AF Nikkor 24mm f2.8 D
s/n: 651550
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| Purchased from this table/vendor at the WPHS annual Camera Show & Sale |
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| My first picture, on the way home from Tucson where I bought it |
I really like a Nikkor 20mm f2.8 AIS and Nikon Series E 28mm f2.8 AIS is a nice lens too, really, not really but I kept it this last sweep to reduce my lens collection. Why not split the difference? I wanted a wide prime and I read that this lens is sharper than my AF-S Nikkor 14-24 f2.8 G ED FX, and I like Ken Rockwell’s reviews.
I had gotten up this morning at 4:30a and drove down to Tucson to the WPHS annual Camera Show & Sale. The drive isn’t bad, it’s just fast and busy the whole way. The freeway had construction that completely blocked southbound traffic. I got re-routed through Sacaton, never been through there. I’ve flown over it in my hang glider but not through it. Southbound traffic at 5:45a was light.
Back on the freeway, I listened to music and it was sweet. Some old, some blues, none I borrowed but I married music and looking through the windshield.
I found this lens on a table filled with gems, crinkle finished shaft drive glass. I picked it up, I put it down and walked away and thought about it. I had about an hour total time and went back and closed the deal.
I bought it for one hundred and twenty dollars and it is new, not a scratch on it. D lens goodness.
F mounting it on my digital camera, I brought it to work and took it out for a spin at the end of the day.
These are my first few shots.
Ok ok, I’m really liking this lens. It’s on the normal end of an ultra wide angle lens. I don’t do post processing so it’s easy for me to see quickly just what I’m going to do with it. I do believe this will be picked more and more as I learn to use it. Above is my first whack at it. I drove through a neighborhood close to home. This is a planning mission every time I go here, looking for a lot for my new home when I win the lottery.
But this lens…
I like it a lot.
Ken, below can tell you much more about what he likes about it.
Me?
It reminds me how I see saw things when I was younger.
Resources
Ken Rockwell AF Nikon 24mm f2.8 DAlex Luyckx: OPTICAL REVIEW BLOG NO. 40 – AF NIKKOR 24MM 1:2.8
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