Nikon AF 10.5mm f/2.8G DX fisheye: A closer look

View with a Nikon D3

The Nikon AF 10.5mm f/2.8G DX fisheye is designed for DX sensors. The link below compares the view for the following three cases: 1) Nikon D3 + Nikon AF 10.5mm f/2.8G DX fisheye (full image with 12MP resolution); 2) Nikon D3 + Nikon AF 10.5mm f/2.8G DX fisheye (DX crop mode; only the central part of the sensor is used; the image now only has about 5.1MP resolution); 3) Nikon D3 + Nikon AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D at 17mm (full image).

Comparison

Full resolution images for download:

Nikon AF 10.5mm f/2.8G DX fisheye; full image
Nikon AF 10.5mm f/2.8G DX fisheye; DX-crop
Nikon AF-S 17-35mm f/2.8D at 17mm; full image