Wide Angle Zoom Lens

[Tannin]

Let's see if I've got this straight:

There are three lenses -

14-24/2.8, $2400, 1.0kg, no VR, no filters

17-35/2.8, $2700, 0.75kg, no VR

16-35/4, $1900, 0.68kg, with both VR and a filter thread.

You mean there is even a question?

One of the three lenses is cheaper, lighter, can be used with filters, and it is the only one with VR. F/2.8 in an ultra-wide is very nearly pointless, and not half as useful as VR. The 14-24 is supposed to have superb image quality and the extra width would be nice, but 24mm max is inconveniently wide on FX ..... I don't know any of these lenses first hand, but I can't imagine that Nikon wouldn't do a nice job of a $1900 16-35/4, and I'd go for that one in a heartbeat!

[Tommo1965]

Let's see if I've got this straight:

There are three lenses -

14-24/2.8, $2400, 1.0kg, no VR, no filters

17-35/2.8, $2700, 0.75kg, no VR

16-35/4, $1900, 0.68kg, with both VR and a filter thread.

You mean there is even a question?

One of the three lenses is cheaper, lighter, can be used with filters, and it is the only one with VR. F/2.8 in an ultra-wide is very nearly pointless, and not half as useful as VR. The 14-24 is supposed to have superb image quality and the extra width would be nice, but 24mm max is inconveniently wide on FX ..... I don't know any of these lenses first hand, but I can't imagine that Nikon wouldn't do a nice job of a $1900 16-35/4, and I'd go for that one in a heartbeat!

you will only pay those prices if you silly enough to pay full retail...the 14-24 can be had at my local store for $2050...its on special..but most guys that are switched on pay the special prices all the time ...although they caned me on my 70-200 Vr II....

the 17-35 is around $1600 at most OS vendors as is the 16-35