On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 10:45:35 +0100, "Bjarte Krüger Engedal" <someone@somewhere.no> wrote:

>I'm thinking about buying a wide-angle zoom lens for my Nikon kit.

>Having a linited budget the Nikkor AF-S 17-35mm 2,8D IF ED is out of

>range...

>

>Currently I have narrowed the options down to the following:

>- Nikkor AF 18-35mm 3,5-4,5D IF ED

>- Sigma EX 17-35mm 2,8-4,0 HSM

>

>I must say I have a preference for Nikon gear, but the Sigma is a bit

>cheaper and has a greater range.

>Any opinions one these two lenses?

>Are they any good, and which is best?

>Other alternatives in the same price range?

You can find the 18-35 Nikkor compared with the 17-35

plus Nikkor non-zooms in the same range, at:

www.David-Ruether-Photography.com/articles.html. BTW, I find

WA zooms much less useful than tele zooms, unless

the viewpoint is fixed, so I prefer generally-better

(and smaller/lighter) non-zooms. The 20mm f2.8

Nikkor is excellent, as is the 35mm f2 - or a

compromise 24mm f2.8 as a single lens replacement

for the zoom... BTW, with the WA zoom, I would bet

that you will use one extreme or the other for

most photos...;-)