Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
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Review Date: Dec 14, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,349.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharp!, crispy- even wide open !- Sharper than my excellent 17-40 - also in the corners. Weather/dust sealing, very little vignetting, excellent flare handling
Very solid. Excellent IQ - better than my 17-40 - And it is good.
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Cons:
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As all wide angle lenses - they are all (perhaps except the 14mm f/2.8) slightly soft in the corners wide open. Visible especially in upper left corner - but not more than my 17-40 wide open.
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After some hours with testing, comparing to my sharp and versatile 17-40 f/4.0
I conclude:
Sharper than 17-40 wide open at f/2.8 all focal lengths.
Slightly sharper also above f.8.0 at all focal lengths
Very sharp in center even wide open
Slightly soft in some corners (upper left) wide open at f.2.8. In average better corner sharpness wide open than 17-40 at f 4.0.
Very little vignetting
No flare problems
Same feel as the 17-40 but slightly larger/heavier - very solid
Weather/dust sealing and I need it for the Nordic weather
Slightly more crispy in the colors and better contrast than the 17-40.
A little bit more WOW factor than the very good 17-40.
The intension of buying the 16-35 f/2.8 II was not to replace my very useful 17-40. I will still use it for landscape shooting and lighter hiking. However I simply need a faster wide lens for some kind of shooting (low light). I also use the 10-22 EFS. The excellent EFS 17-55 was not a good alternative for me. Im shooting mostly outdoors and the lack of dust/weather sealing was not appealing to me. Either was the flare or vignetting performance of the 17-55 IS. I do not need IS for short focal lengths. And
I guess I will supplement with a FF one day. Happy shooting!
Highly recommended!
Tested with 40D.
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