Choice of a wide-angle lens for Z9 for going O/S

[wassa1957]

I'll be going to Faroe Island and I have a Tamron 15-30 G2 for wide angle/astro but 150mm ND system is a pain in terms of bulk and possibly weight.
I'm looking for reasonable alternatives. The AUS prices exclude Z 14-24 due to the large filter size. READ large costs.
Any say FX alternative or say prime Z lens such as Z 20mm?
I'm sure someone has been there and could give me advice.
I have plenty of time to look around.
I have a NISI 100 mm filter set and a set of 82mm CPL/ND's
I guess you can tell I'm looking at space/weight and bang for buck.

 

[DsD]

No personal xperience for Astro but I read that the Nikon Z 17-28/ f2.8 is quite good for Astro. Filter size is a mere 67mm And weighs less than 1 pound.

 

[wassa1957]

No personal xperience for Astro but I read that the Nikon Z 17-28/ f2.8 is quite good for Astro. Filter size is a mere 67mm And weighs less than 1 pound.

Ta. I'll put it on the list to look at. I think that's the Tamron renaming.

 

[DsD]

Ta. I'll put it on the list to look at. I think that's the Tamron renaming.

Yes it is.

You may want to check out Photographylife.com for their review. They report that coma is mostly nonexistent so a real plus for Astro work but note that the lens does not have a A/M switch.

 

[wassa1957]

A very good point. Well done.

 

[dabhand16]

My Samyang 14mm f2.8 manual focus lens does it for me. Got my one used mint for about 230 GBP. It still has a large front element though.