Best Nikon Wide Angle Lenses
Every time when a friend asked, “I am ready to spend dollars to buy a Nikon wide angle lens, which model do you recommend,” a type of problems I have to search something in mind, seemingly without a simple answer.
Take advantage of holidays to all Nikon wide angle lenses models sorted out, for each model to make a simple comment. After adding new models to continue to update this more subjective comments.
First model listed, so far a total of three generations of wide angle lenses for Nikon digital SLR cameras, respectively, singular, dual, singular name.
Briefly explain the naming of Nikon digital SLR models, for users who are not familiar with the Nikon may be a bit confused. Basically, a total of Nikon digital SLR There are three basic types: the professional class, quasi-professional category (amateur), entry class. Inside each class there will be another one or two models.
Starting from film SLR camera, Nikon’s professional camera models is a letter plus a number. In the digital SLR’s, too, such as D1, D3, etc. However, the addition of a digital age categories: there are two contemporary models, one is high-speed Reporters machine, with the letters H (High) at the end, such as the D1H, D2H, etc.; and the other is high-resolution machine, with the letter X (eXtra) at the end, such as the D1X, D2X, D3X, etc. In addition, and as the film’s release in the next generation of machines prior to the generation of smaller machines will be used to improve the model after the end of the letter S, such as D2HS, D2XS. Model name in the professional only two exceptions: the first digital SLR camera Nikon D1, did not distinguish between high-speed and high-pixel, the current high-speed camera D3. As to why the D3 does not know the name D3H we only know the D3X is a high pixel version.
Quasi-professional machine model name is a letter plus three numbers, such as D100, D200, D300, is relatively simple. However, new users often ask is, why quasi-dedicated machine rather than double-digit three-digit. This estimate is also the film’s bad habit of leaving, when the first quasi-dedicated machine is F90, and updated model is F100, then on the left digit entry level machine. S at the end of the machine has several, D2HS, D2XS, D70S, D300S, D3S.
Entry-level machine has been double-digit, and the film’s and the same, the same period, there will be two to three models, the number increased by increasing levels. Such as D40, D70, D80. With the two figures is not enough, this year launched a four-digit name Nikon, which we see the D5000 and D3000. I believe the future is a four-digit entry-level, such as the D90 update product was named as the D7000.
From now on we look back at the third generation of Nikon digital SLR cameras, because it involves the history of individual models may take a little more space, such as the D1 series.
1. Nikon D1, Digital’s epoch-making machines
Digital’s epoch-making machine, although with today’s technical indicators, nothing, only 2.74 million pixels, 5 focus, 4.5 frames per sec continuous shooting speed, the maximum sensitivity ISO 1600.
2. Nikon D100, Nikon’s first consumer-level digital SLR cameras.
The introduction of three professional digital SLR camera Houni Kang in February 2002 announced a 600 million pixels of mid-range digital SLR cameras, although later than the Canon D30 Specification for two years but more than 300 million pixels of the D30, the first Canon introduced the D30 two days an upgraded version of D60, Nikon digital SLR from Canon camera contest officially began a large scale.
Nikon’s first affordable digital SLR cameras, although this quote is not prepared to discuss Canon SLR camera, in retrospect I must also mention some representative of the Canon machine. While Nikon and Canon in the mid-market battle it, the one and a half later (August 2003) Canon introduced a digital SLR then the civilian cheap 300D, with a mid-range machine 10D (630 pixels) sensor and simplified the core other parts. Six months later (January 2004) Nikon D70 digital SLR camera is also inexpensive introduction, the year one thousand U.S. dollars to become one of the options below.
Nikon’s low-cost entry-level digital SLR camera to try. Both the existing consumer-level digital SLR camera Nikon launched after a cheaper digital SLR cameras. Basically this is a scaled-down D70, but Nikon still use film then the machine’s way of class distinction, the focus area, continuous shooting speed, the maximum shutter speed indicators as level indicators.
Nikon developed a professional digital camera sensor. In the film era of Nikon professional camera updates main major upgrade with the autofocus system, and to the digital age we found that in addition to upgraded AF system is more important than the sensor upgrade.
6. Nikon D2X/D2XS, multiple roles of the second generation of Nikon’s professional cameras.
Starting from the first generation of professional Nikon camera using two legs to walk on the way: low-resolution high-speed machines and high-resolution studio reporters machine. Nikon D2H one year after the launch of the second generation of high-resolution machine D2X introduced.
7. Nikon D200, Nikon’s first semi-professional digital SLR cameras.
Nikon introduced the second generation of professional digital camera shortly after the first quasi-professional digital SLR D200 issued. This time from the first non-professional camera, Nikon D100′s has been around for nearly four years, while rival Canon put the same type of product updates three times (D60-10D-20D-30D). However, these updates Canon’s sensor is actually only one was upgraded from 6.3 million pixels D60/10D 20D/30D upgrade to the 8.2 megapixel, while the body itself is not much major changes.
8. Nikon D80, Nikon’s second generation of enthusiasts intermediate machine.
After the successful launch of the D200 less than one year, D70 D80 update product arrival.
With the D100, D70 has been updated to be upgraded under a clearly entry-level D50, D80 turned in three months Houni Kang announced the launch of D40.
10. Nikon D60, Nikon SLR cameras started.
Listed in the 10 months Houni Kang D40X launched the D60 can be said without any meaningful update, in addition to adding a new sensor dust removal system, other than probably the other biggest update is to replace the body tag of D40X D60. This may be to improve the D40X in the market sales, so that consumers are willing to 10.2 million pixels, this entry-level pay more than the 6-megapixel D40 higher fees.
11. Nikon D3, Nikon subvert the sports news for the professional camera market.
With its own development by Nikon full-frame 12.1 megapixel CMOS sensor for high sensitivity performance of Nikon in the Olympics to win the trust of a large number of correspondents, can be said that the past ten years in the professional Nikon Sports reporters on the market the most successful one. The current market price of 20007 or so.
12. Nikon D3S, let rivals farther down the night Hawkeye.
Nikon D3 came out just two years after the scheduled launch of a small upgrade machines D3S. But this time, and different from the previous S upgrade, which can be considered a new type of upgrade, because its core sensor was redesigned to make sense of the already high performance of the leading higher level.
It is produced using the Sony full-frame 24.5 megapixel CMOS sensor, continuous shooting speed of 5 frames per second (non-DX-format full-frame per second 7). Body with the battery grip for the magnesium alloy construction, the back LCD screen for the 92 million points of 3-inch, 51-point AF system Multi-CAM 3500FX.
Cheap full frame professional camera one month before the Beijing Olympics in 2008 Nikon introduced the D3 little brother, as previously mentioned in addition to all the internal organs of the same power supply and D3, at least on the same target: the same 1210 foolproof rate sensor, the same the 51-point Multi-CAM 3500 autofocus system, the same image processor, the same shutter parts and so on. And D700 also adds a built-in flash.
Nikon DX format (APS-C) flagship machine, which together with the D3 in 2007, the former launched in July 2009. D300, D200 follows the construction of the fuselage, while the D200 in the industry for the first time the professional unit sealed magnesium alloy construction and the decentralization of quasi-professional machine. D300S D300 and Sony used the same 12.3-megapixel APS-C size CMOS sensor (IMX021).
16. Nikon D90
The first high-definition video SLR cameras. Launched in August 2008, I write to you how I suddenly felt as if this machine is older than I thought? The reason turned out to be D80, D90 in my opinion can also be said D80S, because it is the main improvement is the addition of D-Movie (digital film), a major change of course is another 10 million from 12.3 million pixel CCD replaced by CMOS (IMX021), hence the model changes.
17. Nikon D5000, Nikon’s first SLR camera, folding back the LCD screen.
Launched in April 2009. This is Nikon’s entry-level mid-range machines, in low-and high-end D3000 D90 between. And D300s, D90, as it uses a 12.3-megapixel CMOS DX format sensor (IMX021).
18. Nikon D3000
In 2009, launched in July. This is Nikon’s entry-level digital camera in the lowest level of a, is an updated version of D60. Basic indicators have not changed: 10.2 million pixel CCD, but the AF auto focus system upgrade to the 11 area MultiCAM 1000, back from the D60 LCD screen 2.5-inch to 3 inches, but still 230,000 points.
19. D3100 – the first 1080p sets support the Nikon SLR cameras shoot video
D3100 can support 1080p and H.264 probably mainly due to credit the new EXPEED 2 image processor, and it uses 14.8-megapixel CMOS sensor is a new development looks like, because several previous Sony SLRs 14 million pixel CMOS of the CMOS pixel index is slightly different with D3100.
20. D7000 – the first 16.2 million pixel DX format SLR cameras.
In this post a year and a half ago when I had predicted the naming of Nikon advanced entry will leave the double-digit machine (D70/D80/D90) and into four-digit, I even speculated that the D7000. This machine when it is published in the last year I also proposed that the machine is replaced D90, Nikon official and even though some users do not agree, and indeed continue in the market, the Nikon D90 retention time. However, the indicators in all aspects D7000 specifications and positioning means that D90 is ultimately withdraw from the market, which finally took place in six months, D90 officially withdraw from the market.
