18 February, 2011

AFS 17-35mm f/2.8D


Intro
The AFS 17-35mm f/2.8D was and still is a great lens! At the time of its reign, users from all over the world would flood the various photography forums praising the capability of this lens to finally make prime lenses redundant! Even Bjørn Rørslett elevated this lens to Legendary status with his in depth review. Given both the high praise and high cost, one would think that the lens must be a worthy investment for the professional photographer. But 10 years on, and a quick search reveals that a lot of users are screaming foul. It may only feel like yesterday when this lens hit the streets, but its been over a decade, so has something changed in the mean time or was this lens overrated from the start. Read on to found out!