New Canon EF 16-35mm F4L IS USM

http://www.usa.canon.c​om …il&docId=0901e0​2480beda0d


The EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM ultra wide-angle zoom lens features newly developed, high quality Canon optics that incorporate three GMo (Glass-Molded) aspheric lens elements, including a large-diameter aspheric lens, which help improve image quality by correcting aberrations. Two additional UD lens elements help reduce chromatic aberration from edge to edge throughout the entire zoom range for excellent image quality with high resolution and contrast. The lens also features enhanced fluorine lens coatings on the front and rear lens surfaces to repel dust particles and help ensure superb color balance while minimizing ghosting. The inner focusing and ring USM offer silent, fast and accurate autofocusing. Full-time manual focus adjustment is available in autofocus (AF) mode. A nine-blade circular aperture creates beautiful, soft backgrounds. A new compact four-group zoom system provides a minimum focusing distance of 0.28m/11 inches throughout the zoom range and a maximum magnification of 0.23x at the telephoto end for outstanding performance.

Seems nice.

I've got one on order, ill post a review once I get it.

I have had the lens for a few weeks now. It is very comparable to the Canon 24-70 2.8 II. It is really sharp, nice contrast, fast focus. The f/4 is slightly limiting for wedding photography but not a serious detraction. I was trying to wait to see if Canon would release a great 14-24 2.8 similar to Nikon, but I thought for the price, I would get this and I am not disappointed at all. I really like it. https://photography-on-the.net …ages/smilies/ic​on_lol.gif

photojohn wrote in post #17116422
I have had the lens for a few weeks now. It is very comparable to the Canon 24-70 2.8 II. It is really sharp, nice contrast, fast focus. The f/4 is slightly limiting for wedding photography but not a serious detraction. I was trying to wait to see if Canon would release a great 14-24 2.8 similar to Nikon, but I thought for the price, I would get this and I am not disappointed at all. I really like it. https://photography-on-the.net …ages/smilies/ic​on_lol.gif

Nice to know, I'm considering selling my 16-35 mkII for this lens, as I don't need the extra F-stop.

i got it and love it.

77mm filters are a huge plus
hood that actually fits in my bag is a huge plus


but for what really matters:
it's sharper than the 2.8 II
it has IS, which more than makes up for the lost stop as far as camera shake is concerned

of course, it loses some background separation, but 2.8 and f4 aren't thaaaat different when shooting that wide.

for the price, how could i say no?

drewl wrote in post #17121967
i got it and love it.

77mm filters are a huge plus
hood that actually fits in my bag is a huge plus


but for what really matters:
it's sharper than the 2.8 II
it has IS, which more than makes up for the lost stop as far as camera shake is concerned

of course, it loses some background separation, but 2.8 and f4 aren't thaaaat different when shooting that wide.

for the price, how could i say no?

Agreed! I can't wait to pick one up. I'm going to hold out through the Christmas shopping season to see if any great deals on this lens surface.

Bryan

I've tried the lens, and the sharpness is great - equal to the Nikon 14-24, although not as wide (sure, it's longer at the long end, but you can get the 24-35mm range from many lenses).

But f/4 is just too slow. Two major uses of the 16-35 f/2.8 are night landscapes (where you want to show the night sky, not star trails) and for low-light photography of moving subjects (e.g. street scenes, live events, people). The IS compensates for camera shake, but not motion blur due to needing twice the exposure time at f/4 as compared to f/2.8.

that's why 1DX has ISO 8 million though.

drewl wrote in post #17143502
that's why 1DX has ISO 8 million though.

Which is absolutely useless if you make large prints, need dynamic range (which you don't get at high ISO regardless of the camera) and care about image quality.