...To top it all off, Nikon says that the 14-24 offers better performance than ANY of their primes in that focal range. Any Nikon-mount user interested in 14-24 would have to consider that. The thing is that 14-24 isn't all that interesting for the DX shooter as has been pointed out in other threads.
It's not surprising that the 14-24 hasn't generated underwater interest so far. It doesn't exist yet and neither does the camera that's needed to make it interesting. Wait a few months! The D3 itself isn't even the camera that will appeal most to underwater shooters. I don't think the strong demand for housing this lens will be on us right away but I'd be surprised if it didn't come....
I'm eager to see it in real life too. But if the rear edges of the net in this hockey shot (linked below, be patient as it is a high resolution JPG and you'll have to scroll to see all corners) were soft corals also shot at F4 but behind a dome port, I'm sure everyone would be wondering why dome ports are so bad in terms of corner performance with the new wide angle zooms. Sometimes you have to go back and look at the glass before you can have a realistic expectation of what a port can do.
http://ftp.robgalbraith.com/public_files/D...key_ISO6400.jpg
