Cotty wrote: > Thanks for all the suggestions both on and off list. > > I made an error in that I wasn't clear enough - when I wrote: > >> It's for landscapes, so assuming a 1.5X crop factor, I would guess >> something in the 12 to 20mm focal length would be appropriate? > > I should have asked: > > a prime lens in the 12 to 20mm focal length. > > The photog already has a zoom covering 18-200mm. 18mm on a 1.5 crop > sensor gives an angle of view similar to a 27mm lens on a 'full frame' > camera. I'm thinking of a prime lens that will be suitable for > landscape / nature work around the 12, maybe 14mm mark. Someone has > already suggested Nikon 14 and 18mm, and the 20 2.8 > > Is there such a thing as a lens compatibility web site for Nikons, along > the lines of Boz's site? > > Thanks. >
The only good option is the 20mm f2.8 AF. It's quite small, and optically quite good. The 18 is a Manual-focus lens and won't meter on the D80, but in AI/AI-S form it will function otherwise. The 14 is inferior optically on a DSLR to the 12-24 AF-S zoom, and more expensive to boot. There's no lens compatibility website, but compatibility is quite easy with the D80. The D80 will work fully with any AF Nikkor (D,G series lenses have extra flash voodoo) and will mount & work(in M mode only) but not meter with AI and AI-S series MF lenses. pre-AI lenses need a full AI conversion (not the quick milling job that's most common, and can damage the mount on the D80). -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
