Best Wide Angle Lenses for Nikon DSLRs

Best Wide Angle Lenses for Nikon DSLR Cameras. Looking for recommended Wide-Angle lenses for Nikon DSLR cameras? Here are the top rated wide angle lenses for Nikon DSLRs.

A wide-angle lens is a lens whose focal length is smaller than the focal length of a standard lens. As you also know that wide-angle lenses allow more of the scene to be included in the photograph, which is useful in architectural, interior and landscape photography.

Today, we’ll concentrate on wide angle prime lenses (including super wide angle prime lenses) and wide angle zoom lenses to find out the best wide angle lenses for Nikon Full Frame DSLR Cameras and DX DSLR Cameras.

Below are the best wide angle lenses for Nikon DSLRs. The list below are based on the test results from DxOMark. Order the one you are interested!

Best Wide Angle Lenses for Nikon DSLR Cameras

Wide-angle Prime Lenses for Full Frame DSLRs | Wide-angle Zoom Lenses for Full Frame DSLRs | Wide-angle Prime Lenses for DX DSLRs | Wide-angle Zoom Lenses for DX DSLRs

Best Wide-angle Prime Lenses for Nikon D5, D4S, D850, D810, D750, D610 Full Frame DSLRs

Below are the recommended wide-angle prime lenses for Nikon full frame DSLRs. It’s clear that Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM art lens is the best performing lens, even better than AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED and Zeiss Distagon T 25mm f/2 ZF2. The Samyang 35mm f/1.4 AS UMC lens is another cheap lens with great performing. You can see the list below and choose the one you need.

Lens Price DxOMark Buy Now
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM A $899 39 Amazon
AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED $1,899 34 Amazon
Zeiss Distagon T 25mm f/2 ZF2 $1,699 34 Amazon
Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC $484 34 Amazon
Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/1.4 ZF2 $1,843 34 Amazon
AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8G $597 33 Amazon
Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/2 ZF2 $1,117 33 Amazon
AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G $1,619 33 Amazon
Zeiss Distagon T 28mm f/2 ZF2 $1,283 29 Amazon
AF Nikkor 28mm f/2.8D $269 26 Amazon
Super Wide-angle Prime
Zeiss Distagon T* 2.8/15 ZF.2 $2,950 27 Amazon
Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASP RF $629 26 Amazon
Zeiss Distagon T 21mm f/2.8 ZF2 $1,843 25 Amazon
Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC Aspherical $419 25 Amazon
AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D $557 25 Amazon
Zeiss Distagon T 18mm f/3.5 ZF2 $1,395 22 Amazon
Sigma 14mm F2.8 EX Aspherical HSM $749 20

Best Wide-angle Zoom Lenses for Nikon D5, D4S, D850, D810, D750, D610 Full Frame DSLRs

Below are the recommended wide-angle zoom lenses for Nikon full frame DSLRs. AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED is the best one but it is very expensive. Of course you can buy one if you can afford it. If you want to find a cheap one, AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED, Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX and AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR are great choices. All of the three can offer great image quality.

Lens Price DxOMark Buy Now
AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED $1,997 28 Amazon
AF-S NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED $747 26 Amazon
Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX $749 24 Amazon
AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR $957 23 Amazon
AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED $1,769 21 Amazon
Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM II $849 17 Amazon
Sigma 12-24mm f4.5-5.6 EX DG $840 16

Best Wide-angle Prime Lenses for Nikon D500, D7500, D7200, D5600, D5500, D3500, D3400 DX DSLRs

Below are the recommended wide-angle prime lenses for Nikon DX DSLRs. Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM art lens is the best performing one according to the DxoMark test results. You can choose AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G or Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC instead if you want to find a cheap one with great performing. If you love Zeiss, you can choose Zeiss lens as you like.

Lens Price DxOMark Buy Now
Sigma 35mm F1.4 DG HSM A $899 32 Amazon
Zeiss Distagon T 25mm f/2 ZF2 $1,699 27 Amazon
AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G $197 26 Amazon
Samyang 35mm F1.4 AS UMC $484 26 Amazon
AF-S NIKKOR 35mm f/1.4G $1,797 25 Amazon
Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/1.4 ZF2 $1,843 25 Amazon
Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/2 ZF2 $1,117 25 Amazon
AF-S Nikkor 24mm f/1.4G ED $1,899 24 Amazon
Zeiss Distagon T 28mm f/2 ZF2 $1,283 24 Amazon
Sigma 20mm F1.8 EX DG ASP RF $629 22 Amazon
AF-S NIKKOR 28mm f/1.8G $597 21 Amazon
Samyang 14mm f/2.8 IF ED UMC Aspherical $419 21 Amazon

Best Wide-angle Zoom Lenses for Nikon D500, D7500, D7200, D5600, D5500, D3500, D3400 DX DSLRs

As we all know, Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 is the best lens for architectural, interior and landscape photography. Also, AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED and Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX II offer great image quality. See the recommended wide-angle zoom lenses for Nikon D500, D7500, D7200, D5600, D5500, D3500, D3400 DX DSLRs and choose the one you like best.

Lens Price DxOMark Buy Now
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM $799 28 Amazon
AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED $1,997 20 Amazon
AF-S DX NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G ED-IF $1,399 19 Amazon
Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 AT-X 116 Pro DX $599 18 Amazon
Tokina AT-X 16-28 F2.8 PRO FX $749 18 Amazon
Tokina 12-24mm f/4 AT-X 124 AF Pro DX II $449 18 Amazon
Sigma 10-20mm F3.5 EX DC HSM $599 17 Amazon
AF-S DX 10-24mm f/3.5-4.5G ED $809 16 Amazon
AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR $1,257 16 Amazon
AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED II $119 15 Amazon
AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED $1,769 13 Amazon
Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 EX DG HSM II $849 12 Amazon

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