11-26-2011, 01:58 PM
Hi VL,
I have the Nikon 20mm and I can say that it's an average lens in terms of resolution and color rendition. But very compact and does it's job for street use. I could use a bit more magnification ratio and less vignetting at wide open... And for landscapes, I'd rather use the 16mm of my Tokina 11-16 (with reservations for further croping in post process of course).
And now that I saw some samples from Wim's suggestion (Zuiko 21mm, the F/2 version), I will check the second hand of it as soon as possible (if I can find one). First impression was a quick negative concerning the bokeh. I saw some samples with really harsh bokeh. But despite it's compactness, the edge to egde sharpness on FF when stopped down is very impressive. But I did not came up with close-ups to evaluate the magnification and resolution.
I did not use Zeiss 21 nor the Nikon 17-35, but people who like landscape and close up photography say a lot positive for Zeiss 21mm because of it's resolution capabilities, color rendition, higher magnification and bokeh. This makes it a serious candidate I guess... But the mustache style distortion should maybe checked for architecture photography usage. And the Nikon at 21mm is said to have almost the same characteristics. I think what makes difference for Zeiss is the color rendition, bokeh and BQ, where OTOH we can count AF and a very usable zoom range for the Nikon... Hard to choose, if you don't limit the expectations...
Serkan
I have the Nikon 20mm and I can say that it's an average lens in terms of resolution and color rendition. But very compact and does it's job for street use. I could use a bit more magnification ratio and less vignetting at wide open... And for landscapes, I'd rather use the 16mm of my Tokina 11-16 (with reservations for further croping in post process of course).
And now that I saw some samples from Wim's suggestion (Zuiko 21mm, the F/2 version), I will check the second hand of it as soon as possible (if I can find one). First impression was a quick negative concerning the bokeh. I saw some samples with really harsh bokeh. But despite it's compactness, the edge to egde sharpness on FF when stopped down is very impressive. But I did not came up with close-ups to evaluate the magnification and resolution.
I did not use Zeiss 21 nor the Nikon 17-35, but people who like landscape and close up photography say a lot positive for Zeiss 21mm because of it's resolution capabilities, color rendition, higher magnification and bokeh. This makes it a serious candidate I guess... But the mustache style distortion should maybe checked for architecture photography usage. And the Nikon at 21mm is said to have almost the same characteristics. I think what makes difference for Zeiss is the color rendition, bokeh and BQ, where OTOH we can count AF and a very usable zoom range for the Nikon... Hard to choose, if you don't limit the expectations...
Serkan