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>I can't remember whether it was Grover Larkins' or Bob Neuman's >article, but one of these guys (both are very knowledgeable) said that >the 35-105mm has a lot of sample-to-sample variation. Thus you may or >may not get a good lens if you buy this one.
I was refering to the MF 35-105mm, a very different design from the
AF aspheric, which I have not tried. Check out "SUBJECTIVE Lens
Evaluations (Mostly Nikkors)" on rec.photo.misc (less than 150
entries back at this point, I think) or at (go to "NIKON"):
http:www.phys.rug.nl/mk/people/aue/photo.html
for reviews of over 100 lenses (mostly Nikkors) - please do read
the general comments and notes in addition to the evaluation numbers.
Hope this helps.