Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8D

Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8D
Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

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By 320Flyer (Minnetonka MN USA)
I purchased this lens along with my D700 nearly 12 months ago. My choice was between this lens and the Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED AF-S. I went with the 17-35mm for the ability to use filters and have not looked back.



During that time I have had a blast enjoying landscape photography with the combination. The lens is exceedingly sharp --corner to corner-- particularly when stopped down from wide open. I have no use for 'prime' lenses within this focal range anymore.



Indoors the extreme angle-of-view and large aperture have been great for candids and other interior shots. Obviously 17-35mm is not a desirable focal length for portraits.



Some have complained about corner 'sharpness' wide open but the depth-of-field at f/2.8 is so shallow on FX that corner sharpness is a non-issue since objects in the corner are unlikely to be within the focal plane of the subject anyway. With the high-ISO performance of the D700 aperture selection is an artistic choice for DOF not a necessity for low light. Stop the pixel-peeping and just enjoy the lens!



I have also found DxO Optics Pro (Elite) a priceless software tool with this camera/lens combination. I always shoot RAW images and use DxO to convert to TIFF or jpg. DxO includes both the D700 and this lens in their database; the result: noise-free images with perfect optical corrections. Amazing.