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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