The Nikon 14-24 could easily be the lens of the decade. You can go anywhere on the net and you will not read anything bad about it and I am glad about that, because it is one great lens. There is no other wide angle lens that is almost half as sharp as this one is in the corners when shot wide open. No other lens will offer you that. With this lens it is almost impossible to not create great photos. So what is wrong with it? Well, there are 2 major things that just don't work with this lens and if you are in landscape or real estate photography and you are thinking about getting yourself this lens … think again because there are situations where this lens will fail.

1. You can not use filters (I should repeat this 3 times)

2. Ghosting (Long exposure night photography will result in even longer Photoshop sessions)

Not being able to use filters, unless you want to go through a crazy setup with 6.6×6.6 filters and adapters (it can be done, so I was told) is an issue. You might think that you don't need filters and that could be the case, however I do need filters. I take photos of houses and for interiror shots I am often confronted with nasty reflections and because I don't want to spend hours photoshopping I rather have a polarizer filter on my lens. Ghosting is another issue you will have with this lens. Ken Rockwell reckons it is not an issue, well obviously he has never taken long exposure twilight shots (interior or exterior) with this lens. If have more than 2s exposure time you will find yourself in flare hell and there is no way to fix this unless you are pretty good with lighting and flashes, but then again what is the point of a twilight shooting when you recreate a daylight ambient?

Don't get me wrong, this is a great lens and I have one constantly mounted on one of my Nikons but there are wide angle situation where this lens will fail and you need something different like the new 16-35. If you are into real estate photography this is not the lens to use for shooting bathrooms or any other room with lots of reflections because you can not use a polarizer filter. If you are booked for a twilight shoot this is not the lens you want to bring unless you want to spend hours and hours editing in photoshop: Lens Flare Allert.