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 p.1 #13 · 16-35 f/4.0 PZ vs 16-35 f/2.8 GM II | |
pierrep69 wrote:
I think what's great is we all get what we desire.
IQ wise, if you come from the PZ, the GMII may be disappointing because it's not really better than the PZ at f4.
Size-wise, it's much bigger, so again, it's a bit disappointing if you were expecting to get better IQ while sacrificing a bit of size.
Now, there are some advantages:
- f2.8
- close focus at 35mm
- zoom is indeed manual (though I'm a bit perplexed at needing to know what FL you are at to compose, like a good composition at 17mm is not good enough because it's not 16mm?), which has a different feeling (I thought I'd care a lot for that, I actually almost prefer the PZ)
- the PZ has way more distortion, though you don't see it after correction (and unless you shoot raw and publish raw pics, I think it shouldn't be an issue, especially as after correction, the edges are still approx. the same as the GMII, if not totally the same)
- Obviously, it's a GM, so you get the feeling you cannot get better (at least for 2 or 3 years).
One thing to keep in mind is that there is some copy variation for all lenses, and my experience was that my PZ was in the end better than the GMII I got, but I feel I had a bad GMII on one side (and probably better on the other side). When switching, if you have a solid version of the PZ, consider you might get an average version of the GMII which will be a disappointment.
I'd have expected GM lenses to be better on this, but that's not the case, unfortunately. ...Show more →
I moved from the Sony Zeiss 16-35mm f4, to the GM 16-35mm ff2.8 to the PZ 16-35mm f4, then, finally, to the GM 16-35mm f2.8 II.
I mostly agree that, at f4 the PZ and GM II lenses are quite similar in terms of sharpness. At 35mm, f4, however, my GM II is noticeably sharper - particularly in the outer frame. When shooting on the A7R5, I often crop 35mm, so I find the difference noticeable. Also, the distortions on the PZ lens are fairly wild; and, camera corrections do create a bit of pixel-level degradation, mostly seen in the outer frame... admittedly only noticed by a few technical perfectionists, like myself. 
While I found the PZ lens to be mostly outstanding, I never warmed-up to not having the FL's on the lens barrel and I really missed f2.8 for interiors and evening shooting.
Lens performance table from SonyAlpha.blog
Edited on Jun 06, 2024 at 12:13 PM · View previous versions
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) When I'll be alone, I'm not sure, but my only other lens will probably be a 85mm or something qui light (70-300 ? 70-350 APS-C ?)