Bower 14mm f/2.8 Ultra Wide-Angle Lens with Focus Confirm Chip for Nikon
- Price: $399.00
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- B&H # BO1428NAE
- Mfr# SLY1428AE
Product Highlights
- Ultra Wide-Angle 14mm Lens
- Aperture Range: f/2.8-22
- Compatible With Full-Frame Cameras
- Compatible With APS-C Cameras
- Chip Allows Focus Confirm and Auto Modes
- Hybrid Aspherical Elements
- Multi-Layer Coating to Reduce Flare
- Manual Focus Lens
- Built-In Petal-Type Lens Hood
The 14mm f/2.8 Ultra Wide-Angle Lens with Focus Confirm Chip for Nikon from Bower gives you approximately a 115° angle of view with dramatic perspective when used with a full-frame digital camera or 35mm film camera and a 92.5º angle of view with APS-C sized cameras. It includes a special focus confirm chip that allows the lens to work with the camera's focus confirm, auto exposure, auto metering and auto white balance functions. With hybrid aspherical elements and multi-coated lenses you will produce sharply defined images with a minimum of distortion, aberration and flare. This manual focusing 14mm lens focuses as close as 11" (28 cm) from the lens and has a built-in petal-type lens hood.
Note! Though this lens will cover the imaging sensor of a full-frame DSLR, it is better optimized for use with DSLRs containing smaller APS-C format sensors. As such you might notice softer focus and some light fall-off towards the edges of the frame when using a full-frame DSLR. If you do plan on using this lens with a full-frame DSLR we recommend you set the lens no wider (faster) than f/8 for optimum image quality.
- Special chip allows the use of camera's focus confirm, auto exposure, auto metering, auto white balance
- Ultra wide-angle 14mm lens with an approximately 92.5° angle of view using an APS-C camera and 115º on a full-frame camera
- Optimized for APS-C (1.5x) size digital imaging format
- Lens is constructed with two ED lens elements, one hybrid aspherical lens element and one glass aspherical lens element, for outstanding, sharply defined images with minimal distortion and chromatic aberrations.
- Super multi-layer coating to reduce flares and ghost images
- Lens has a minimum focusing distance of 11" (28 cm) for enhanced close-up shots
- Lens includes a built-in petal-type lens hood
Go To
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Focal Length | 14 mm |
| Aperture |
Maximum: f/2.8 Minimum: f/22 |
| Camera Mount Type | Nikon F |
| Format Compatibility |
Nikon DX Nikon FX/35mm Film |
| Angle of View |
115.7° APS-C Picture Angle: 92.5° |
| Minimum Focus Distance | 11" (27.94 cm) |
| Groups/Elements | 10/14 |
| Features | |
|---|---|
| Image Stabilization | No |
| Autofocus | No |
| Tripod Collar | No |
| Physical | |
|---|---|
| Filter Thread | None |
| Dimensions (DxL) | Approx. 3.43 x 3.69" (87 x 93.6 mm) |
| Weight | 1.17 lb (530 g) |
REVIEW SNAPSHOT®
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Pros
- Easily interchangeable (3)
- Strong construction (3)
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape/scenery (4)
- Was this a gift?:
- No (4)
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Pros
- Durable
- Easily Interchangeable
- Strong Construction
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Landscape/Scenery
Comments about Bower 14mm f/2.8 Ultra Wide-Angle Lens with Focus Confirm Chip for Nikon:
Great lens for Low budget!!
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Easily Interchangeable
Cons
Best Uses
- Landscape/Scenery
Comments about Bower 14mm f/2.8 Ultra Wide-Angle Lens with Focus Confirm Chip for Nikon:
I had read that the manual focus would be a problem for some, however with the Focus Confirm Chip, the lens was easily focused. Manual focus was not a problem. The lens prefomed very well and it was easily attached and removed from my D700. The quality of the photos were excellent.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Lightweight
- Strong Construction
Cons
Best Uses
- Architecture
- Interiors
- Landscape/Scenery
Comments about Bower 14mm f/2.8 Ultra Wide-Angle Lens with Focus Confirm Chip for Nikon:
This lens is unusual. It takes time to learn how to use it properly. I use it for 3 weeks and results are very inconsistent. I use it on FF Nikon. Center is excellent. Corners...er... Most times they are so-so. But sometimes they are quite good. Constuction is good, focus ring is excellent, but focusing is quite a challenge for me (I used to manuals, BTW). Great price. No flare. Rating reflects my short experience with the product.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Pros
- Durable
- Easily Interchangeable
- Nice Bokeh
- Rugged
- Strong Construction
Cons
- Heavy
Best Uses
- Landscape/Scenery
- Wildlife Photos
Comments about Bower 14mm f/2.8 Ultra Wide-Angle Lens with Focus Confirm Chip for Nikon:
Being my first Full Manual lens, i was a bit apprehensive about getting sharp images.however, with a bit of trial & error, it was relatively easy to master focus on this lens. I find myself shooting mostly in daylight and around F11 for the best results. sometimes in aperture priority or full manual.As many reviews online state, the focus ring is a bit off so don't trust the markings on the lens for the distance of the subject on which you're focusing. It is not 100% accurate. more like 90-95%. instead i use live view+zoom or focus with the view finder.Aside from that, you may find that exposure is more challenging. this is my first lens wider than the kit 18mm-55. At a 21mm equivalent on Full frame, My DX D5000 has a bit of trouble metering with so much of the sky in the frame. you will find yourself shooting by instinct and ignoring the metering all together. Same for the AF chip--it is not necessary and is often wrong. Just use trial/error and intuition. not as hard as it sounds coming from a first timer. it is refreshing to be able to depart from your camera's electronics and JUST SHOOT.overall, this lens is a great value, it achieves incredible sharpness (even in the corners) on DX format and is a real pleasure to use.Interior shots may always meter as too dark and exterior shots may always meter as too bright. simply use your instinct and depend a bit on your camera's LCD for proper exposure.I strongly recommend it, especially if you don't already have an UWA lens. another benefit is that this lens is compatible with FX bodies and will be even more useful once i upgrade.Don't listen to ken rockwell's review on this one.Great buy for the money. I got it at B & H on a special. it's built like a tank. one last thing i hadn't considered: the lens cap is so large that it can't be carried comfortably in a pant pocket. you may need to lug a bag around for this one. especially since the front element is round and exposed and one couldn't reasonably produce a whole shoot from just this one lens. you'll probably tire after a while and need a bit more range. This lens is no good for portraits unless you're looking to distort your subject and exaggerate the size of their extremities near the edge of the frame.
- Was this a gift?:
- No
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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