Mr.Gale
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For similar money, I find the 17-35 a far more desirable option, FWIW. Far less distortion, very sharp centrally even wide open across the zoom range; stop down to f5.6 or 8 and all but the extreme corners are sharp. Best for me is I find the slight softness at the corners is actually rather pleasant and can be used to advantage at wider apertures.I see there is a $300 rebate on the 16-35 f4 VR lens. It 's really the only lens here which interests me now, since I already own quite a few of these lenses. Any thoughts on how the 16-35 would perform on a D800e? I'm assuming it would be fine on my D700, D2X and D7100.
Gary
My apologies -- when I bought mine, they were right around $1200 for the US version while the 16-35 was a little under $1000 -- I had no idea the 17-35 had increased so much!that probably makes more sense for me than spending the extra $1,000 to get the Nikon 17-35/2.8.
Gary, check out the Nikon 18-35. A great lens and less money than the Tokina, and not the quality control issues of the Tokina.Thanks Dave and Jack. That Tokina 16-28/2.8 sounds pretty good, though I've never owned a Tokina lens. My local dealer has one in stock, so I'll check it out this week. At $699, it's certainly an attractive price. Since I don't expect to use an ultra-wide zoom very often, that probably makes more sense for me than spending the extra $1,000 to get the Nikon 17-35/2.8. I guess the only real downside to the Tokina is not being able to use filters, while the Nikon is threaded for 77mm. It's too bad there are no rebates on the Nikon 17-35.
Gary
Gary,Well, I wish I had known all these extra little tidbits of info before I ordered the lens....but fortunately, KEH has a 15 day full refund return policy.
Gary