Nikon 16-35mm f/4g Lens Review

NIKON 16-35 MM F/4G LENS REVIEW

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THE SPECS

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Filter size: 77mm Weight: 680g Elements: 17 elements in 12 groups Close focus: 29cm Angle of view: 107° diagonal on full frame.

Min/Max aperture: 4/22

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

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Gold ring!

Is a f/4 lens… But not an issue since it has VR and is a primary landscape lens.

More plastic than metal, but very well built.

Definitely has the quality of a gold ring lens.

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Front element sinks – Be sure to use a filter to protect the front element.

This lens feels strangely light with so many elements. But still very well built.

Still in one piece after years of usage – This lens has build quality and good weather sealing.

AUTO-FOCUS

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Auto-focus is fast, accurate and smooth.

No trouble with it for years.

Is 99% spot on accurate.

The only few times it struggled is in low light, which some AF assist lights did the magic.

IMAGE QUALITY

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Seems to hit the sweet spot around f/8 to f/11.

Even at wide open, this lens is still sharp.

Even at f/22, this lens is still spitting out quality!

A beast that just works.

Distortion at 16mm but goes away at 35mm.

THE GOOD • Solid build and weather sealed… at least it is weather resistant.

• Smooth mechanics, autofocus and zoom.

• Sharp. Very sharp and amazing optical quality.

• VR is useful in low light conditions, and when you cannot deploy the tripod.

THE BAD •

The distortion at 16mm is annoying, but it can be fixed in Photoshop.

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Slightly soft corners at wide open.

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Personally, I don’t like the moving front element.

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That’s it. Nothing much to complain about.

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