In article <31F36A37.4DC0@worldnet.att.net>, cwpa@worldnet.att.net says...
>Try the Nikon 35-100 mm AF zoom (D version only.) It's reputed to be
>sharper than the old non-D version.

I have heard that the Nikkor AF D 35-105mm is a good lens, but I have
never tried it. I have tried many of the MF earlier version (same optics,
I think, as the non-D AF) which varied from terrible to superb (about one
in five, but good enough to look for - as good as good primes).
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