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| Brand: Nikon
Category: Photography
List Price: $2,185.00
Buy New: $1,494.95
You Save: $690.05 (32%)
New (12) Used (2)
Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 1.7
Maximum Focal Length: 24
Minimum Focal Length: 14
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 5.8
MPN: 2163
Model: 2163
UPC: 018208021635
EAN: 0018208021635
ASIN: B000VDCTCI
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
Phenomenal WA Lens for Nikon DSLR July 20, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Gorgeous super sharp WA lens. Sharp corner to corner, at wide open aperture, at entire zoom range. The color is just pop. It is better than my AFS 17-35 (sharp only in the center, at wide open, need to stop down for sharper entire frame).
At 1st, I kind of reluctant to try it since I have 17-35 already. But after I tried it, holly smokes, I MUST to have it. It is has kind of quality that I cannot get from 17-35. The color and bokeh is just way more pleasing to my eyes. It makes D300 shows its capability in WA department.
NO filter ring is the only my draw back. I guess I have to make my own custom Lee filter holder myself. The IQ of this lens is very hard to resist. It is worth the price.
Flare is a problem, but it can be controlled easily with your technique. Most WA lenses have flare problem. I think this lens has the least.
I am not a WA guy, but after owning this lens I start to take panoramic photos.
For weddings, this lens is an absolutely must use lens.
If you need real High Quality WA lens, this IS THE LENS.
BTW, that bulbous almost protruding lens shape looks sexy, attracts quite a lot of interest at several parties. It is not fish eye lens, as many thought.
Nikon 14-24 lens -- superb quality July 17, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
amazing quality lens. Will give you a workout when mounted on a D3 as it is no small lens, but the images it can capture are amazing.
 Great optics but not a good choice unless you have a specific need and are a pro. June 29, 2008
13 out of 19 found this review helpful
This lens is extremely heavy. If you are not a professional photographer and want to carry a lens into the field for landscape shooting I recommend the
Af-S Nikkor 12-24mm 1:4G ED. It isn't as superb a lens but it is much lighter and more portable. I returned this lens because I could not handle that much extra weight when traveling. This lens however will work on a full frame camera. So if you own a D3 and are a pro (I am not) this may be a great choice for you. Or if you shoot film and you don't care about the weight this is a good choice because you will be able to use it on you film camera bodies.
The main Probem is Wiping the Drool from Other Photographers off it June 28, 2008
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a truly amazing lens. On the D3 (and I wouldn't insult it by putting it on anything else) with it's 35mm format this is the king of extreme wide angle (and not just wide angle zooms). It's an incredibly sharp and fast lens with an 114 maximum angle of view.
You can't borrow mine---Go get your own! :-)
Heavy, yes; expensive, yes; worth it, yes! June 14, 2008
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
I have been fortunate to use Leica SLR cameras and lenses for many years. Thus, my yardstick for any other lens is very high. I also own and shoot a Nikon D-200 and D-300. In particular, lens resolution, light fall off at the edges, and color saturation are very important to me. This lens is superlative in all these important respects. It is heavy, bulbous and expensive. However, I believe that the pro-sumer market is moving towards full 35mm size sensors so this lens is an investment in the future although it works extremely well on DX sensor bodies > D-40. One negative, it cannot accomodate filters, in particular, the all important circular polarizer. In my opinion, software can do remarkable things for color etc. but glare is best removed with a polarizer. If you can live with this deficiency, as I must, the lens is highly recommended.
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