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Youie, you can also consider delaying the Nikon 24/1.4 longer, and see how the soon-to-come Sigma 24/1.4 ART for. It will be substantially more affordable, and likely a very good lens that will give the Nikon a run for its money.
If I were you, on a *limited* budget, with a focus on candid photography, I'd go with the 16-35VR and wait for the new Sigma 24/1.4. Yes, the 16-35 will have a more useful range for general photography, lighter, cheaper, takes filters, has VR, and still an optically very nice lens.
If I was on a more flexible budget, and shoot very wide a lot, and do occasional night sky photos, if pick the 14-24/2.8, and still wait to see about the Sigma 24/1.4 - no need to spend the $ for the Nikon of you don't have to. I've been thoroughly enjoying the latest sigma ART and SPORT offerings - definitely pushing the price-performance envelope, and taking very good shots at Nikon and Canon offerings.
And FYI, I do own and use the 14-24, 16-35VR, 24-70 (although I use the 24-120/4VR more now), Nikon 24/1.4, and Sigma 35/1.4 ART. And I still can't wait to see what sigma can do with this new 24/1.4.
Focus your energy on deciding if you want the versatility of the 16-35/4 (lower cost, VR, filters, range), or the absolute performance of the 14-24 (super wide, f/2.8, bleeding sharp wide open, unmatched optical quality).
You can't go wrong between these two lenses. They are both great, just at different things. The goodness of the 16-35/4 gets overshadowed by the 14-24, but that doesn't mean it's poor. It's a very good lens. Either way, you'll be working you had the other at times... For candid and general walk-around, you'd wish the 14-24 had more reach (but you have the 24-70 for that already). For indoors, and especially castles, you'd wish the 16-35 had the extra width of the 14-24. If you try astro, you'd wish for the 14mm to get as much of the Milky Way as you can. The 14-24 can do wonders with landscape, giving a very special perspective that a narrower lens like 16-35 can't provide... But you may itch for filters (?). But either way you'll end up with a great photographic tool.
Regarding the 24/1.4: with the way Sigma has been making their Global Concept like if lenses, I'm watching them VERY closely. The 35/1.4 is half what Nikon charges, and you can see plenty of examples on this forum on how wonderful that lens is. If the new 24/1.4ART is anything like the rest of their ART lenses... You may be very pleasantly surprised. Pay Sigma 50-60% of what Nikon wants, and get 95-99% of the optical performance.
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