February 24, 2006 - I have to reiterate that this review is merely about my sample of the 17-35 lens and one should not expect that all other samples to perform similarly on digital at the wider focal lengths, at or near wide open aperture. My sample of the lens is possibly an early production sample that were known to have been afflicted by QA issues. New lenses are suppose to be just fine. Again, sample to sample variation and luck of the draw. Pros are known to test... Read more
Perfect lens. It's on my d300 90% of the time. Only wish it had VR but, that would only add to the heavy weight of this thing. Read more
This lens has rewritten many a rule about wide-angle photography. In my opinion the shear complication of its construction makes it prone to sample-to-sample variation more than many other lenses. I had this problem - even though I sent my lens to Nikon for adjustment of focus and CA's, it didn't come back perfect. My D200 easily picks fault with it at 100% magnification. OTOH, in this focal range, this lens is a world apart from the competition (at least counting lenses... Read more
The quality of this lens is excellent. Very sharp almost at f2,8. It's also a very good build quality. Read more
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