Originally Posted by
RRRoger
I've owned all three at the same time.
Soon after I got the 16-35, used 17-35 Nikkors went on fire sale so I picked up one used.
I do use f/2.8 a lot and VR almost never so I sent the 16-35 back and never regretted that.
Shooting all three at the same subject with in minutes, the 14-24 was the easy winner.
I seldom use or need filters either.