honestly im just about ready to throw my current setup out the window because my landscape shots look like trash lately. i’ve been using the 24-120mm kit lens on my d850 and i just cant get over how soft the corners are even stopped down to f/8 or f/11 which makes no sense for a pro body. it is so frustrating to spend hours hiking to a spot only to come home and see that nothing is actually crisp. my logic was that a zoom would be easier for the trail but clearly im losing way too much quality for that convenience.

i really need something that is actually sharp corner to corner because i have a big trip to glacier national park coming up next month and i refuse to come back with more blurry mountains. budget is around 1400 bucks maybe a little more if i sell some stuff. i was looking at the 14-24mm but i keep reading about flare issues and that giant bulbous front element scares me for hiking.

then i thought maybe a prime is better? is the 20mm f/1.8g actually sharp enough or do i need to be looking at something crazy like the zeiss milvus or even a tamron prime? honestly just want the absolute sharpest glass possible for a nikon dslr mount before i lose my mind...