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

I love this lens. It´s sharp, built like a tank and it delivers great colors. It´s expensive and heavy, but it´s worth every penny.

It´s a little soft at 2.8 but sharp by 4.0. I tested it against a 50/1.4 and it beat it hands down, even after Nikon calibrated the 50.

It covers the 17 - 55 range amazingly well. I´d like more reach, but I bought an 85 to take care of that.

Buy from a place that has a good return policy and test your lens soon after you buy it because quality varied when I bought mine even though I bought from good suppliers. I tried out 3 copies. One was sharp, contrasty and saturated, but was a little soft on the right side at the wide end. One was sharp across the range but not as contrasty. And one was terrible.

The rugged construction of this lens makes it perfect for everyday use. Weddings, car shows, portraits, vacations, travel, you name it and it works! Can be used with multipliers and filters to create effects like no other lens. Tack sharp images, crisp colors, 77mm filters, fast focus and f2.8. What else could we ask for from a lens? Buy one and see for yourself why I like this lens. Worth every penny, I have two of them, one on a F5 and on my D200. The one on the F5 has never been removed and was purchased in 1996.

I have only owned this lens for 6 months but I seem to leave it on my D700 more and more. This lens is very fast, allows for extreme closeup and is always in focus. Built to last as all of Nikons pro lenses.

This is a quality product in every respect. It focuses quietly quickly and takes the sharpest photographs I´ve ever seen. It is engineered and built to last a lifetime. I am an advanced amateur and recently used this lens to take a picture of the Sydney opera house with the Sydney skyline in the background, and enter it in Photographers Forum College 2010 contest.This very sharp shot gained finalist status. I wish I had a 28 - 200 in the same lens.

Spectacular, sharp at all apertures, with moderate to low distortion (if you look for it, and that is how you spend your time). Sharpness can depend on any things, a lens is just one aspect. I could not find any light falloff. Maybe a little soft at the corners at f2.8 17mm, if you use a microscope, and are a total gear-head. Fast and silent to focus on a D700. Heavy, but rock solid, tough, and feels like it should last many years. Use on FX format or 35mm film, as this will be a little wasted on the smaller DX format. The lens focuses internally, so filters will not rotate.

Arguably the best lens Nikon has ever made, this is a classic. I find no problems with this lens from f/2.8 to f/22 in performance. I find it to limit flare and or ghosting in bright light although I always shoot with the lens hood on. The lens is a bit heavy but balances well enough on my D300. I use this lens for every type of photography but love it for scenery using a tri-pod and wired remote release. I find myself taking it more and more to parties as it´s a fast lens requiring no flash in most cases and gives me limited zoom capabilities. This is the one lens I would choose if I were limited to only one lens, it´s that good!

some of the best photos i took was from this lens
sharp and quick

Built like a tank and still a solid performer on DX sensors, it is no longer the ideal WA zoom for FX cameras. Stopping down to f/11 is needed for sharpness across the entire frame on these cameras. It was designed in the days of film and is optimized for that medium, less so for digital.

This is one of a few lenses that I bring to all of my photo shoots. Its versatility in low light and wide zoom is perfect for creating a dramatic perspective or capturing any interior space!