AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

[Macho68]

Hi everyone,
Need somefeedback & opinion abt AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED . In term of pic quality, sharpness & color. Plan to buy this lens soon. All replies is highly appreciated.

[Lmodel]

There's been alot of discussions on this lens. Perhaps you can do a check to find more info abt it.

On my take, I'm currently using this piece of lens which is usually mounted on my camera most of the time. I rely alot on this lens for my wedding and events photoshoot. Photos taken by this lens is sharp and sweet. The edge over the 17-35 f2.8 is the extra 20mm zoom.

No regrets for this great lens!

[lsisaxon]

Originally Posted by Macho68 Hi everyone, Need somefeedback & opinion abt AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED . In term of pic quality, sharpness & color. Plan to buy this lens soon. All replies is highly appreciated.

If you already plan on buying this lens, just buy it! You will not regret.

[Macho68]

Thanks for the support & great feedback. Just cant wait to get it one. Does anyone know much the best price in Singapore? And where the best place to get this gadget?

[glennyong]

LORDs @ 2.1k.

and this lens has been discussed over and over and over again......

do a search.

[Macho68]

thanks. will keep searching the thread.

[lsisaxon]

Originally Posted by Macho68 Thanks for the support & great feedback. Just cant wait to get it one. Does anyone know much the best price in Singapore? And where the best place to get this gadget?

*gasp* It's a lens. Not a gadget!!

[Ansel]

The picture quality I can't really complain about. It's got 3 ED elements *AND* 3 aspherical elements no other lens beat this record yet. Nikon spared no expense. The build quality is solid. The f/2.8 max aperture makes flash pix using SB-800 (TTL-BL mode) very sweet due to better capture of ambient light, compared with using lenses with smaller max apertures.

My only complaint is that it looks quite large and threatening, especially with the hood on, which makes it good if you want to impress your clients, but not so good if you are after candid shots, because you tend to invite attention the moment you step into a room with this lens on your camera. Some people say the flare on this lens is quite bad. Personally it has not given me any problems for what I shoot. And of course, there are always people who say you shouldn't buy a DX lens now "in case" Nikon comes up with a full frame DSLR in the next decade or so.

[slooow]

Originally Posted by lsisaxon *gasp* It's a lens. Not a gadget!!

got minimal electronics in it

hahaha swm?

i also wanna buy! where best price!!

[glennyong]

Originally Posted by slooow got minimal electronics in it hahaha swm? i also wanna buy! where best price!!

swm ? no la..cannot swim one.... can sink only

[Little_Zeus]

only prime lens can beat it at that range. i sold my sigma 15-30 to get this lens, so it is smaller or almost the same size as the sigma 15-30 but heavier.

only complain is not that wide. more than 90% of your time you will use it.
try Alan Photo they also sell at 2100

or maybe you can wait another month to see how good is the tokina 16-50

[glennyong]

go for OEM la.. best liao

[Macho68]

bro....
thanks for the feedback..u really make me excited to get it ....

[smallaperture]

Originally Posted by Ansel . The f/2.8 max aperture makes flash pix using SB-800 (TTL-BL mode) very sweet due to better capture of ambient light, compared with using lenses with smaller max apertures. .

Yeah, this is one of the important reason why this lens is wanted. IMO, not the sharpness.

[slacker123]

it kinda saves the world

and its likely to save yours when you get it

I have owned and used both.. and would say that that extra 20mm is rather useful on a cropped sensor

the hood is also more suitably built for its focal range


and its just 15mm from the 70-200...

[surge]

this is a great lens! read about unsharp copies due to quality control but me gives very sharp pics at all aperture. have test it against 35, 50 prime and e quality really doesnt lose out to the 2 primes.

about hte size, if you remove hood and grip the lens w your hand when shooting actually the lens looks pretty small.

for events, it covers wide to short tele....now hardly use 12-24 liao....the 17-35 covers well

[jeff3tan]

Its a great range to have.

It is razor sharp.

Like many have said, its just the size(with hood) and weight.

I'm totally impress with the colors produced with this lens. It is so much more vibrant compared to my good old 24-120 VR.

It is truly excellent. I give it 5/5 thumbs up

[Robin]

great lens....used it for events and all.........only thing i noticed is slight softness at the 55mm range....not sure if the guys having this lens faces this as well........?

[lsisaxon]

Originally Posted by jeff3tan Its a great range to have. It is razor sharp. Like many have said, its just the size(with hood) and weight. I'm totally impress with the colors produced with this lens. It is so much more vibrant compared to my good old 24-120 VR. It is truly excellent. I give it 5/5 thumbs up

It's _the_ DX replacement for the 28-70/2.8 which is very versatile for FF.

[Cheesecake]

Originally Posted by surge colour of 17-55...straight out from D200.

tas not accurate reference due to the fact that the D200 can easily tune the color output and color mode too.

u might want to add what color mode it was shot in, etc.etc. and even ur WB.