Review: Canon EF 16-35 f/4L IS by Dustin Abbott

[Maximilian]

I hate review like this. It always push me to get one, even though I don't have a need for UWA yet.

Awesome as always Dustin

I just have to copy that. (Dylan, thanks for letting me )

I was out the last days in the forest with my 17-40 to get more used to UWA. If I was to... oh, my...
The only thing keeping me from going for this piece of glass is that I have other desires, too.


@Dustin:
Thank you for this really good and informative review.
Just one point of criticism:
"• Not incredibly exciting?? " Where did you get this idea:
A really sharp, fantastic UWA with IS, good looking Bokeh and star bursts and you call it "not exciting" (even with those question marks)
Not really?

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

I hate review like this. It always push me to get one, even though I don't have a need for UWA yet.

Awesome as always Dustin

I just have to copy that. (Dylan, thanks for letting me )

I was out the last days in the forest with my 17-40 to get more used to UWA. If I was to... oh, my...
The only thing keeping me from going for this piece of glass is that I have other desires, too.


@Dustin:
Thank you for this really good and informative review.
Just one point of criticism:
"• Not incredibly exciting?? " Where did you get this idea:
A really sharp, fantastic UWA with IS, good looking Bokeh and star bursts and you call it "not exciting" (even with those question marks)
Not really?

I know, I know. Maybe it's just me, but the lenses that I most enjoy using tend to be primes or lenses with which I can produce something more dramatic and unique. Good zooms like a 24-70, 70-200, or this 16-35 are tools, but something like an old Helios 44-2 - that's for fun!!

 

[hanifshootsphotos]

Also just checked out Dustin's video portion of the review and it was concise and excellent. Good speaking ability there!

...he has a Preacher's voice.

 

[vic20]

Thanks for the review . I went on trip in summer and would have liked to have a wider lens on my 70D.
I was not planning to buy another L lens for a while though , this is tempting ;D.

( I will likely go for non L wide lens 1st though)

 

[nvsravank]

I have one question. I am serious as I don't know. Who needs f2.8 lens in a uwa lens?
what type of photography needs more open lenses?

I always thought uwa are for more landscape photography. I always thought that smaller apertures are better for landscape.

If the f4 lens is so good who would want the f2.8 lens.

 

[TWI by Dustin Abbott]

I have one question. I am serious as I don't know. Who needs f2.8 lens in a uwa lens?
what type of photography needs more open lenses?

I always thought uwa are for more landscape photography. I always thought that smaller apertures are better for landscape.

If the f4 lens is so good who would want the f2.8 lens.

Wedding photographers, for one. Or event shooters that need a faster aperture to help compensate for less than ideal lighting. People that shoot nightscapes. There's a surprising number of applications for a wider aperture even at wide angles. There's a reason why Canon makes a 24mm f/1.4...and why a number of people here are clamoring for Sigma to make a competitor.

But yes, landscape shooters are not ones who typically need a wider aperture.