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I have finally acquired one of the highly recommended pieces of glass that I have been reading about.  The Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 is an excellent tool.  Everything I have read and researched about this lens is true. 

As an all-purpose lens the 24-70mm is the lens.  It is quite heavy, but for me, I like that weight.  As is all Nikon products, this lens is built sturdy.  It has a professional feel to it.  Paired with my Nikon D700, this glass is quick.  Auto focus is very fast and with a wide aperture low light is no problem.   There is a little distortion on the wide end of the zoom but I’m not really bothered by it.  From what I’ve read a lot of people don’t like the image distortion.  I find that it can have a little artistic value when shooting wide.  This lens may hardly ever leave the camera.  It’s already my favorite all around lens.  I would recommend this lens to anyone at any level of photography.