Re: Which Will Be the Next AF-S after the 28-70? [v04.n287/7]

[Kristen Marie Robins]

Shun Cheung wrote:

> I am considering getting the 20-35mm/f2.8 D AF-S, but that lens is
> already 6 years old. Nikon now has several long AF-S lenses,
> followed by the 80-200 zoom and then the 28-70 zoom. The 20-35/2.8
> (or 17-35mm/f2.8) logically seems to be the next one to be upgraded.

Does it really make sense for Nikon to make an AF-S version of the 20-35?
The autofocusing is fast already (it's a wideangle); why add weight?

--Kristen