Nikon AFS DX 12-24mm f/4G Reviews

I have shot this lens combined with both D70 and D200 bodies.
This is my favorite lens of all. I shoot lots of landscapes for pleasure / hobby so no surprises that I enjoy this brilliant wide angle zoom. As a landscape lens this piece of glass excels. Often I shoot in the 18-24mm focal length range, however, when one requires super wide panoramic angles the 12mm focal length is a joy to point at any wide open landscape.

Barrel distortion is an obvious detracting factor at the wide open end of this lens and this eliminates the 12-24mm for serious architectural exposures or any other format of photography which involves straight lines, grids or any other linear subjects which are best rendered dead staight.

This lens renders natural landscape elements in beautiful colours and exhibits a fine degree of contrast and produces pleasing panoramic broad landscape exposures at appertures f/4 to f/11. The 12-24mm is also a great lens for taking subjects at very close range and showing them in proximity to their surrounding environment. Worth every cent ............