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

Nikon 17-55 F2.8

Strengths: Good build quality & result

Weakness: Price

Nikon's best mid-range zoom for digital SLRs. Fast focusing. Image quality is amazing. Good for travel and wedding (low light). The only other drawback is the price but you will get what you paying for (to every cent)Guarantied.

Nikon 17-55 DX

Strengths: Great lens. Fast Lens. Silent Auto focus. Sharp corner to corner. Good focal range. nikon 5 year warranty.

Weakness: A little heavy. A little pricey.

Overall I love this lens. Great Nikon quality. Just be careful on Nikon's extended 4 year warranty. I ordered lens and had it shipped to a family member in another state. I did not pick up lens until 2 weeks after lens was delivered. Extended Nikon 4 year warranty calls for warranty card to be mailed not more than 10 days after purchase date. What kind of B* is this ?

Nikon 17-55mm F2.8 ED-IF DX Autofocus Lens

Strengths: Build Quality, Wide Angel, Sharpness, Picture Quality

Weakness: Price

I bought this lens and did not regret at all. This lens provides a super wide angle, which makes it perfect for indoor wedding shooting, people photography, landscape photography and structure photography. Sometimes, wider is better. :) The picture quality is fantastic. The build quality is one of the best too. No doubt this is Nikon's one of the best short to middle range lens. It is expensive...

Read Full Review

Nikkor 17-55mm F/2.8G AF-S IF ED

Strengths: Sharp picture, useful zoom range for landscape/portret photography, optics quality

Weakness: Zoom ring too close to SLR body, big & heavy, price is steep

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. My only complain is unusual location of zoom ring: it is next to SLR body which is different from my other lenses and harder to grip. I find it not very convenient.

Not your typical lens

Strengths: Low-light focusing ability, all-metal construction, solid feel

Weakness: Price, near object focus

This lens is Nikon's flagship mid-range zoom for digital SLRs. It's super FAST and amazingly quick to focus- unless the object is close (less than 1ft). The image quality is amazing and is crisp from edge to edge. The sweet spot of the lens is in the f/4 to f/8 range. Fully open, it gives AMAZING results- you need daylight though. I've paired this with my D200 and I couldn't be happier. The only...

Read Full Review

Nikon 17-55mm F2.8 ED-IF DX Autofocus Lens

Strengths: FAST, WELL BUILT, SHARP

Weakness: ZOOM RING IS A LITTLE BIT TO CLOSE TO BODY

THIS ARE MY FIRST PRO LENSES FROM NIKON AND I HAVE TO SAY THEY ARE GREAT. SHARP FROM F/2.8, HSM IS SILENT AND REALLY FAST. THEY DON'T WEIGHT TOO MUCH, ALL METAL, ZOOM AND FOCUS RING ARE HIGH QUALITY. I RECOMMEND THEM.

Nikon 17-55MM f/2.8

Strengths: Good Out-of-focus Blur(Bokeh); Very solid and robust build quality; Fast and quiet focus performance; Very sharp for all focal range

Weakness: Flare control is not perfect as a top-of-the-line Nikkor; Purplae fringe appears at wide end sometimes; Pricey and heavy.

I bought this lense 6 months ago. I do love this lens. It may cost a lot, but the amount of features, such as the high build, SWM and suoer fast f/2.8 aperture definitely puts it in a professional category. The high optical performance is amazing. There is no significant difference of sharpness between the tele-end and wide end. And no visible light fall-off with medium to tele focal length at...

Read Full Review

AFS Nikon 17-55mm F/2.8G IF ED

Strengths: Fast & Silent Auto Focus, High image qulity, Solid Feel, 5 years warranty,

Weakness: Price, a little bit heavy

This is my first DX len. Got it last week and brought it out for some shots. The image quality is amazing and the blur is awesome. I was also very impressed by its FAST auto focus. I love it so much and it will stay on my FinePix S3 Pro for most of my works.

excellent iq and build - deserving of the gold ring

Strengths: sturdy, weathersealed build, constant 2.8, popular focal range

Weakness: weight and size (tradeoff for the strengths), price, flare and distortion in certain situations

this is a great lens for any nikon dslr (except for the d3). it is especially good for low-light work and social shots where space can be tight, given its focal range. it's decently sharp wide open at 2.8, but peaks around f4-5.6. at f8-11, it loses its edge over the lesser priced consumer models, but the reason why you pay the premium for a lens like this is to use the wider aperture. the...

Read Full Review

Beautiful Fast Lens

Strengths: Solid, beautiful construction. Fast, silent Auto focus, works well in low light.

Weakness: A tad heavy, make sure you have a good tripod if your not hand holding. Price could always be lower :)

I have had allot of field time with this lens. I use it as my walkaround lens in the city and also monthly trips to the everglades to photograph landscape. The glass is of the highest quality and performs well in low light situations, the 2.8 comes in quite handy. It focuses and locks quite quickly when not shooting manual. Overall a great investment that holds its value and can be used with both...

Read Full Review