In article <31FA393A.6EE7@pacbell.net>, miracle@pacbell.net says...

>I'm somewhat new to the world of buying (expensive) lenses and I could
>use the group's expertise to give me some idea if I'm heading in the
>right direction. I currently take mostly landscape, nature and
>architecture photos, but am also interested in expanding my areas of
>interest in shooting. With this in mind:
>
>1) I currently own the Nikkor 35-105D lens* [*I also own the Nikkor
>50mm 1.4D which so far seems to be my mainstay in shooting.] and have
>been thinking about buying the 35-70 2.8D as my every day lens. I am >wondering for those who use the 35-70 lens, I'd like to know why they
>bought it and what do they think of it's performance vs. the 35-105D.
>For those who own the 35-105 lens, I'm interested in finding out what
>you think of it and your reasons for purchasing it.

If you already have the 35-105 (I've heard it's better than the 35-70
f2.8, and I didn't like either 35-70 f2.8 that I tried....), why switch?
The zoom range is small, the lens isn't really fast (and not great at
f2.8), and you already prefer the fast/light/small/sharp 50 f1.4.

>2) I'd like to add a wide angle to my collection and have been thinking
>about two lenses: the 28 1.4D or the 20-35 2.8D. I'm wondering by having >the fixed 28, am I limiting myself in the angle of shooting yet having the >lower aperature (I mostly tend to take hand held pictures) or would I be >better off with having more flexibility with 20-35 and giving up the >difference in aperature? [Complex question I know ... and I'm probably not >even phrasing it correctly either :)]

(The question was well-stated. ;-)
The 28mm FL is not much wider than the 35mm you already have. I would
go for the excellent 20mm f2.8, 24mm f2.8, or 24-50mm zoom. Remember,
with wide-angles, it is not the maximum f-stop that counts, but the
widest f-stop at which the lens is sharp (quite different, sometimes!).
Also, wide-angles can be hand-held at slower speeds, so wide apertures
in wide-angles are less necessary than they are with longer lenses.
BTW, unless my shooting position is fixed relative to the subject,
I find wide-angle zooms get in my way more than they help - and
w-a primes tend to be sharper to the corners at wider apertures
than zooms.
Hope This Helps