High-performance, ultra wide-angle zoom lens, perfect for candid photography and news photojournalism in challenging lighting conditions.
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Outstanding wide angle zoom!, June 28, 2004
By Systems_Consultant (Eden Prairie, Mn United States)
This lens is widely held to be one of the best if not the best wide angle professional zoom lens for 35mm and Digital SLRs compatible with Nikon’s lens system. I’ve had mine for about 6 months on a Nikon D-100 and have absolutely nothing I don’t like about it. It’s sharp from corner to corner at all zoom settings and any pincusion destortion is negligible even at 17mm @ f2.8. The AFS focusing motor is lightning fast and accurate. Filter size is 77mm, same as my Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S VR lens. Since filters this size aren’t cheap, it’s nice to be able to share. This lens will support 35mm, APS, and DX format film and digital sensor sizes and comes with a 5-year warranty. If you want the best, and can afford it, you won’t be sorry you purchased this lens.
The sharpest and fastest wide-angle Nikkor zoom for compatible film and digital cameras, October 11, 2003
By PJ (Ontario, Canada)
Of the auto-focus Nikkor lenses, I’ve owned the 20/2.8D, 24/2.8D, and 35-70/2.8D. My current lenses are the AF 80-200 /2.8D (2-ring version), and the AFS17-35/2.8D. That’s all is needed for my general photography. Any distortion can be easily created in Photoshop CS.
The AFS 17-35 /2.8D is the sharpest lens of all the manual and auto-focus Nikkor lenses I have owned/used. Since purchasing this lens almost 3 years ago, it has become the standard lens on my Nikon F5.
I travel with the AFS 17-35/2.8D and (in my opinion) it’s natural companion the AF 80-200/2.8D. Both zoom lenses are ranked number 1 and 2 in sharpness respectively.
The lens, mounted on an F5, was dropped 3.5 feet in a thinly cushioned bag onto a concrete walkway. The back of the F5 took the impact. According to Nikon Canada, the lens survived but the F5 needed a new $400+ autofocus assembly.
First Class Glass, February 28, 2008
By Fred Stevens “Photographer” (Portales, New Mexico)
This is a first-class professional quality lens. I am using it on Nikon F5, F100, and D200 bodies. I bought it in anticipation of purchasing an FX digital format successor to the D200/D300 DX-format cameras. It is extremely sharp from edge-to-edge, rendering crisp images with great color and contrast. Good low-light performance for natural people-pictures. On my film-based shoots, it is nothing short of spectacular. With digital, I am presently using DX-format cameras, so the focal-length range is reduced. But, when used with an FX-format digital, I expect equally exceptional results. This lens is considered both heavy and pricey by some. However, I find the weight promotes better stability with hand-held images. The price is right for what you get. I also like a depth of field indicator on the aperature ring for doing wide-ange shots employing hyper-focal distance techniques. You don’t get this with the newer g-series lenses. If you can afford this lens and are going to go FX-format, buy it.
great!, January 18, 2009
By R. akrawi (MI, US of A)
an ultra high quality lens far superior than the canon counterpart, i actually have the canon 16-35L 2.8 II and bought this lens for my friend who has a nikon d700, i am totally impressed by nikon and especially there 5 year warranty on most of their lenses. if i did not already own canon lenses i would have defiantly switched.
