Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM [Archive] - Page 3 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

00silvergt

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 16:51

Sorry to hear you still going through that mess Mum, has your hubby been able to find a job? It is scary out there...Sorry if you already mentioned this. I've haven't been around here, been in a sort of hiatus. LOL But the 16-35 is pretty much like you say a 24-70L (25.6 - 56). I've been using it as a walkabout lens since it is long enough to be one. The 17-85 is also getting some of that use, but the IQ is just not quite there for me.

echo

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 17:36

I'm very sorry to hear about your troubles Mum. Trying to be positive, I bet you can pick up a 20D and nifty fifty to keep you going soon :)

Mum2J&M

26th of January 2009 (Mon), 19:21

I'm very sorry to hear about your troubles Mum. Trying to be positive, I bet you can pick up a 20D and nifty fifty to keep you going soon :)

Thanks for the positive thoughts. This economy is just plain scary right now. We've never been rich, or great about saving, but we were always able to buy luxury items now and again. This counting every penny stuff is pretty tough. Makes me feel for those who face a lifetime of it. I've been trying to find work after 5 years of being at home with the kids and, so far, it ain't happening. My husband's salary is better than when we were in NC, but our car insurance has doubled and we have oil heat. It is KILLING us. But we have no choice but to rent at the moment - our rent is nearly what our mortgage was down there for a much larger house. Sucks basically. I hope, for everyone, that things change in the not too distant future.

echo

29th of January 2009 (Thu), 17:26

I was looking through some pics I took at about 16mm on the 5D Classic and found this one that I quite liked:

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/417361307_nS88M-XL-1.jpg

Subject is Andy Jackson, Pink Floyd's engineer on David Gilmour's studio boat :)

Spazzmodicus

1st of February 2009 (Sun), 21:24

http://www.all-event-photos.com/img/v6/p81001642-4.jpg

http://www.all-event-photos.com/img/v6/p301445578-4.jpg

http://www.all-event-photos.com/img/v6/p417635667-4.jpg

Mum2J&M

3rd of February 2009 (Tue), 16:22

Wow! Very, very inspiring work guys! Incredible stuff.

futura

4th of February 2009 (Wed), 09:34

Love the first railway track shot

Karl Johnston

19th of February 2009 (Thu), 01:58

adam*

19th of February 2009 (Thu), 11:43

I'd guess it's sharper, weather sealed and a wider range.

airbutchie

19th of February 2009 (Thu), 12:58

tonylong

19th of February 2009 (Thu), 13:08

airbutchie,

What the heck is that/those in the first shot?

airbutchie

19th of February 2009 (Thu), 14:20

^ It's a garden full of prickly cacti's (both round and tall) @ the J.Paul Getty Museum here in SoCal... Thanks for asking...

- airbutchie :)

Tareq

22nd of February 2009 (Sun), 17:19

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8103/scota12345tonemapped.jpg

tonylong

22nd of February 2009 (Sun), 22:30

Very nice, Tareq! That's a spectacular sky!

jomeezy

22nd of February 2009 (Sun), 22:36

just added this to my wish list

Tareq

23rd of February 2009 (Mon), 03:53

Very nice, Tareq! That's a spectacular sky!

Thanks!

engrmariano

23rd of February 2009 (Mon), 04:24

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3295/3139472431_9aa030d1f0_o.jpg

geekle

23rd of February 2009 (Mon), 06:27

Tareq, any polarised filter or PP for that shot to get the sky so blue?

Tareq

23rd of February 2009 (Mon), 07:13

Tareq, any polarised filter or PP for that shot to get the sky so blue?

Never, it is very easy for me to have that blue sky if it is blue without any filter, you have to learn how to meter your shot to get some colors great and vivid, and to be honest, i can't remember since 2007 is i used a CPL or not, but i remember i was walking around there with my camera and lens for first time in Scotland and say first day and i didn't take any filter that time walking i remember.

airbutchie

23rd of February 2009 (Mon), 16:58

Recent went to the "sister" location of the J.Paul Getty Museum; J.Paul Villa @ Malibu, CA... Here are a few captures from that day...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3301010458_9d33d60dbd_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3301006710_17f9445e65_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3530/3300165521_12c6dd82e1_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3300999862_2344ff773b_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3652/3300994282_fb3600bbd1_b.jpg

- airbutchie ;)

Lani Kai

4th of March 2009 (Wed), 05:01

A few more contributions...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3402/3292271082_f863bf366b_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3636/3292271872_6601db6b69_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3650/3291456907_be511dc0df_b.jpg

- airbutchie :D
I like how you've processed your photos; they look very film-like.

I just noticed that the distortion characteristics change as you focus from infinity to MFD. There is a lot more barrel distortion at MFD.

d0wne

4th of March 2009 (Wed), 11:40

http://img403.imageshack.us/img403/8103/scota12345tonemapped.jpg

HDR?

Tareq

4th of March 2009 (Wed), 13:45

HDR?

Yes, HDR.

airbutchie

4th of March 2009 (Wed), 19:49

^ Thanks for the comments, Lani Kai... A few more from this past weekends' visit to Long Beach, CA...

The port's lighthouse...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3322199499_f6a7de0aea_b.jpg

Enjoying the wonderful weather and view...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3570/3323032512_7efa75a185_b.jpg

And my favorite of the day...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3662/3322203549_d5ac3ae4d4_b.jpg

- airbutchie :D

echo

5th of March 2009 (Thu), 15:54

On my 5D2 my 16-35 is enjoying life :)

Couple of snaps from yesterday

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/485675368_Jepid-XL.jpg
29mm at f/3.5

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/485690803_bDBfD-XL.jpg
16mm at f/5.6

:)

Mike

Tareq

5th of March 2009 (Thu), 16:58

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/6032/night3.jpg

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/769/night4m.jpg

Tareq

5th of March 2009 (Thu), 17:39

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=7462411&postcount=1266

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=7462508&postcount=1271

Spazzmodicus

5th of March 2009 (Thu), 22:08

http://all-event-photos.smugmug.com/photos/481383580_ZsuQC-L.jpg

http://all-event-photos.smugmug.com/photos/481341444_MG8UR-L.jpg

airbutchie

9th of March 2009 (Mon), 11:50

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3400/3340556068_2531480509_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3340552804_d5cec8e222_b.jpg

- airbutchie ;)

Spazzmodicus

12th of March 2009 (Thu), 21:41

Is this lens as sharp as the 11-16 tokina 2.8 (on aps-c) in equivalency if it's used on a 5D mark II (full frame)?

I'm contemplating selling the 11-16 tokina for this lens to put on my 5D mark II, thoughts on a comparison? It seems very close.

The 16-35 flares more than the Tokina. But the 11-16mm isn't really useful much below the 16mm range. Vignettes way too bad.

Markitos

17th of March 2009 (Tue), 17:59

Just replaced my 17-40 with this lens--the 17-40 might have been a bit sharper, but this one's good enough, and I wanted/needed the extra stop and the extra 1mm.

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/493483259_vDurM-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/493483148_P5CyB-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/493483022_yNN6V-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/493482919_soPSC-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/493482860_u5wpN-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/493482462_Jefis-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/493482381_J6jBW-O.jpg

jacobsen1

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 15:05

Just picked up a 16-35I last week (because of ^ Markitos honestly)... Decided to give 2.8 a try again but I can't come to grips with the II version and it's hood and 82mm filters...

anywho, so far so good:
#1
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/sakonnet-3-21-2009/img_3434.jpg

#2
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/sakonnet-3-21-2009/img_3438.jpg

#3
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/sakonnet-3-21-2009/img_3446.jpg

#4 (yes I somehow missed the tripod leg in the corner)
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/sakonnet-3-21-2009/img_3456.jpg

#5
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/sakonnet-3-21-2009/img_3458.jpg

#6
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/sakonnet-3-21-2009/img_3462.jpg

Tareq

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 17:01

So which is a better choice if money is not an issue, 16-35L or 17-40L?

Spazzmodicus

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 18:36

So which is a better choice if money is not an issue, 16-35L or 17-40L?

That will just get you the same old answer: "Depends on what you're looking for".

An extra stop of light is always good. Almost every photographer will shoot in low-light conditions at some point. The extra 1mm at the wide end and the extra 5mm of length are negligible. I would always choose an "L" lens over anything else.

Markitos

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 18:58

That will just get you the same old answer: "Depends on what you're looking for".

+1... there are many considerations other than price--sharpness, contrast, size, weight, etc. For me, the 17-40 was perfect until I started shooting inside more without flash, and found that I was having to really push ISOs to get usable images. That extra stop, then, became a higher priority than size/weight/sharpness, etc.

Tareq

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 19:14

That will just get you the same old answer: "Depends on what you're looking for".

An extra stop of light is always good. Almost every photographer will shoot in low-light conditions at some point. The extra 1mm at the wide end and the extra 5mm of length are negligible. I would always choose an "L" lens over anything else.

+1... there are many considerations other than price--sharpness, contrast, size, weight, etc. For me, the 17-40 was perfect until I started shooting inside more without flash, and found that I was having to really push ISOs to get usable images. That extra stop, then, became a higher priority than size/weight/sharpness, etc.

Understood, then it is not the money issue only.
In this case i am happy with my choice, as i need low light cabapility, and weight is not an issue with me at all, sure i will see that 16-35 and 17-40 almost same weight or both are light to me after using 24-70 and 70-200 2.8IS and 300 all handholding.
About sharpness, i couldn't see any difference in sharpness between 16-35L and 17-40L on websites, unless i print shots from both lenses and check them side by side, or getting the original sizes shots taken by both lenses and compare both together, i don't take those websites test of lenses, i do trust myself tests and i heard that 16-35 is sharped in center but 17-40 is sharper in corners, what will happen if i crop then?

Markitos

22nd of March 2009 (Sun), 21:24

Tareq

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 06:47

Really? I find the corners to be fairly soft wide open on the 16-35 mkI, but this doesn't really come as a surprise to me. The markII is supposed to have better corner sharpness.

It's pretty much a non-issue for me, but for some it might matter.

I said that 16-35 is sharp in center not corner, and 17-40 is sharper in corner than 16-35, read my post above again, and in fact i don't talk about wide open all the time.

Markitos

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 07:18

I said that 16-35 is sharp in center not corner, and 17-40 is sharper in corner than 16-35, read my post above again, and in fact i don't talk about wide open all the time.

Ah, gotcha. I would say that they are at least equal in center-sharpness, with maybe the 17-40 being slightly better. I don't have any side by side tests because they'd be boring, but I can say that the 16-35 is satisfactorily sharp for me, even wide open. However, my tolerance for sharpness may be a bit looser than others.

Tareq

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 08:05

Ah, gotcha. I would say that they are at least equal in center-sharpness, with maybe the 17-40 being slightly better. I don't have any side by side tests because they'd be boring, but I can say that the 16-35 is satisfactorily sharp for me, even wide open. However, my tolerance for sharpness may be a bit looser than others.

I love my 16-35L, i live now to see only sharp shots from all my lenses even wide open, i don't let them to have soft results wide open.

jacobsen1

23rd of March 2009 (Mon), 08:34

Having just also switched, it was 100% for the low light capability of the 2.8 -vs- 4.0. The 17-40mm is the better landscape lens IF you don't need/want 16mm. The soft corners are there, I did a very thorough lens test between the 17-40, 16-35 and 20-35 before committing. But once you're stopped down to ~f8 it's not an issue. That may seem a bit drastic, and it even LOOKS bad in test shots, but I think of it this way; anything I NEED sharp corners for, I'm on my tripod stopped down. So I'll have them. Anything I don't care about, I'll be hand held, but then I'll be closer to wide open. You only see the issue when you need the corner sharp, so if you're shooting wide open this is rarely the case.

Basically, using the lens how I normally will, it won't be an issue. And the soft corners blend right into the bokehed portions of a shot anyway.

As for the weight comment, I do care about both that and size. But not for hand holding issues, for me it's all about the weight of the entire kit I'm schlepping around or hiking with. So the weight is an issue since when I'm hiking I have my typical landscape kit, but in the end, owning just this -vs- the 20-35 and 17-40 won. Funny thing is though, last night I switched back to fast primes inside after a month or so of shooting just 2.8 zooms and was loving life again. If I stick with primes, the whole 2.8 issue is moot. :confused:

the other issue for me is the flare. But I didn't do a head to head flare test. I was noticing some at sunrise Saturday though. Not enough to ruin shots, but it did make me wonder if the 17-40 would in the same settings (I looked through it's shots from the previous 2 Saturdays and it didn't show ANY, but there was more cloud cover those days).

so far I'm happy with it. the 1mm on the wide end IS nice and IS different. But I'll also miss the 5 on the other end as 17-40 was a very good walk around range FOR ME.

monochrome.fav

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 04:02

i currently have a 17-40 and was thinking about picking up one of these.. my friend loves it. should i just stick w/ my 17-40mm or is there a significant difference between 16mm and 17mm?? does anyone recomend this lens?

thanks!

jacobsen1

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 08:14

well, I'll go out on a limb here and say neither is good/great on a crop body. It's not that they're bad particularly, it's that there are better crop specific alternatives. tamron and sigma and I think tokina make some really good lenses in this range for much less money. It's just that the 17-40 and 16-35 were both designed to cover a 35mm image, so they're much bigger and heavier and more expensive than what a crop body NEEDs.

What this does mean though is you're cherry picking the best part of their images. The only issue with the 16-35 is it's corners, and you'd be cropping those off in camera. The 17-40 typically has better sharpness for the entire frame, where the 16-35 is sharper in the center and worse in the corners. So if you need the stop and really want the L it's not a bad lens. But personally I'd save the money and go with a 3rd party option.

And yes, 16mm is a lot wider than 17mm on FF. On a cropper it's not quite as significant because 25.6 isn't AS big a difference from 27.2, but on FF it's certainly noticeable.

these are from a lens test I did, so nothing special but you can see the FL difference:
http://gear.benjacobsenphoto.com/wp-content/gallery/uwa-lens-test-16-35/img_3290.jpg
http://gear.benjacobsenphoto.com/wp-content/gallery/uwa-lens-test-17-40/img_3344.jpg

Tareq

26th of March 2009 (Thu), 11:31

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6334/pp2.jpg

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5307/pp1c.jpg

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/5382/pp3.jpg

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/6471/pp4.jpg

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/5229/pp5h.jpg

echo

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 04:48

Loving your work Tareq :)

echo

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 05:46

One from a week or so back at 24mm at f/4

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/493617672_RH7xH-XL.jpg

Spazzmodicus

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 07:49

Did you travel somewhere Tareq? Those last few shots didn't look like UAE to me. :}

Tareq

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 11:38

Loving your work Tareq :)

Thank you very much!

Tareq

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 11:39

Did you travel somewhere Tareq? Those last few shots didn't look like UAE to me. :}

New Zealand ;) Now many people knew that i traveled there already, you are late :lol:

Tareq

27th of March 2009 (Fri), 11:40

One from a week or so back at 24mm at f/4

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/493617672_RH7xH-XL.jpg

Nice shot, you have fun indoors with him!

airbutchie

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 01:36

A few to contribute...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3455/3397103997_4d850aa3e6_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3429/3397103271_a8a6568056_b.jpg

- airbutchie

Markitos

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 22:46

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/502185004_QoXV9-O.jpg

Vignetting in this is caused by a regular CP on the end, not the lens itself:
http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/502184849_M2wzB-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/502172018_kW9ER-O.jpg

Markitos

30th of March 2009 (Mon), 22:48

One more:
http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/502219221_rL2WD-O.jpg

echo

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 19:40

One more:
http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/502219221_rL2WD-O.jpg

That's very atmospheric :)

Spazzmodicus

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 20:13

Airbutchie: How long was the exposure on that spiral-star shot?

Markitos: Great shots...loved them.

Markitos

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 22:13

That's very atmospheric :)

Markitos: Great shots...loved them.

Thanks! I just got the lens about a month ago, so we're still getting cozy. This lens is pretty great, though.

LennartW

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 14:00

AWESOME on FF :)

http://www.lennartwiedemuth.com/temp/090403_5DII_LW0001.jpg

airbutchie

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 16:13

Airbutchie: How long was the exposure on that spiral-star shot?

I think it I left the shutter open for more than 15 minutes... I'll have to double check and get back to you Spazz...

- airbutchie

echo

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 06:33

AWESOME on FF :)

http://www.lennartwiedemuth.com/temp/090403_5DII_LW0001.jpg

You feel like you're moving looking at that :)

Mike

echo

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 06:36

Tareq

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 07:51

I was thinking of selling to get the Mk II but am wondering why bother, this lens on 5D2 is great :)

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/504719090_Hn5uC-XL.jpg

That said, if someone can prove that it's really a lot better I'll give it a try :)

they will say it is better in sharpness in corners over the MK1 and also better to handle the flare, not sure what else.

DoomMan

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 22:20

they will say it is better in sharpness in corners over the MK1 and also better to handle the flare, not sure what else.

If you can find a mk1 for a good price its the better choice. If you have a 5dii you can compose and just crop the corners off if needed with its resolution.

jacobsen1

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 09:42

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/eaj-59-week-update/img_4122.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/eaj-59-week-update/img_4128.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/eaj-59-week-update/img_4118.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock/img_4214_0.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock/img_4229_0.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock/img_4237_0.jpg

CrazyRuskie

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 15:02

Beautiful shots all over this thread. I need this lens!

Tareq

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 15:06

Beautiful shots all over this thread. I need this lens!

Buy 17-40L, cheaper and sharper ;)

jacobsen1

25th of April 2009 (Sat), 14:49

8 new images from this morning:
#1
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road/img_4548.jpg

#2
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road/img_4550.jpg

#3
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road/img_4555.jpg

#4
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road/img_4562.jpg

#5
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road/img_4568.jpg

#6
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road/img_4583.jpg

#7
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road/img_4592.jpg

#8
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road/img_4604.jpg

iNfEk

26th of April 2009 (Sun), 19:11

I'm so excited in anticipation over receiving this lens =)

I hate to ask but are those that use this lens and have posted in this thread shooting in RAW or JPG?

Jon

tonylong

26th of April 2009 (Sun), 19:17

I'm so excited in anticipation over receiving this lens =)

I hate to ask but are those that use this lens and have posted in this thread shooting in RAW or JPG?

Jon

Heh! I'm sure you'll get a very wide variety of responses, and it could likely throw the thread way off-topic (pictures!)! Try doing a POTN search, enter the keywords "RAW jpeg" and have thread titles selected, and you will see more discussions about this than you would ever want to read:)!

Tareq

26th of April 2009 (Sun), 20:48

I shoot RAW, only shooting JPEG if i am in so rush and hurry for someone to take the shot or if i filled my cards and external harddisks all with RAW and only very small amount of size about 20mb then i will change to JPEG and shoot few shots up to 20mb ;-)

iNfEk

27th of April 2009 (Mon), 03:26

Heh! I'm sure you'll get a very wide variety of responses, and it could likely throw the thread way off-topic (pictures!)! Try doing a POTN search, enter the keywords "RAW jpeg" and have thread titles selected, and you will see more discussions about this than you would ever want to read:)!
sorry... hehehe ;)

Thanks for the reply Tareq

Tareq

27th of April 2009 (Mon), 08:05

sorry... hehehe ;)

Thanks for the reply Tareq

You welcome! ;)

jacobsen1

27th of April 2009 (Mon), 08:48

I hate to ask but are those that use this lens and have posted in this thread shooting in RAW or JPG?

I'm going with Yes.
Final answer.

Spazzmodicus

29th of April 2009 (Wed), 19:04

For shots that really matter? Raw.
Rush job? Jpeg.

iNfEk

30th of April 2009 (Thu), 01:53

I figured that much but thanks for the reply... the reason I'm asking is the colors are amazing on the shots that are posted and wanted to know if the OPs of these shots are using JPG or RAW as a starting point. That's all.

jacobsen1

30th of April 2009 (Thu), 09:31

yeah, for the record, everything I've posted in here was shot as RAW + JPEG, but I only processed the JPEGs. ;)

both have their place, anyone who tells you you should only use one doesn't know what the hell they're talking about.....

Tareq

30th of April 2009 (Thu), 09:49

I use RAW, and i can use JPEG, i can get all the colors great with both, so you have to work with your exposure, getting so great colorful shots with bad exposure will do nothing, mostly colors can be corrected more than the exposure, and i believe that with right exposure and WB you can get great colors.

chrisdpham

1st of May 2009 (Fri), 14:43

Here's a shot I liked that I took at H.Wood Lounge in Hollywood, CA wednesday night.

PS'd it a little bit.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3622/3492178410_3de968ceff.jpg

- Chris

iNfEk

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 14:37

just got this lens... excited to see the shots that come from it

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3494558361_963a9c9388_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3340/3499806816_3309c231d7_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3392/3498992193_3d09131532_b.jpg

echo

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 19:38

One I shot a month or so back but just got around to. Shot at 16mm on 5D2 and cropped a bit. F/2.8 - wide open :)

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/515121094_D2obs-XL.jpg

engrmariano

14th of May 2009 (Thu), 22:37

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n94/engr_mariano/csers%202nd%20anniv/IMG_6939.jpg

jacobsen1

16th of May 2009 (Sat), 14:08

1
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-5-16-2009/img_5205.jpg

2
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-5-16-2009/img_5217.jpg

3
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-5-16-2009/img_5225.jpg

4
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-5-16-2009/img_5226.jpg

5
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-5-16-2009/img_5241.jpg

6
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-5-16-2009/img_5266.jpg

7 of course the ONE time I don't bring a long lens this guy shows up!
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-5-16-2009/img_5281.jpg

8 this is/was actually an HDR of 2 shots with the 10 stop at the end of the morning.
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-5-16-2009/img_5294.jpg

tonylong

16th of May 2009 (Sat), 19:09

Very sweet stuff, Ben!

Markitos

16th of May 2009 (Sat), 19:12

http://markschuelerphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/red-and-white-truck-7801.jpg

http://markschuelerphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/ford-7805.jpg

http://markschuelerphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/junk-7871.jpg

http://markschuelerphoto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/van-7872.jpg

jacobsen1

17th of May 2009 (Sun), 09:44

nice shots mark, love the last one. :)

jacobsen1

23rd of May 2009 (Sat), 22:31

some more from this morning:

1
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock-ii/img_5412.jpg

2
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock-ii/img_5417.jpg

3
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock-ii/img_5423.jpg

4
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock-ii/img_5521.jpg

5
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock-ii/img_5528.jpg

6
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock-ii/img_5447.jpg

7
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock-ii/img_5456.jpg

8
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/hazard-rock-ii/img_5503.jpg

tonylong

23rd of May 2009 (Sat), 22:46

Ben, don't make me repeat myself.

Your lens takes good pictures:)!

jacobsen1

24th of May 2009 (Sun), 10:14

I know! between it and the camera it's so nice just having to show up!!! :lol:

jacobsen1

31st of May 2009 (Sun), 18:22

another weekend sunrise:

1
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/beavertail/img_5677.jpg

2
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/beavertail/img_5680.jpg

3
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/beavertail/img_5685.jpg

4
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/beavertail/img_5688.jpg

5
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/beavertail/img_5695.jpg

6
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/beavertail/img_5707.jpg

7
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/beavertail/img_5717.jpg

8 (my favorite)
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/beavertail/img_5726.jpg

[Hyuni]

8th of June 2009 (Mon), 13:36

I'm happy to say that I'll be joining this thread soon.
I upgraded from a 40D with the Tamron 17-50 to the 1D MarkII and was sad that there was no equivalent to the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 in the price range that I was hoping for.

I found that it was either the 16-35L, 17-40L, or the 24-70L.
I shoot in a lot of low light situations, so immediately, the 17-40L was out.
The 24-70L is neither wide nor long on a 1.3x crop body for it's price tag to justify purchasing it.
So I went with the 16-35L (couldn't justify the mkII) and waiting for it to arrive.

All the photos in here look so promising, I can't wait to get my hands on mine!

Tareq

9th of June 2009 (Tue), 12:12

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/7034/ds35475.jpg

http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/2848/ds35480.jpg

Tareq

9th of June 2009 (Tue), 16:10

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/5255/hdr8.jpg

http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/4186/hdr9.jpg

airbutchie

10th of June 2009 (Wed), 12:51

Great stuff everyone... My humble contributions from the Aquarium of the Pacific...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3642/3611517228_d0bd3f0f36_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3611516842_40e6ecd4de_b.jpg

- airbutchie :)

tonylong

10th of June 2009 (Wed), 14:41

Very nice, airbutchie! What kind of lighting did you have/use?

mleone

10th of June 2009 (Wed), 15:54

1D Mark IIn 16-35 @ 16mm f/2.8 ISO 200 for 30s

371993

monkeybanana

14th of June 2009 (Sun), 15:59

I will be getting mine next week! cant wait

[Hyuni]

16th of June 2009 (Tue), 20:35

If it's in the sig, then it's official!
Glad to join this thread.

Unfortunately, photos are going to have to wait.
It's raining like crazy here in Chicago and I think it'd be a disservice to post my first photo with this lens indoors :)

echo

18th of June 2009 (Thu), 19:19

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/565827276_eDY6D-XL.jpg

16mm

dtanuwid

19th of June 2009 (Fri), 21:36

Nice pictures all... Let's see if I my 16-35 with my new 5D will fly here :)

http://danieltanphotography.com/images/IMG_5117%20copy.jpg

bReed

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 02:50

Just bought mine today :)

jacobsen1

20th of June 2009 (Sat), 15:27

another sunrise shoot this morning:
1
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-6-20-2009/img_6596.jpg

2
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-6-20-2009/img_6600.jpg

3
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-6-20-2009/img_6604.jpg

4
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-6-20-2009/img_6635.jpg

5
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-6-20-2009/img_6642.jpg

6
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-6-20-2009/img_6674.jpg

7
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-6-20-2009/img_6683.jpg

8
http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/newton-road-6-20-2009/img_6647.jpg

blackmatch456

21st of June 2009 (Sun), 00:32

Found this lens today at Samy's Camera in LA today when there with my camera. He bought it for me!
Used, NO BLEMISHES OR MARKS, amazing condition for $830. Salesman threw in a free lens cap and hood, both new.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2480/3646051454_7411b95ed2.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2103/3645241653_6564f8d35b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3602/3646049266_730f0c4967.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3645240269_5923797045.jpg

blackmatch456

23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 01:46

Will a Hoya HMC Super Multi-coated UV filter degrade the image quality of a 16-35 mk I that much?

I'm freaking out over this.

Markitos

23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 08:13

Will a Hoya HMC Super Multi-coated UV filter degrade the image quality of a 16-35 mk I that much?

I'm freaking out over this.

No. If you find out it does, don't use it.

The only lens I've ever had flare/contrast issues with when using a good quality UV filter is my 135L. So, I don't use a filter on that lens.

No reason to freak out.

jacobsen1

23rd of June 2009 (Tue), 12:26

No reason to freak out.

unless by freak out you mean get excited because this lens rocks!!!!

oh, and here's the best sample/example of the soft corners I've come up with, watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDEjwRiTqOI

but remember, the video defaults to 2.8 in low light to keep the ISOs down and the shutter speed up (it NEEDs 1/30th or more). Also, here are the shots from that morning, no issues at all once you stop down:
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=8144684&postcount=406

as I've said before (and Mark before me). The soft corners are there, but when you're shooting wide open generally that's bokeh'd out and not an issue. When you're stopping down it's not an issue either. It would only show up if for some reason you're "stuck" at a middle aperture which usually doesn't happen. At least not the way I shoot (Av at one end or the other).

engrmariano

24th of June 2009 (Wed), 11:12

@ 35/2.8
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3617/3653675780_66f237f95f.jpg

[Hyuni]

14th of July 2009 (Tue), 00:46

A bit late, but better now than never.

Fourth of July weekend
Downtown Chicago
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2511/3719632700_6743e124a6_b.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3504/3718826215_6f4f437a09_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/3718822735_1729aec386_b.jpg

jacobsen1

16th of July 2009 (Thu), 09:55

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/eaj-71-week-update/img_9540.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/eaj-71-week-update/img_9544.jpg

http://www.benjacobsen.com/wp-content/gallery/eaj-71-week-update/img_9546.jpg

labbai

16th of July 2009 (Thu), 14:39

380072
Some more clouds from yesterday evening after the thunderstorm...
f8,0 1/800s, ISO100

jacobsen1

17th of July 2009 (Fri), 16:52

just took this OF my 16-35mm:
http://gear.benjacobsenphoto.com/wp-content/gallery/canon-16-35-i/img_9578.jpg

echo

22nd of July 2009 (Wed), 16:07

At 16mm at f/8

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/598861192_bwdqS-XL.jpg

16mm

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/598917985_Lic9g-XL.jpg

DoomMan

30th of July 2009 (Thu), 01:03

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3463/3771388396_39e48244f5_b.jpg

lgunnz

30th of July 2009 (Thu), 04:06

^WHOA, that's crazy high!

waynema

30th of July 2009 (Thu), 05:29

^WHOA, that's crazy high!

just the angle, notice how the photographer can shoot him on the first pic

Markitos

4th of August 2009 (Tue), 09:06

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/610701525_WXC29-O.jpg

Markitos

13th of August 2009 (Thu), 06:00

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/617497894_5Dg3U-O-1.jpg

bReed

15th of August 2009 (Sat), 04:42

AlienBee800 with 22 inch beauty dish

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3822851376_f5c69c9905.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2619/3822861200_c40ba89314.jpg

echo

21st of August 2009 (Fri), 20:45

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/626410073_43uhu-XL.jpg

Markitos

1st of September 2009 (Tue), 17:43

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/636899710_GdXT5-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/636899524_9LapV-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/636862943_dRLin-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/636862815_9xyEf-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/635980125_esSuS-O.jpg

http://beltie.smugmug.com/photos/634374782_LwpfB-L.jpg

echo

5th of September 2009 (Sat), 15:32

Some 16-35L snaps from my trip to Ireland this week :)

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/640102256_E4kCy-XL.jpg

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/640119710_CDEVD-XL.jpg

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/640100111_tPJHj-XL.jpg

tonylong

6th of September 2009 (Sun), 01:41

Nice stuff, Echo -- I like how in the first one you grabbed the "close up" capabilities of this lens!

echo

14th of September 2009 (Mon), 18:02

I'm finding I'm taking the 16-35L and 200L in the bag for days out. One from the weekend at 20mm on FF @ f/5.6

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/649639757_6EryZ-XL.jpg

Treat me like a tourist

14th of September 2009 (Mon), 18:29

I'm finding I'm taking the 16-35L and 200L in the bag for days out. One from the weekend at 20mm on FF @ f/5.6

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/649639757_6EryZ-XL.jpg

Amazing! I hardly venture in to this thread, one cos i can't afford this lens, and two because my 17-40 would get jealous :) Glad i did now, this is a great shot. It might be better if you crop the right a little to frame the subject with the hand rails.

Nice work!

A.

echo

14th of September 2009 (Mon), 18:47

Thanks :) The 17-40's a great lens too but I need to shoot a lot in low light so no option really.

Another from the day out to the seaside (getting late now)

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/649657765_LMGiS-XL.jpg

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/649670514_FtD9t-XL.jpg

:)

ScootersDaddy

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 08:20

Nice beach shots. :)

Here's a handheld shot from the weekend of the power canal complex in Turners Falls, MA. They drain it once a year for repairs.

http://www.atwoodknives.com/pics/canalempty2.jpg

engrmariano

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 09:46

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/3849046824_b8f2c93c29.jpg

airbutchie

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 14:13

isa lang... Translated from tagalog to english; JUST ONE... Heheheeheh...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2489/3922443903_61529d6434_b.jpg

- airbutchie ;)

.mark.

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 14:33

isa lang... Translated from tagalog to english; JUST ONE... Heheheeheh...

- airbutchie ;)

wow

[Hyuni]

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 17:31

wow
exactly what I said.

Great shot!

(was it done with a CPL?)

echo

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 17:46

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/586549402_4aNKC-XL-1.jpg
16mm

echo

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 17:52

On the same theme :)

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/553887581_Gg3GJ-XL.jpg

airbutchie

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 17:55

;8650456']exactly what I said. Great shot! (was it done with a CPL?)

Thanks fellas for the comments... It wasn't a CPL, but two stacked filters: Cokin ND8 (3stop) and a hard edge 0.6 GND filter... The setup is similar below, but shot with a 1Ds2 (instead of the gripped 5D in the picture)... Labeled appropriately, of course:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Various%20Images/_B3E6948.jpg

I dropped the GND's horizon line just a bit lower than the landscape's horizon to get the added "dark" effect from the water... Looks like the ground underneath the water just drops several feet into the abyss... Hehhehehehe... Anyhoo, thanks for the comments...

- airbutchie :)

Tareq

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 22:13

Similar to one of my best ever shot!

http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/6377/ds35039.jpg

Tareq

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 22:14

Also one of my best shots from NZ!

http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/8501/ds34853.jpg

Tareq

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 22:14

Old shot from Dubai

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7415/ds37520.jpg

Tareq

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 22:15

I miss Scotland, would like to go back again someday!

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/7042/mg8489.jpg

airbutchie

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 23:11

^ Great set of shots, Tareq... Very nice...

- airbutchie :)

Tareq

15th of September 2009 (Tue), 23:21

^ Great set of shots, Tareq... Very nice...

- airbutchie :)

Thanks!

echo

17th of September 2009 (Thu), 18:50

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/652630522_UJz8p-XL.jpg
16mm @ f/2.8 handheld

bReed

22nd of September 2009 (Tue), 02:01

A few from a couple days ago,
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/3921828875_0665c1898c.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3495/3921815855_3d23379b61.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2518/3921828349_5effe32f67.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2549/3923971078_1c90ff3a81.jpg
AB800 w/ Beauty dish
AB400 w/softbox
Vagabond 2
Canon 40D
16-36 mk1 2.8
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