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The Canon EF 16-35mm f/4L IS USM is a wide-angle lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2014. The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it has image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 1015 €;
228 users have given it an average vote of 9.7 out of 10.
MOUNT
This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.
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Pros: very sharp even wide open, solid constuction, helpfull IS
low price for such a great Canon L lens!
Cons: none....
the small lens hood will not give much protection but that's typical for most wide angel zooms
Opinion: By far the sharpest of all Canon wide angel zooms!
Solid construction and image stabilizer will make this gerat lens a real bargain!
Visibly sharper in the image corners at 16mm than the 16-35 2.8 L II on full frame and way much better than the 17-40L that had mushy and soft corners form 17-20mm even at f11 (f4 or f5.6 was unusable soft from 17 to 20mm on two copies of the 17-40 I used some years ago)
Pros: There's an important notice in Opinion section! Incredible sharpness across a frame on every focal length and aperture. Low price that seems to be the lowest in connection with sharpness it delivers among all L lenses I've ever used. A weather sealed body with a gasket, a comparatively small and convenient lens hood (takes not so much space in my bag like 17-40 lens hood), popular and affordable 77mm filter thread, image stabilization that's quite handy, image quite compact for an ultra-wide zoom.
Cons: Can't make coffee & toasts.
Opinion: https://yadi.sk/d/JRe0ArOkhL6nr
Here are some raw (*.CR2) test shots with 16-35/4 L IS lens on my 6D at apertures 4.0 and 8.0. These shots are more telltale than words. Simply download files (find and press a downward arrow) and open locally with smth like DPP or ACR.
I must only add that having experience of using 5 L lenses and 2 ZE lenses I was shocked by sharpness of this gem from Canon when I took first shots. Natural color reproduction, high contrast, uniform sharpness across a frame with only slight degradation in outermost corners, not a trace of softness of any visible CA, low and easy correctable distortion and vignetting.
Beware of minor field curvature esp. on the long end. For max acuity nail focus on a side-located object through LV.
Speaking emotionally I think I'm lucky with the lens or Canon finally made an almost perfect and affordable ultra-wide zoom or both.
P.S. check on my flickr page for shots taken with this lens (still pending).
An important notice (for pixel peepers)!
I've been shooting with the lens for a week and that's what I found.
1. IS may and does degrade IQ making sharpness across a frame non-uniform. I believe IS in a ultra-wide lens acts like a tilt-shift unit making unfavorable and uncontrolled shift movements at the moment of capturing a shot. OTOH IS on mode is fine for videographers. With disabled IS the lens still captures sharp images as usual.
2. The lens has got a mild field curvature on focal length between 24 and 35 mm maximizing at 35mm. Hyper focal focusing is not effectively applicable with this lens. Corner objects are sharper if they closer to the camera. Increasing aperture makes close objects more sharper than ones on distance. So keep this in mind and use LV focusing or focus bracketing techniques. It must be mentioned that it is common for wide and even normal lenses.
N.B. I won't decrease the lens rating because I think that these aspects are not negative yet rather its peculiarities. Simply keep them in mind and produce great pictures with this great lens.
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Pros:Quality, weight, auto focus sharpness and stabilization
Cons:Nothing
Opinion:Great!! I use it on 6d ii and given great photos. I use it mainly for landscapes and often with nd filter. Tried to use for set portraits and strett is not suitable. Absurd sharpness let's say I mainly use it from 16 to 24mm. As for the distortion just correct the objective profile in posts even if it doesn't seem as exaggerated to me as many say. At the end excellent lampshon and handbag supplied.
Pros:Image quality, construction, okay for panoramas
Cons:Distortion a little too accentuated, I do not recommend it for streetphoto and eye to distortion in the interior
Opinion:Considering its price range it is a great lens for reflex. Good for views. He accompanied me to the deserts in Africa without ever any nasty surprises. Beautiful "stars on the sun" good focus Defects distorts a lot, which you expect from a wide angle under 24mm, but compared it to sony's 16-35 GM, Sony and another galaxy... also as a price... the Canon does not recommend it for streetphoto because of the distortion and also in the interior should be used with caution or you will find unnatural forms due to distortion (and no you will not be able to fix them on Lightroom).
Pros:Sharpness, very limited aberrations, regular distortion and therefore easily correctable, stabilization
Cons:Nobody
Opinion:At the time of the purchase I was undecided between this and 2.8. Having little familiarity with the short focal points, I chose the least expensive solution, only to then make an upgrade. At the moment, however, I see no reason to change: it is a very clear lens, which lends itself to many uses, from architecture to set portrait (for which stabilization is a boon). I use it mainly on tripods for architectural photos and produces very sharp images, which sometimes do not even need sharpening. I have not had the opportunity to test the resistance to flare, which seems to be the weak point of this optics. A16mm distortion is noticeable but very regular, so any postproduction program is able to correct it easily. Limited chromatic aberrations but certainly present, also manageable in post-production. In short, a lens that I had purchased just to "cover" a range of focals, which is proving to be an ace up my sleeve in many situations.
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