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    Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    i will be happy to get some recommendation for Nikon lens
    for http://www.yaniveitan.co.il/gallerie...C%D7%95%D7%AA/ architecture photography
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    re: Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    Welcome to CiC Yaniv.

    For this type of photography I would definitely look at a shift - tilt lens. These are all interior shots and the widest one that Nikon makes is the Nikkor f/3.5 24mm PC-E.

    http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Pro...2F3.5D-ED.html

    The only issue with the lens is that you need a large camera body like the D5 or D810 as some of the lens controls will not clear the prism housing on smaller camera bodies.

    This image was taken with the lens:

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    re: Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    Quote Originally Posted by GrumpyDiver View Post
    Welcome to CiC Yaniv.

    For this type of photography I would definitely look at a shift - tilt lens. These are all interior shots and the widest one that Nikon makes is the Nikkor f/3.5 24mm PC-E.

    http://www.nikonusa.com/en/Nikon-Pro...2F3.5D-ED.html

    The only issue with the lens is that you need a large camera body like the D5 or D810 as some of the lens controls will not clear the prism housing on smaller camera bodies.

    This image was taken with the lens:

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    re: Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    thanks
    i have d610 ,
    a samyang shift tilt lens 24 mm is good solution ?

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    re: Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    I have never used the Samyang, although I have a Samyang 8-mm fisheye and am quite pleased with the build and optical quality. It is a lot less expensive than the Nikkor, but will have no electronic coupling with the camera.

    The reviews I have read on that lens suggest that the shift / tilt mechanism is not all that robust and the shift / tilt controls are small and hard to use. I considered going with the Samyang, but went with the Nikkor instead after checking the reviews.

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    re: Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    Quite a few years ago, there seemed to be a flood of Russian (Ukranian?) lenses appearing on the world's market. These included some p/c lenses. I had no use for these but, did make a note of the company selling these lenses. Here is a link to the araxfoto.com company site.

    http://araxfoto.com/specials/

    I have no idea of the quality of this equipment but, I am just posting this because the site is interesting and offers gear that is not available anywhere else to my knowledge. I would guess, that like a lot of Russian gear, it is not technologically up to par but, is pretty indestructible.

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    re: Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    Quote Originally Posted by GrumpyDiver View Post
    I have never used the Samyang, although I have a Samyang 8-mm fisheye and am quite pleased with the build and optical quality. It is a lot less expensive than the Nikkor, but will have no electronic coupling with the camera.

    The reviews I have read on that lens suggest that the shift / tilt mechanism is not all that robust and the shift / tilt controls are small and hard to use. I considered going with the Samyang, but went with the Nikkor instead after checking the reviews.
    thanks !!

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    re: Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    thanks !

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    Re: Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    Quote Originally Posted by rpcrowe View Post
    Quite a few years ago, there seemed to be a flood of Russian (Ukranian?) lenses appearing on the world's market. These included some p/c lenses. I had no use for these but, did make a note of the company selling these lenses. Here is a link to the araxfoto.com company site.

    http://araxfoto.com/specials/

    I have no idea of the quality of this equipment but, I am just posting this because the site is interesting and offers gear that is not available anywhere else to my knowledge. I would guess, that like a lot of Russian gear, it is not technologically up to par but, is pretty indestructible.
    These are ancient lens designs that are essentially WW II vintage German optics that the Russians moved to the Ukraine, so far as I can tell the production equipment and optical designs are largely vintage Carl Zeiss Jena. This means that they were not designed for either colour photography nor were they designed for digital photography. Anti-reflective coatings are rudimentary at best. Like much of the Russian camera products, while you might find a gem here or there, a lot of them were not particularly good.

    There was a second Ukrainian lens manufacturer that came out of some of the Kiev staff who started up a new company, Hartblei. They seem to have made some pretty decent PA lenses, but even though these are still listed on their web page, they have been out of production for a number of years.

    http://www.hartblei.com/lenses/lens_35mm.htm

    There seems to be a spin-off company working under the Hartblei name that does offer these lenses, but these are a more modern design, with prices to match.

    http://www.hartbleilens.com/index.php?cat=1


    Just to confuse things even more, there seems to be a third company, this one set up through Germany that has partnered with Zeiss to build PA lenses.

    The moment Zeiss becomes involved, the prices become astronomical and the Nikon and Canon lenses seem to be bargain priced.

    http://www.hartblei.de/en/index.htm


    Then of course is the venerable old German lens maker, Schneider - Kreuznach and their PA lens line that makes the Zeiss / Hartblei lens look like a bargain.

    https://www.schneideroptics.com/ecom....aspx?CID=1822




    Of course there is the cheap Samyang as well...

    http://www.syopt.com/en/product/phot...SHIFT-lens.php

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    Re: Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    Hi yaniv,

    Arax descends from Arsat which were Kiev lenses, with a name change (from the famous Arsenal factory in that city). Arax has large stocks of mostly brand new Kiev 60and 88 medium format cameras. Others are carefully examined tae ensure they're as near original as possible. They also buy the best Pentacon 6s they can get (new and used).They refurbish them, using technicians from that original factory. They do the same with camera lenses. Ah believe they are planning (if not already producing their own equipment now.)

    The Kievs were great value for money and if ye got a good one ...then yer probably still using it. Their problem was unreliability. Ah've handled a few and while the lenses are optically excellent, some are quite crudely built. Kiev, Arsat and Arax are all optically the same, as are the camera bodies. Problem is with Arax's scrupulous attention tae refurbishment, they no longer come cheap (even if half or one third of the Nikon price). Ye could probably get a beat up one on ebay for less than $100. Ye could then try it out for a few weeks and see if it reaches the standards you require. If ye go that route, pretty sure ye'd get yer money back reselling it, after a trial.

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    Re: Architectural lens recommendation for Nikon?

    thank you all !!
    i decedided to buy samyang 24mm tilt shift

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