Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM

kobeson wrote in post #16992724
Great examples! Could you please do some 16mm @ f8 or f11, in original image size when you get a chance?

I'll try to get a decent photo tomorrow night. I have one on hand now, but I think it's one of the ugliest pictures I have ever taken

Nobody critiquing the photos, we are interested in performance. But if you are really that embarrassed...

kobeson wrote in post #16992745
Nobody critiquing the photos, we are interested in performance. But if you are really that embarrassed...

Ok, here it is:

16mm @ f/8, 1/250, ISO 200. Shot handheld, focus was dead center on tree/shoreline. This was basically right after I got the lens, so was out doing some test shots at different FL's. Of course, it had to be the most boring, overcast day...

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Looking back at some photos I took last night to test the IS out....mostly at 1/2 a second. The first batch of photos were garbage as I was carelessly putting a bit too much confidence in the IS. As I went along I started to more actively try to steady myself and control my breathing as I went along as was able to more consistently nail shots at 1/2 a second. There's definitely a technique involved and probably a learning curve, but handheld 1/2 and possibly even 1 second exposures are doable on this lens.

Quick example at 1/2 a second....nothing special, but very nice to see the beautiful star pattern in the specular highlights I've enjoyed on the 24-70II

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I did a quick comparison with 16-35L II and this lens. Below is the one taken by f/4L IS 1/8sec f/8 @ ISO100. I had the 5DIII mounted on tripod and took comparison shots at f/4 and at f/8.
When I get a chance to, I will provide 100% corner comparison between the two lenses. What I've found was that this lens is very sharp as per its billing, but I was also delighted to find out that my copy of 16-35 II was no slouch either.

I took the lens out for the first time today. Here are some first impressions:

- Feels great. Light-weight but well-built, focus ring and zoom ring are superb.

- IS goes a long way - especially given the max of F/4, gives a little more breathing room once the sun starts to set. Sometimes hard to remember to turn it off on the tripod, though.

- Previous comment in mind, this is obviously not a 1.4 lens, and has its limitations in low-light.

- Having owned the 17-40 and not being satisfied with its corner sharpness, having owned the Rokinon 14 and not being satisfied with manual-only - this lens is one I am confident I will keep. From the get go at F/4 it's right where it needs to be, and the fact it takes normal filters is a god-send.

- Compared to the price of the other 16-35, the 14mm, 17mm and 24mm primes, I think this is a real hit.

- Overall, when it comes down to it, this is simply a fantastic lens to use. My intentions are landscape/architecture​/street, and I have no doubt it will be put to good use for these purposes.

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mystik610 wrote in post #16998526

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Very nice shot. Is that your house?

Oldschool1948 wrote in post #16999118
Very nice shot. Is that your house?

Thanks! I wish that were my house lol. Its the clubhouse in my neighborhood.

Another one:

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^ nice shot and title lol...keep them coming

My initial findings are not at all different to what all other reviewers have already mentioned. What a fantastic lens.

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Beautiful shots AtSea!!!

SOOC pics. Barrel distortion @ 16mm. Straightforward barrel distortion; no big deal these days thanks to lens correction profiles and various methods in pp to correct it.