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It had a scratch on the front lens right on the edge between the petal lens hood. It played no part in the image as it was below its field of view but never the less it knocked a lot of value of the lens.
The point is ...it's an awfully vulnerable piece of glass. The domed lens needs a push on lens cap...which pulls off with a sneeze. I would regularly pull the lens out of the pouch and leave the cap behind. The cap fell off once in the case and the flash gun rested on the glass all the way home....hence the mark!!
Optically it's a great lens...maybe a little stretched at 14mm. It needs careful use to avoid ugly flare into the light. I used it for interiors and large machinery. I struggled to avoid distortion effects wider than 16mm and frequently found 18mm more than adequate for 'normal' wide shooting. Of course if I wanted exaggerated effects in the image, the 14mm was there to use. But in truth I tired of wiiiide special effects and struggled to avoid it when I wanted to be serious.
I would also add that it's heavy and it felt unbalanced in the hand on my D750. I would suggest it will be the same on the D600. Of course, no problem on a tripod....but if the use of a tripod is preferable...it is a bit of a millstone...imho.
I found the 17- 35 a nice compromise lens. Although old (pre digital) with a bit more colour fringing than some newer pro lenses it was a capable lens with a tad more range than the 18-35. I sold mine to Robert.
If I move back to Nikon...I may try and buy it back from him.
Last edited on Sun Oct 8th, 2017 13:34 by Eric
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