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Nikon AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR : Specifications and Opinions

Nikon AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR

The Nikon AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2010 to 2021 (discontinued). The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it has image stabilization. The average price was 1188 €;

164 users have given it an average vote of 9.1 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Nikon F: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Nikon.

Specifications
Focal lenght	16-35 mm
Angle of view	107.1 - 63.5°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/4
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	17 elements in 12 groups
Min. focus distance	0.28 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.25x
Features
Zoom type	Ring, interal
Stabilization	Yes (built in lens)
Focus	Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM)
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	77 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	Yes
Weight	685 g
Dimensions	83 x 125 mm
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LuSP

sent on February 18, 2026

Pros: Autofocus and Precision, Optical Quality and Performance, Creativity and Stability, Feel and Construction

Cons: Slight distortion at 16mm (can be corrected), AF rubbers can be improved

Opinion: In my kit dedicated to landscapes and panoramas, this perspective has always occupied the place of honor. It's my first choice, and not without reason. The first thing that strikes you is the AF-S motor: it is so fast and quiet that it seems almost 'absent', yet it locks on to the subject with surgical precision. The operating speed is at the top of the category, allowing you to move from pure landscape management to environmental reportage without hesitation. The lenses are of excellent quality and the results speak for themselves. The sharpness is 'sharp' already at full aperture, but it reaches its ideal sweet spot around f/8, where every detail of the frame is rendered with extraordinary cleanliness. The color rendering is vibrant and faithful, while the resistance to backlight is remarkable, with a very effective management of reflections (flare). Obviously, at 16mm there is the physiological barrel distortion, but nothing that is not resolved in a click through the lens profiles in post-production. Coupled with a good polarizing filter (77mm), this lens gives its best, returning deep skies and transparent seas that make every shot impactful. The presence of the VR stabilizer adds an extra gear, allowing you to shoot handheld even when the light drops, ensuring impeccable stability. On the Nikon D3s, the weight balance is just perfect – the pairing feels almost organic, making it the ideal lens for this body. The lens conveys an immediate feeling of robustness and durability, thanks also to the tropicalization that allows you to work serenely in difficult environments. The only small discordant note concerns the focus ring rubbers: they are a little too soft to the touch and would have benefited from a stiffer compound. A professional, solid and reliable lens, capable of delivering sharp images full of character. A real pillar for anyone who makes the panorama their daily bread.

Antsheed

sent on June 09, 2025

Pros: Sharpness, colors, lightness, reactive AF, VR that gives a great hand in low light conditions and after 30mm, accepts 77 screw filters

Cons: Maf ferrule, rubbers, very strong distortion at 16m (solvable in pp), edge decay at 35mm

Opinion: All sorts of things have been said about this lens, everything and the opposite of everything. In my opinion it is a very good lens, very light, which lends itself to being carried often during mountain excursions, unlike the 14-24 which weighs like a boulder and to which you have to combine holder and plate filters, taking up precious space. The autofocus works very well, the VR gives a great hand in some circumstances and the sharpness is quite good, especially in the center ... at F4 it tends to vignette a lot, but already moving to f/6.3 it disappears. used between f/8 and f/11 is a blade, unfortunately however after 30mm, it begins to give the rope. At 16mm there is a very strong distortion, correctable in pp.. to the other focal lengths few problems, but after 30mm, as mentioned shows the string.. the colors are great, nothing to say.. flare resistance is also good. not a small flaw, the Maf ring nut and the tires .. here Nikon could work decidedly better, also given how much it spent on the new. excellent compromise for those who want something more "portable" and "filterable" than the 14-24mm G ED f/2.8

LexFabbriApache

sent on September 30, 2024

Pros: Sharpness, Vr, Amazing Colors, Silent, Fantastic even at night.

Cons: For me No one, maybe with an Nd could make even more.

Opinion: I've been shooting for 1 year and a half, I have to say that I like it a lot and I use it both at night and during the day it's really incredible and to think that it's an F4!! I like its being silence, I like the color rendition, shots with 4s handheld and has an absurd stabilization... The 77 lens maybe you have to spend a little bit on filters.. Paid used 400 euros a crazy deal!! The colors are truly remarkable. I will fully test it in my Trip to Sicily...

Giggi Topp

sent on June 26, 2024

Pros: Lightweight, beautiful colors, VR, AF so quiet it looks broken.

Cons: Price of the new, plasticky, bulky, sharpness that can be improved, problematic in night photos with cameras that are not particularly effective at high ISO, despite the presence of the stabilizer.

Opinion: Found at a price you couldn't say no to, it initially made a good impression on me. I took it to add it to a Sigma 17/50 f2.8, which I resold after its purchase, wrongly. Mounted on the D 7200, the millimeter difference on the wide-angle side proved to be significant, even if in the face of geometric distortions that I had never detected on the Sigma. In any case, I wanted to try a relatively modern Nikon lens, to see if it really made a difference compared to those of the competition, as many claim. On the colorimetry, the contrasts and the transitions between the shades in fact nothing to say, but otherwise it did not particularly convince me. Sharpness and definition seemed to me to be in line with the idea I had made in the use of other Nikon lenses, that is, good but not excellent and above all deceptive. In the sense that looking at the file in a not too in-depth way they seem valid, but if you look more carefully they show their limitations, in particular bringing the file to 100%. A series of shots taken at night, albeit with the presence of numerous artificial lights that lightened the scene, forced me to throw away almost all the photos, despite the use of the stabilizer. Maybe I won't be able or I won't have understood the needs of the lens, I know the camera quite well, since I've had it for several years. In that period, however, there was the opportunity of a Sigma ART 24-35 that I decided to take on the fly and, after repeating the night photo session in the same area and in very similar conditions, there was only a minimal amount of photos to be discarded, so to speak physiological. Of course, you basically have to give up the wide-angle side, but for this purpose I took a 10-20 for a laughable price, which also gave me great satisfaction, absolutely and not only depending on the price that was paid. On the 24-35 the stabilizer is not there, but the lack is not felt and above all the leap in photographic quality was simply abysmal. For 70 euros difference from what I then took from the 16-35 there was no need to think about it for a moment. I sold the 16-35 with great difficulty, despite the fact that it was immaculate in everything, including the box, and despite the fact that I offered it at a price well below average. Given the persistent lack of bidders, I tried RCE, which granted me a low amount, if you will, but still higher than what I had paid him. I always find it difficult to part with the photographic objects I own, but the 16-35 is the lens I sold and I regret it the least, that is, not at all. The price at which it was sold when new seems to me frankly out of this world and once again deceptive: such as to make me think of a first-rate lens which, however, corresponds to performance that apart from the colors, the really beautiful ones, I find largely inadequate. On the 7200 equipped with battery grip it made a great impression, but this was matched by a behavior that was too often disappointing. Maybe it doesn't go well with too dense sensors and the one on the 7200 is the densest ever in the entire SLR range. I write this after detecting the positive comments of those who have used it on 16mpx FF sensors. I probably chose the wrong model to test the qualities of Nikon lenses, but as far as I'm concerned Sigma for life, even if they are not Art series.

Francob

sent on April 27, 2024

Pros: Versatile, rugged, dynamic AF and VR

Cons: I don't know

Opinion: I think it's one of the best purchases I've made. Using it at f8 gives it its all, both in terms of distortion and colors. I use it with the D4S and they are a perfect pair. In addition to the one already described, I really appreciate the tropicalization and the internal zoom. Definitely a lens guessed by Nikon for those who don't like to break the bank like the 14-24

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