Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF

Pros: Superb optics, solid built, super-fast AF and super-quiet operation

Cons: Expensive price tag may be the one and only objection in this lens

The Bottom Line: A superlative lens! If money is no objection, then this lens is the real thing to own!!!

Review: My first zoom lens in the extreme wide angle was the Nikon 20-35mm f/2.8D. For me, it was a dream lens. When I bought the 20-35mm lens, the 17-35mm zoom had already been introduced. At the time, I thought a difference of 3mm in focal length was not...

Pros: very well built and useful lens with fast aperture and great viewing angle

Cons: heavy and not cheap, but we cant have everything

The Bottom Line: If you love wide angle and you don't mind the investment, you will be very satisfied. Its performance it top notch.

Review: This lens continues to surprise me with its performance. Outdoors, it seems you can capture limitless wide angle shots with amazing depth of field, and then look down and get a picture of a flower from nearly 6" away from the end of the lens. Each...

Pros: sharpness, min focus, durability

Cons: size, weight, cost, no depth of field scale

The Bottom Line: If you have to have wide angle capabilities, this is the single lens to own.

Review: Nikon put this lens out with the D1 for a reason,--to retain some wide angle coverage for the D1 crowd who had to factor in a 1.5X magnification factor in all their lenses. This lens, when used in the F5, is incredible with tremendous capability in...

Pros: Fast AF, minimal distortion, excellent resolution, excellent colour rendition, insignificant CA

Cons: Sample-to-sample variation, heavy and bulky

Review: 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...