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Kringle
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Re: [Lens] f/2.8 wide to normal zoom for Nikon

I found that the 24mm wide end was pretty good in all kinds of museum situations. The aquariums, however, might be a different story.

My suggestion was based on the stated need for macro and general purpose indoor shooting. For what I do, 50 would be too short a tele end and I'd be stuck supplementing with another lens. What's the distortion like at 17mm?
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What's the distortion like at 17mm?
Photozone's tests show that it has about average distortions for a lens in that focal length range. Pronounced barrel distortions at 17 and moderate pincusion at 50. Here's the review:

»www.photozone.de/nikon--nikkor-a···--review
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2 edits		 Thanks for that link! Looks like a very decent lens. From what I can see, the main differences are:

17-50
More plastic in construction (upside = a bit lighter to carry)
7 blade iris
Close focus = 1:4.5

24-70
Construction comparable to Canon "L" pro glass
9 blade iris
Close focus = 1:3.8 (better for macro)
Less Chromatic aberration than the 17-50

The differing number of iris blades will change the look of the diffraction sparkles in night shots ( »dptnt.com/2007/12/what-causes-th···-photos/ ) and, subjectively, the bokeh isn't quite as smooth with the 17-50.

Both lenses seem like very good choices and the final conclusion will obviously boil down to the intended applications versus total cost.
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