Panorama 24mm f/4 MC

Best DX non-variable aperture wide angle lens for Nikon bodies in my opinion. Had one of these a few years ago. Sold it. Regretted it. Also owned both versions of the Tokina equivalent lens. They are good, but I prefer the Nikkor. Not worth the “new” price, but a good lens at a used price. Also good for the 18-24 mm range on FX bodies.

Crazy sharp. If you are looking for a fixed aperture for your Nikon DX camera, this is the one. Yes, there is the newer 10-24 that goes 2mm wider, but it also comes at the price of (mostly correctable) unnatural distortion on the wide end. Just released by Nikon is the new 10-24 with VR, but do you really need VR for an ultra wide lens? The 12mm is surprisingly wide with very little distortion. Unlike other lens that only zoom to 16 or 20, 24mm gives you flexibility so that there is no need to swap lenses so often. In the end, I want fixed aperture. Nikon has seemed to move away from fixed f/ for their DX lineup. Fortunately, even though this and the few other fixed f/ lenses are 10+ years old, they still sell them. There must be a reason. I imagine the thought is only the more demanding users will want fixed aperture and those users are (mostly) FX users. If you're still reading this review, you're probably the few like me who prefer pro level lenses on your DX body. This lens pairs nicely with the 17-55 f/2.8 and the 70-200 f/2.8 lenses. I just wish Nikon made this lens in a 2.8 version for DX. Happy trails.Read full review

awesome lens at a bargain price Optics are clear. Exterior shows very little sign of use and seems well taken cared of. I love the color saturation and unbelievable sharpness I get from this lens. Although it didn't come with the lens hood, I got a great deal. Shots were taken with a Nikon D90 with no filters and unedited except for the cropped shot of the ship to show how sharp it is.