On 17 Mar 1999 23:22:41 GMT, "no-uce" wrote:

>I want to buy a wide angle lens, 20 to 28 mm. I will be buying a body
>also -- probably a Canon or Nikon. My subjects are usually landscapes, or
>people in front of landscapes. I don't like autofocus, so it doesn't matter
>if the lens has it or not (if it does have it, I guess USM would be nice).
>
>What is important to me is image quality, including good quality at wide
>aperature. The most I can afford for the lens is about $500.
>
>I would appreciate any constructive suggestions or advice, pointers to
>specific magazine article or web pages, etc. Thanks in advance.

You can find a Nikkor evaluation list on my web page, under
"I babble". Since it is easy to hand-hold wide-angle lenses
at slow shutter speeds, I consider good wide-aperture
performance less important with wides than with normals.
Nikkor wides with unusually good wide-aperture performance
are the 16mm *f3.5*, 28mm f2.8 *AIS*, 28mm f3.5 PC, 28mm
f3.5 *AI/AIS*, 35mm f2 *AI/AIS*, 35mm f2.8 PC, 35mm f1.4
(all these are MF lenses, BTW, and can be used wide open with good results...).