Rick S. wrote in message <350b0ba9.61062385@NEWS.COLUMBIA.EDU>...

>Hi, I will be purchasing one of these two lenses next week. I have
>search lense archives on the net. Both of them have pretty equal
>optical quality. Any opinion regarding one or both of these lenses
>would be appreciated. Thanks a lot.


I prefer the 20mm f2.8 Nikkor to the 24mm - edges and corners are
slightly (but noticeably) better at several stops (neither should be
used wider than f5.6). Both are excellent lenses.
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David Ruether
http://www.fcinet.com/ruether
ruether@fcinet.com