1. Sharp and contrasty at every aperture; and
2. Compact and light.

1. Prone to flare like most wide angle lenses, so use the lens hood.

This lens was my workhorse lens from the manual focus version to the current AF D version for twelve years. I got tired of changing lenses in the field and traded the AF D lens for the AF Zoom-Nikkor 35-70 mm f/2.8 D in the Spring of 1997. The zoom was sold and I purchased the AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70 mm f/2.8 D IF-ED in March 1999. The best medium wide angle to short telephoto workhorse lens I have ever owned.

I would recommend you also test pilot the AF 20 mm f/2.8 D before you decide on the AF 24 mm f/2.8 D.

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Did not require servicing.

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AF Nikkor-Zoom 24-120 mm f/3.5-5.6 (Do not even bother purchasing this lens).

SMALL & LIGHT WEIGHT
FAST AUOT FOCUS
NOT TO EXPENSIVE
SHARP AS A TACK
PERFECT FOR LANDSCAPES

PRONE TO FLARE
MANUAL FOCUS COULD BE BETTER

AN OLD WAR HOARSE WIDE ANGLE UP DATED FOR D LENSE APPLICATION.IF USED PROPERLY PRODUCES VERY SHARP IMAGES WITH GOOD COLOR REPRODUCTION. A MUST FOR ANY ONE INTERESTED IN LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY.
USE A LENSE HOOD AT ALL TIMES AS IT CAN FLARE.
VERY GOOD ALSO FOR INDOOR GROUP PHOTOS WITH SB28 FLASH BUT MUST BE CONCERNED WITH PEOPLE AT BOTH EXTREME EDGES.
OVERALL A REAL PERFORMER FOR ITS PRICE.
BUY IT YOU WILL NEVER REGRET IT.

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NEVER HAD NEED TO USA IT

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24-120 NIKOR ZOOM
NOT IN THE SAME LEAGUE

Fast focusing, extremely sharp near and far, nice contrast and decent price.

None whatsoever.

I'd never used a wide angle lens before this, and bought it upon the recommendations of this site, other site research and a good friend. As far as I'm concerned it's a must have lens in my bag from now on. On my latest trip I overused it, but learned a great deal. Don't be afraid to get very close to subjects, whether people or landscapes, as you get spectacular results with interesting foregrounds and vast backgrounds. Every photo from this lens was sharp and had great contrast. Highly recommend.

Customer Service

No reason to try it out so far.

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None.

Extremely Sharp, light weight. Has no flaws.

None - as usual with Nikon gear

One of the sharpest Nikkors; excellent for scenic work or most anything else you can throw at it...

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Most Nikon primes

-It's a super sharp sonofagun.
-Lightweight
-Excellent DOF
-CRC (Close Range Correction)
-Fast focusing

Prone to flare. But that can be avoided with the hood and extra care taken by the photographer.

Like you'll hear from the follwing reviews, this lens is a must for a any outdoor shooter. This lens produces images that have sheer brilliance. Have it in your bag NOW! For the price you're paying for this lens it's almost a steal. Great for those landscape shots that include a foreground element. Everything remains sharp and with very minimal distortion throughout the entire image area. Highly recommended.

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Haven't tried yet.

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Sharp, small, light.

Slight flare. AF is sometimes noisy with my N90s but OK with F100.

This is a d*** sharp lens, but careful, dont drop it.

Customer Service

Ok. I dropped the lens once and the focusing ring was wiggly. Sent it in to Nikon which took 3 weeks to repair.

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Nikkor 20mm/2.8

Small and light lens.
cheap 52mm filters.
Great for long exposures at night.

Flare can be a problem w/o the hood.
Some light fall-off at f/2.8
Vignettes with regular size filters.
I wish Nikon made a 24mm f/1.4

I use this lens as my "normal" (always on my camera) lens except when wildlife is abundant. On a wall in my room I have 12 prints, 9 were taken with the 24/2.8 D.

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Once dropped it on a marble floor from a height of 5 feet while attached to N70 - nothing broke.

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Nikkor 35-80 D zoom

Light
Very fast focus.
Excellent sharpness and contrast.
Non rotating front.
52mm filter size.

None

A very good lens for those who needs a lens to go beyond the 28mm but not further. Good for biography portraiture shots.

Fantastic colors, beautiful bokeh at 2.8 to 4.0.
Prime wide angle at it's best.
Close focus down to 13cms.

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Not required yet

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Canon 17-35mm 2.8L

Excellent performance with near/far compositions. Center sharpness is excellent at all apertures.

More contrast than the 24/2.

Better manual feel than the 28/2.8 AF-D, with better damping of the focusing ring.

Considerable light fall-off wide open which doesn't improve until about f/5.6 or so. Watch the corners, especially if you have expanses of even color, such as sky. The 24/2 is better in this regard.

More prone to vignetting with filters than the 24/2 -- use thin ones especially if you also use the hood.

Nice heft for an AF lens, but that means it's relatively heavy too.

Supposed to be optically identical to the AIS version. I tend to shoot wide angle lenses with manual focus, since it's a minor annoyance to have to lock autofocus and recompose. Also, it's awfully nice to have f/2, which is why I sold this lens despite its exceptional performance.

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Not needed

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24/2 AI (modified to P)
28/2 AIS (modified to P)
28/2.8 AF-D

-sharp
-very good contrast
-almost no light fall off
-good Nikon "plastic AF" lens construction

-none

Recently I have tended to use shorter focal length primes. The 24mm range I find very useful and so I bought the AFD 24mm f2.8. It is every bit as good as my AIS version and results have been very good. It is a pleasure to use on my F100. Excellent lens to own.

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Required twice. Once to clean lubricant from diaphram of Nikkor AIS 85mm F2.0, and once to adjust diaphram mechanism of my new Nikon AFD 85mm f2.8. Service was very good and professional but not cheap. You get what you pay for!

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Nikon AF-D - 20mm, 35mm, 24-120mm, 85mm f1.8 and 85mm f1.4.
Nikkor AIS 24mm f2.8, 35mm, f2.0, 50mm f1.8, 85mm f2.0 and 105mm f2.5.