The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8G ED ($1,889.95) is the standard zoom lens for event shooters and other pros carrying full-frame Nikon cameras . It's exceptionally sharp everywhere but the edges of the frame, though it lacks the optical vibration reduction system you'll find in some zoom lenses.

Great center sharpness throughout zoom range; Constant f/2.8 aperture

Edge performance suffers; Some distortion; Lacks optical stabilization; Pricey

"This is not a light lens. I found a black rapid shoulder strap was a necessity when this is on my camera. The balance on a D600 is good but improved with a battery grip. That said, I took it to Havana recently and was quite pleased with it's versatility for street photography.

I have a D5100 with the 18-55mm kit lens, bought this as an extension to the kit lens and I\'m happy I did. The AF is quieter and faster than the 18-55mm kit lens. I’ve taken a lot of pictures with this lens and even at 300mm the pictures are extremely sharp (see attached pictures).

This is the best lens I've ever used. I enlarged several test shots in CS4 just to see the results and was more than impressed with the sharpness. My only complaint - and this is for use on a Nikon D200 - is that the built-in flash leaves quite a center-bottom shadow when zoomed below 35mm (lens...

Fantastic image quality and suberb construction

Flash shadow below 35mm on D200

I don't understand why people rate this lens so low but this is the best mid-zoom lens from NIKON ever. Yes, it's expensive but it's worth every single penny if you can afford it. Using this with my D7000 and it works just perfect and picture quality is blowing my mind!!!

Simply Awesome.

Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8G is a great lens.The pictures that lens took were high quality and Sharp.It worths the price that u pay for. This Ultimate Bundle include a B+W 77mm MRC UV(worth 60) and other items,Best Value

I loved loved loved the quality of the pictures I got but I had to return it. :( It was just too heavy for what I was looking for, an all around walk around all day lens.

I'm returning this one for exchange. At $500/hr for helicopter time, you want your lens to be sharp. All the way out to the corners. And without VR (this lens doesn't have it) you need all the speed you can get to fight the helicopter vibration. This copy is unusable below f11.

Well built; Pretty quick focusing

Mediocre image quality, especially poor in corners; Must stop down to al least f11 to have any chance at full-frame quality; Susceptible to flare; No VR; Manual focus ring is too quick which makes fine focus adjustment impossible.

The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 24-70mm is an excellent telephoto AF-S zoom lens that gives exceptional results on both the FX and DX formats of Nikon Image Sensor. It is a wide angle to medium zoom lens that is designed for adding sharpness to both the above mentioned formats of the Nikon sensor.