I'm going through the same process. I picked up a 70s vintage Nikkor 24mm f3.5 at a photo swap meet on the weekend, and so far seems to be a remarkably flat, well corrected lens. The 24mm AIS is reputed to be even better, and you can still buy these new. I figured autofocus was probably unnecessary for wide field.
I'm still saving my coin and spouse credits for the 24-120 VR f4 as the workhorse for normal photography.
Cheers,
Andrew.
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