I got this lens and the FTZ adapter to use with a Z50 … works great! A little bulkier than it might be if it was native, but actually it gives you a nice lumpy “barrel” to hang onto. Optically there’s just nothing to complain about … a little slow for indoor natural light, but as they say, if you are not getting good results, it’s not the camera.
klaus
October 27, 2019 8:30 am
good review! for info it works very well on d800 in 1.2x crop mode from 12-20mm – and distorsion correction works too😊
Vikas Gupta
March 2, 2019 1:35 am
Hi, I’m going for Nikon d7200 ,so will Nikon af-p 10-20 lens work on this body and will it not affect the pics? And one more question…..which one should I buy d7200 or d7500?? Which is better in terms of results…??? Please advise….
Mark Oleg
November 28, 2018 7:22 pm
I think I’m going to get this lens soon for my D7100 to upgrade my Nikkor 18-55m f/3.5 AF-S kit lens. Overall, this looks like a fantastic deal. My only concern is with astrophotography, a field that I’ve recently got into. Is it possible to get any decent astro shots with this lens? Of course, I understand the maximum aperture is narrower than my kit lens, but do you know if the wider zoom would make up for it? Here’s my favorite astro shot with my kit lens so far (this was a stitched panorama). goo.gl/xsARnc. As long as I can get similar level shots with this lens, I’m definitely buying it. I would appreciate your thoughts.
Kush Patel
March 16, 2018 6:34 am
Hey Good Review.
I own a D5600, looking for the best lens option for Real Estate Photography (Indoor-Outdoor) Interiors & Architectural. Weight is not a problem for me, Image quality should be superior and minimum distortion even at edges and minimum Chromatic Aberration. Mostly would be using around 10mm to cover most of the indoor rooms.
Budget is max USD 400-500.
What would be the best for my purpose Nikon 10-20, Tokina, Tamron or Sigma ?
Hey, I would go for Tokina AT-X 11-20 F2.8 PRO DX. It is very sharp even wide open, so there might be suituations when you really need to shoot at f/2.8. Distortion at 11mm is not stellar, at around 4%, but is a plain barrel distortion which can be corrected. Not much of CA. I have a lot of experience with 11-16mm f2.8 PRO DX II lens, which is also great, but I would prefer the wider zoom range. I have no experience with Tamron, and not that great experience with Sigma wideangle. Good luck with your choice! V.
Colin Gift
July 28, 2020 11:56 am
Right after I bought the new Nikon Z 50 and kit lens Iand I bought this lens (10-30 DX P VR) and 70-300 DX P VR used.. Both lenses work perfectly with the FTZ adapter, and round out that camera as a walkabout kit perfectly. Between all 3 lenses I have pretty much everything I need. Coming from my Nikon Z7 and 14-30 Z mount and older 70-200 f:4, I find the 10-30 DX okay iin image quality in comparison, but the 70-300 DX has excellent image quality, not quite as good as the older F mount at f:4, but pretty much equal if I use the 1.4 Teleconverter with that lens. Just my $.02
Hi, I would say they are on par, the 10-20mm has a bit weak spot at 18-20mm (with 20mm in particular). I do not remember 18-55mm AF-P version of having a really much softer focal lenghts (compared to other focal lenghts of the same lens). I hope this helps. Vaclav
Joop
November 17, 2019 9:06 am
Dear Vaclav,
One of your conclusions is that the Tokina 11-16mm is overall a better performer. Looking to the examples, I cannot see this or confirm it. At 14mm the edge sharpness of Tokina lens is really bad, look at the f/ 5.6 example. At 18mm, with the 3 lenses next to each other, I think you enlarged it somewhat to match it, it is almost a double exposure at f/5.6 for the Tokina. (You mentioned it outer edge but it is a center crop).
Examples mixed up? Hope to hear from you. Tnx
Bo Petersen
September 4, 2019 2:15 am
Very good review. I also just purchased this lens and are experimenting with some timelaps clips. So far it looks promising.
Vicky
March 11, 2019 8:46 pm
Dear sir I am using d3200 Nikon camera at present I am planning to upgrade my camera Looking between d5600 , d7200 and d7500…. Kindly advise which is good and better for long keep for future use in all aspects.. Please advise…. Regards Vicky
Dear Vicki, there is no easy advice here. I lobe D5x00 series for small size and yet good image quality. If you need great AF performance (shooting action, low light), go for D7500. V.
I got this lens and the FTZ adapter to use with a Z50 … works great! A little bulkier than it might be if it was native, but actually it gives you a nice lumpy “barrel” to hang onto. Optically there’s just nothing to complain about … a little slow for indoor natural light, but as they say, if you are not getting good results, it’s not the camera.
good review!
for info it works very well on d800 in 1.2x crop mode from 12-20mm – and distorsion correction works too😊
Hi,
I’m going for Nikon d7200 ,so will Nikon af-p 10-20 lens work on this body and will it not affect the pics?
And one more question…..which one should I buy d7200 or d7500?? Which is better in terms of results…???
Please advise….
I think I’m going to get this lens soon for my D7100 to upgrade my Nikkor 18-55m f/3.5 AF-S kit lens. Overall, this looks like a fantastic deal. My only concern is with astrophotography, a field that I’ve recently got into. Is it possible to get any decent astro shots with this lens? Of course, I understand the maximum aperture is narrower than my kit lens, but do you know if the wider zoom would make up for it? Here’s my favorite astro shot with my kit lens so far (this was a stitched panorama). goo.gl/xsARnc. As long as I can get similar level shots with this lens, I’m definitely buying it. I would appreciate your thoughts.
Hey Good Review.
I own a D5600, looking for the best lens option for Real Estate Photography (Indoor-Outdoor) Interiors & Architectural. Weight is not a problem for me, Image quality should be superior and minimum distortion even at edges and minimum Chromatic Aberration. Mostly would be using around 10mm to cover most of the indoor rooms.
Budget is max USD 400-500.
What would be the best for my purpose Nikon 10-20, Tokina, Tamron or Sigma ?
Hey, I would go for Tokina AT-X 11-20 F2.8 PRO DX. It is very sharp even wide open, so there might be suituations when you really need to shoot at f/2.8. Distortion at 11mm is not stellar, at around 4%, but is a plain barrel distortion which can be corrected. Not much of CA. I have a lot of experience with 11-16mm f2.8 PRO DX II lens, which is also great, but I would prefer the wider zoom range. I have no experience with Tamron, and not that great experience with Sigma wideangle. Good luck with your choice! V.
Right after I bought the new Nikon Z 50 and kit lens Iand I bought this lens (10-30 DX P VR) and 70-300 DX P VR used.. Both lenses work perfectly with the FTZ adapter, and round out that camera as a walkabout kit perfectly. Between all 3 lenses I have pretty much everything I need.
Coming from my Nikon Z7 and 14-30 Z mount and older 70-200 f:4, I find the 10-30 DX okay iin image quality in comparison, but the 70-300 DX has excellent image quality, not quite as good as the older F mount at f:4, but pretty much equal if I use the 1.4 Teleconverter with that lens.
Just my $.02
Thanks for your remarks, I pretty much agree. As for the 10-30mm AF-P you mention: I guess you mean 10-20mm AF-P DX lens, right?
Hi Va’clav.which lenses is better optically?
Nikon 10-20 Vs Afp 18-55.
Hi, I would say they are on par, the 10-20mm has a bit weak spot at 18-20mm (with 20mm in particular). I do not remember 18-55mm AF-P version of having a really much softer focal lenghts (compared to other focal lenghts of the same lens). I hope this helps. Vaclav
Dear Vaclav,
One of your conclusions is that the Tokina 11-16mm is overall a better performer.
Looking to the examples, I cannot see this or confirm it.
At 14mm the edge sharpness of Tokina lens is really bad, look at
the f/ 5.6 example. At 18mm, with the 3 lenses next to each other, I think you enlarged it somewhat to match it,
it is almost a double exposure at f/5.6 for the Tokina. (You mentioned it outer edge but it is a center crop).
Examples mixed up?
Hope to hear from you.
Tnx
Very good review. I also just purchased this lens and are experimenting with
some timelaps clips. So far it looks promising.
Dear sir
I am using d3200 Nikon camera at present
I am planning to upgrade my camera
Looking between d5600 , d7200 and d7500….
Kindly advise which is good and better for long keep for future use in all aspects..
Please advise….
Regards
Vicky
Dear Vicki, there is no easy advice here. I lobe D5x00 series for small size and yet good image quality. If you need great AF performance (shooting action, low light), go for D7500. V.