D800 lenses for underwater?

I think i gonna pull the trigger and change my D7000 Hugyfot rig to a D800 rig ....

As i do a lot of topside photography i am especially interested in the D800 enormous

dynamic range, what comes handy also below the waterline.

As i have to change my lenses fo FX i would get the best for underwater use and i would get some hints regarding them.

I exclude fisheyes who distort, only rectilinear wide angles or at least the Sigma 15mm diagonal fisheye as i don't like bent images or have to bend them back in PS.

I tend to get the Sigma as it distorts underwater only slightly and it get very good reviews,

but i am open to other solutions.

Lens should be something like:

WA:

Tokina 12-24mm (i love it under and over, unfortunately only FX)

Tokina AT-X 16-28mm F2.8 PRO FX ???

Sigma 15mm diagonal fisheye

Makro:

100/105mm, no VR

Tokina 100mm AT-X 100 PRO D (I have this lens already and it seems to be a FX lens)

Thanks for any help!

Chris

Hi Chris,

For landscape photography get the Nikon 14-24mm. For underwater photography get the 16-36mm and Nikon 105mm VR.

All the fisheyes distort the same amount underwater (when the offer the same angle of coverage)

General purpose on land: the Nikon 24-70mm. Also Nikon 70-200mm.

It is not a coincidence that the 14-24mm, 24-70mm and 70-200mm neatly cover all focal lengths. These are the three lenses Nikon believes all their serious photographers should own.

Obviously there is a cash flow issue with buying all those. So it doesn't matter if you put a cheap lens on the D800, it may just limit you achieving the full potential of the camera - but you'll still have a very nice shot - and there are few uses that really need the full 36MP resolution.

Alex

Sigma 15mm does bend the image on a FF just like a nikon 10.5mm does on a DX. I would also look at Sigma 150mm for macro, specially if you are used to Tokina 100mm (which you can keep)

Thanks guys!

The Sigma 15mm diagonal fisheye don't look very distorted under water:

Have a look here:

http://www.sigma-foto.de/produkte/objektive/15mm-f28-ex-dg-diagonal-fisheye.html

http://www.divephotoguide.com/underwater-photography-scuba-ocean-news/first-underwater-photographs-nauticam-na-d800/

But i guess i will get the Nikon 14-24 too as i love this lens. for landscapes.

@ Alex: Thanks for your hints, i probably will go with the 12-24, 24-70 and the 70-200 for land use.

@ Davichin: i like the creativity the Sigma 15mm allows and it seems to me - from what i saw - that under water

this lens works very well with minimum distortion.

Yes, i know this will become a hefty bill.....

I will sell my whole DX lens collection and my D90 rig to get only a few excellent lenses to give the D800 the corresponding lenses, otherwise the camera will show me the defects clearly ... And that would bother me really!!!

Chris

Underwater fisheye shots don't have to look bendy either - as long as they are carefully composed. D4 and Nikon 16mm fisheye - no correction:

Alex