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Originally Posted by Matsu
Before you give away that 35mm, test it out on the D700. It may prove acceptable even on full-frame. It gets dark corners stopped down, but cropped to 5:4 I think you won't see the corners. That, and the full frame alternative is going to cost you almost 1000% more.
Do share some deets. Did you buy new or used? How much and from whom?
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I have tested the 35mm on the D700, the corners are heavily vignetted, and even the not so extreme parts of the corners are soft. With that being the case I don't see much sense in keeping it, although I will be testing it more today. I'll be getting the Nikon 16-35mm F4 VR within a few months, so that focal range will be covered regardless. I have the 50mm F1.8D, which is more practical for FX, so I have a normal fast lens anyway.
As I said in my earlier post, the D700 is brand new. I bought it from a local dealer because I had a gift certificate from Christmas, so I got the D700 for $2249 before tax. I didn't actually pay that much, between the gift cards, and trade in value I payed $1948 after HST.