I've viewed Gordon Lain's, DPReview's and Christopher Frost's reviews :
on the pluses side :
- image quality -> really good sharpness (at least on par with the 16/35mm f4 PZ for Gordon who is using an A74 body) : best at 16mm (f4 will barely improve the image quality) but not too bad at 28mm.
- flare (DPR and CF's tests show really good flare resistance, a few small blobs for DPR but not problematic (IMO)
- Snappy AF for static but also moving subjects (Gordon's).
- Very little breathing (and mostly at 16mm)
- Light and nice zoom ring.
- Internal Zoom
on the downs side :
- Distorsion (barrel at 16mm and pincushion) : it's there but it's nicely corrected with a profile (see Gordon's video). To be expected for such ultra wide angle, so I am not shocked.
- No other function button than AF/MF switch (but to be expected from a "C" lens vs an "Art" lens ?)
- Reproduction ratio is not as good as say the 16/35mm f4 PZ, so closed focused objects won't appear as big.
I didn't see any sign that vignetting was huge (on Gordon's test, we could see that the corners weren't too dark, even at f2.8).
I don't put weather sealing as i think this is a very subjective topic and that, in reality, there are very little real weather-sealed lenses anyway (there's a sealing on this lens near the gasket).
Jun 01, 2022 at 08:43 AM
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