I think it is a bit better in the middle range but I still think I'll return it. I have a day or so to decide. The original downloaded OK for me just now.
I shot some comparison photos with a Sony A6000 with the 16-70 and the Nikkor S 50mm f/1.4 (old manual lens from the 1970s), with a plain adapter tube on the same camera.
The Nikkor seem to resolve a lot more detail in the bricks. I am wondering if i have a bad copy of the Zeiss or it is normal. The mount also has a little play.
I bought it new, grey market import so it was not covered by warranty but it was $350 cheaper than the $1000 average price. In any case I find it over priced compared to Nikon glass.
I kind of want to use flickr for my photography, not screenshots of lens tests. I could do a temporary album, but that would not allow the example to be searched in the future. so many forums have missing images in old threads and it is a shame... I wish i could have uploaded the images here directly.
I kind of want to use flickr for my photography, not screenshots of lens tests. I could do a temporary album, but that would not allow the example to be searched in the future. so many forums have missing images in old threads and it is a shame... I wish i could have uploaded the images here directly.
you can make the image private on flickr and still be able to post post it here. that way it won't be visible in your flickr stream but will be visible in your post here.
I was able to buy the 16-70 very cheaply on Amazon during one of their special offer days. It was bought specifically for use with the A7R II. Now I have little doubt that statement will cause some consternation in certain places but my reasoning was that this would give me a nice small but well-built walkabout 24-105/4 equivalent and the A7R II's autocrop feature means no special menu fiddling is required and I still get an 18mp file, which is by no means small. I've not tested it for critical sharpness or decentring because I don't think it would be suitable for serious landscape work. However, I have used it now extensively for model photography in the studio and my only complaint is that, if anything, it is too revealing. Before getting it I was using the 55/1.8 at 42mp and the amount of pp needed to soften the appearance of even the most flawless faces was a nightmare.
