about using all of the modern advances in compound lens design and materials (ED and aspherical glass), coupled with extensive manufacturing experience.