Okay so I've never had the real money to actually buy it so each time I've rented the lens. Perhaps the fact that it was a rental could have effected the outcome of my images, but at this point, lets assume that I had actually bought it.

Produces good image quality, Contrary to what other people believe, I think the weight is really nice; Gives my camera a center of mass and balance

Terrible auto focus; I don't know what 17-35 you're using because this one's auto focus is horrendous

Used item described as clean almost new, in fact looks and feels like new, but there is a big pet-hair-like particle inside rear element. Too bad because it really seems to work like new.

This lens has rewritten many a rule about wide-angle photography.

Fast AF; minimal distortion; excellent resolution; excellent colour rendition; insignificant CA

Sample-to-sample variation; heavy and bulky

This lens has replaced my 18-70 DX lens (which is smaller and lighter) from my starter kit. This beast is quite big and heavy: have to search for a bigger photo bag. However, quality of image, focusing and build quality is excellent.

good product

nothing

I love this lense because I can get the whole picture. I use to try and back up but sometimes you can only back up so much then you are cropping things out of the pictures that you really want there. That wont happen any more with this lense.

Quick Focus; Rugged; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction; Wide Angle

Heavy

The center sharpness of this lens is amazing and performs well at all apertures. It is a fantastic wide angle zoom option for full frame shooters but also a popular option for wedding photographers who shoot with crop sensor cameras (with autofocus motors).

I have many Nikkor lenses. This has to be the sharpest I have. Fantastic for landscape!! I see this lens as my go to for a lot of applications. I was worried about the size but not as big as my 24-70 2.8.

To me the mark of a great lens is a lens that you wind up using a lot. The AF-S 17-35mm is such a lens. I bought mine in 1999--19 years ago! I moved to it from the fine 20-35, looking to it for a wider angle and a closer close focus. I have never been disappointed with those features.

Use it as your primary lens. Also, consider 50mm f/1.4 or f1.8 as secondary lens as prime. This lens is a bit heavy, but as with all SLRs, you already knew you would be carrying a bulky camera.

Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Excellet in low light; Fast / accurate auto-focus; Good Manual Focus; Nice Bokeh; Strong Construction

a bit expensive; Heavy

As a Nikon user, when Canon was producing full frame digital cameras and Nikon was spouting the advantages the APS sensor as a reason for not producing a full frame camera, you knew the full frame was going to come. SO, I didn't want to buy a lens that would be limited to the DX format.

great zoom range; build quality; fast

soft corners; soft corners; distortion