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I'm sorry,the shots weren't for showing the bokeh...but rather lack of vignetting through the shown aperture range,which is pretty much non-existent on a crop sensor....beside using a wider aperture contradicts the need for depth of field that makes most landscape shots.
Where the Nikkor 18/3.5 & ultra-wides shine is for dynamic images from 2-3 meters up to about 35 meters for detail @ f8-f11 as Peter Figen showed in this thread -https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/749631
I wouldn't use it for far distance landscapes if detail is required,but for dynamic shots showing near to far,which is where wide angles have a niche.
Manual focus ultra-wides can also be used for dynamic video work...here the Nikkor 18/3.5 is used for a Vera Wang advertisement -http://www.selfmotif.com/cm/vera-wang---sheer-veil/
For landscapes a normal like a 50mm would be more suitable with a 35mm SLR or DSLR if detail is a requirement...or panoramic using stitching.
Also to the query about flare,the Nikkor is very resistant to flare even when pointed directly into the sun,as seen in the video above...I've also shot many ultra-wides from the Olympus 18/3.5 to the thrifty like the Tokina 18/3.5...the Nikkor is sharper then all of them,with much more contrast...the Zeiss ZE 18/3.5 I also had for a short time,the Nikkor is sharper in the center and the Zeiss is a touch sharper in the corners.I would recommend the Zeiss 21/2.8 for a sharper overall image quality,or better yet a tilt/shift lens like the TS-E Canon 17/4 Peter recommended earlier in this thread.
I know it's not a prime,but as far as sharpness,contrast and overall image quality,the Nikkor AF-S 14-24mm f/2.8G ED N is incomparable with a very high resolution at the 14mm end.It does have a few weaknesses though being susceptible to flare in contra light,and some vignetting wide open that is virtually gone by f4.But if your into wides,there is not wide that will beat this lens.
I've never been impressed with any ultra-wides or wides on SLR's or DSLR's at far distances for showing detail....with DSLR's I prefer 50-200mm primes for up to one nautical mile,or zooms like the Canon 24-105 or the 70-200 for more detail and at the long end perhaps compression....and lenses from 200-400mm for the same or distances greater then this,for landscape shots showing even more detail and/or compression...details of faraway objects are revealed in absolute clarity by the super-telephoto lenses...if detail in a panoramic shot is wanted,then stitching images with a longer focal length would be a preferable option.
Typically...Wide angle lenses allow you to create dynamic images....normal lenses allow you to create balanced images with more detail...telephoto lenses allow you to create images that reveal even more detail and/or compression.
Peter Figen-
"I use one quite often. It's a darned nice lens. Seems to be best around f/8-11, but is surprisingly good wide open too. Like almost all Nikon wide angles, it does not have a flat field. The plane of focus bends toward the camera at the edges. Enough to see if you're shooting a brick wall but also just enough to actually help on many types of images. There is some barrel distortion but it's not too bad. Here's a shot I did for the cover of Mix Magazine with the 18."
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