Buy the smaller, lighter, HANDIER 16-35 f/4 VR-Nikkor for a little under $1,000 on the current $300 rebate!!!! If you want a D610, sure. But skip on the 14-24.
Sorry Derrel I am a bit confused why skip the 14-24mm ?
From what I understand only 2 negatives of this lens is that it is very expensive and will not take filters.
Not quite. The 14-24 flares a lot. It's HUGE, and heavy, and it has a limited range...the 14-24 is almost useless for people work, where the 16-35 has a much broader range (in angular view) than the 14-24. The 16-35 has VR, for better panning shots, and for stabilization when shooting in the wind, one-handed, aboard boats, in cars, or in windy conditions.
The difference between 24mm on the top end and 35mm is 24,28,35mm...three recognized lens lengths that are useful on FF. The 14-24 is a wide-to-wide..it has first gear and second gear...and that's "it".
The 16-35 is a wide to wide, and a wide to semi-wide (28mm),and a wide to semi-normal (35mm)...it has first,second,third, AND fourth gears...
Filters, VR, better ,wider focal length range, smaller, lighter,less-conspicuous, half the price, equal sharpness for the 16-35 VR.