I wanted a wide zoom for the 5D3 to compliment my 24-105 so have recently been pestering those nice people at Mifsud in Brixham who kindly let me 'road test' two likely candidates that they had used examples of: 17-40 f4 and 16-35 f2.8 II.
I shot a range of images at different apertures and focal lengths and closely inspected the corners where, if there is going to be any lack of sharpness, that is where it would be. It came as a real surprise that they both fell well below expectations.
I had read that the 16-35 f4 was sharper and that IS made up for any benefit lost to the 2.8. Sadly, Misfud didn't have a used example for me to play with but were generous enough to offer me a new one at their usual used price and, as this would be further reduced by Canon's current cash-back, it was placed well within my budget so, today, the deal was done.
The adage I use is: "the pleasure of ownership outlasts the pain or purchase" and, although I have been exposing myself to some "pain of purchase" lately, I think my new 16-35 f4IS is going to give a lot of pleasure.
I drove straight to Kingswear and took a range of test shots and here is a couple that fully justifies the faith I placed in reviews and demonstrates the sharpness of this lens:
5D3_4874-Edit by John Leah, on Flickr
Not the most interesting shot (incidentally it is a five-image HDR) but just inspect the corner detail:
5D3_4874-Edit-2 by John Leah, on Flickr
Well, I think it's good
Cheers,
John
I shot a range of images at different apertures and focal lengths and closely inspected the corners where, if there is going to be any lack of sharpness, that is where it would be. It came as a real surprise that they both fell well below expectations.
I had read that the 16-35 f4 was sharper and that IS made up for any benefit lost to the 2.8. Sadly, Misfud didn't have a used example for me to play with but were generous enough to offer me a new one at their usual used price and, as this would be further reduced by Canon's current cash-back, it was placed well within my budget so, today, the deal was done.
The adage I use is: "the pleasure of ownership outlasts the pain or purchase" and, although I have been exposing myself to some "pain of purchase" lately, I think my new 16-35 f4IS is going to give a lot of pleasure.
I drove straight to Kingswear and took a range of test shots and here is a couple that fully justifies the faith I placed in reviews and demonstrates the sharpness of this lens:
5D3_4874-Edit by John Leah, on Flickr
Not the most interesting shot (incidentally it is a five-image HDR) but just inspect the corner detail:
5D3_4874-Edit-2 by John Leah, on Flickr
Well, I think it's good
Cheers,
John
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