This professional quality, mid-range zoom lens has been designed specifically for the 'APS-C' sized sensors used in all of Nikon's DSLR cameras and is quite a different beast from the 18-55mm lens supplied with the D50 camera reviewed in this issue.

While I hope to create a full Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8G AF-S DX Lens, my first priority is to include results from this lens in the lens comparison tools available on the site. This page currently exists because it is required by the database and content management systems for me to post information and...

The lens is Great. One of my favorite lenses. It very very very sharp and fast. I love the weight of the lens. It better than Nikon 28-70 f/2.8 that i used alot on film:) And it's alot sharper that nikon 20-35 f/2.8,it almost as sharp as Nikon 85mm f/1.4 I lOVE IT SO MUSH:)

IT's sharp sharp sharp; IT's fest fest fest; I love weight of the lens:):

THE price i think

Nikon's 17-55mm lens is designed for Nikon DX (APS-C) sized sensors. With a fast continuous aperture of f/2.8...

Good build quality; Sonic Wave Motor; fast f/2.8 aperture

Slower Sonic Wave Motor than comparable Canon lens

Nikon's 17-55mm DX lens is designed for Nikon DX (APS-C) sized sensors. With a fast continuous aperture of f/2.8, the lens is among the biggest, heaviest and the most expensive in this category. So what's in there to warrant such bulk and cost

Good build quality; Sonic Wave Motor; fast f/2.8 aperture

Slower Sonic Wave Motor than comparable Canon lens

Opening this box was just like Christmas morning, I'd been waiting and wishing, and it was finally here! Standard packaging was what I met - cardboard fitted to the lens with those little plastic baggies.

Extremely sharp; Amazing auto-focus accuracy and speed; Excellent build quality

Extremely sharp; Amazing auto-focus accuracy and speed; Excellent build quality; Hefty price tag; Hefty weight (for some)

Product Category: Digital Camera Lens Manufacturer: Nikon Where to Buy: Low Price Search [Affiliate] Price: $1,179 to $1,419 USD System Requirements: F-mount DSLR Specifications: Lens Construction: 14 elements in 10 groups (aspherical lenses & ED glass elements). Number aperture blades: 9 (rounded).

The AF-S 17-55mm has a price tag a little beyond the 1000 EUR/US$ barrier but upon first contact it is pretty obvious that you also get some value for your money - the build quality of the lens is superb.

Handling and features This professional grade optic for Nikon DX format digital SLRs provides an angle of view equivalent to a 25.5-82.5mm lens on a 35mm camera. This lens also sports a constant f/2.8 aperture throughout the range, a silent wave focusing motor and costs around ￡1065.

If image quality trumps equipment cost every time, either because you're a pro or because you're an aficionado with lots of cash, this is the zoom superwide to normal for you. Paired with a 70-200, the 55-70mm range is seldom missed and you have exceptional and fast glass for about every situation...

This lens is probably the pinnacle of superwide to "normal" zooms (which most DX shooter tend to find the most versatile range) ever made for the Nikon F-mount; Nice and fast fixed 2.8 aperture, and the crispness of the images it yields is stunning.

Extremely expensive; Very heavy and very large, especially with the lens hood attached-- literally twice the size of the Nikkor 18-70 and the Sigma 18-50; The lens hood just clips the corner of the frame at 17mm, which I'm at a loss to understand how Nikon let slip by one of their marquee DX lenses.