Canon 16-35 F4 IS Image Gallery
OVERVIEW • SHOOTOUT 1 • SHOOTOUT 2 • LANDSCAPE • TRAVEL • DESIGN • CONCLUSION • GALLERY [justified_image_grid preset=5 retina_ready=yes orderby=rand] Canon 16-35 F4 Review Overview Optical Performance: Sharpness Shootout Part 1 Optical Performance: Sharpness Shootout Part 2 Optical Performance: Landscape Photography Optical Performance: Travel Photography Design & Build Quality Conclusion Gallery • LENS GALLERY DOWNLOAD 16-35 F4 IMAGES & VIDEO (35.7GB) Like this article? […]
Sharpness Shootout Part 1
OVERVIEW • SHOOTOUT 1 • SHOOTOUT 2 • LANDSCAPE • TRAVEL • DESIGN • CONCLUSION • GALLERY In this section I’ll be conducting a series of optical performance testing side-by-sides between Canon 16-35 F4 IS vs. Canon 17-40 F4, with an emphasis on center-to-corner sharpness testing. Which focal lengths at which F-numbers perform best? That’s what this section is all about. I’m excited to present […]
Sharpness Shootout Part 2
OVERVIEW • SHOOTOUT 1 • SHOOTOUT 2 • LANDSCAPE • TRAVEL • DESIGN • CONCLUSION • GALLERY In Part 2 of the Sharpness Shootout, we’ll see how the two lenses perform at a range of focal lengths with a range of different F-numbers. The goal here is to determine at which focal length and F-number combinations perform best. Remember, right-click and […]
Optical Performance: Landscape Photography
OVERVIEW • SHOOTOUT 1 • SHOOTOUT 2 • LANDSCAPE • TRAVEL • DESIGN • CONCLUSION • GALLERY As we saw in the previous Optical Performance Shootouts, the 16-35 F4 and the 17-40, the 16-35 F4 consistently delivers critically sharp images throughout the entire frame, whereas the 17-40 produces marginally softer images in the corners, and with a slight amount of […]
Optical Performance: Travel Photography
OVERVIEW • SHOOTOUT 1 • SHOOTOUT 2 • LANDSCAPE • TRAVEL • DESIGN • CONCLUSION • GALLERY Photojournalists and travel photographers frequently shoot without a tripod. Shortly after getting one of the first copies of the Canon 16-35 F4 IS I took it to the streets of Hong Kong and China. HONG KONG B&W The autofocus is fast, silent and very accurate. Sharpness […]
Design & Build Quality
OVERVIEW • SHOOTOUT 1 • SHOOTOUT 2 • LANDSCAPE • TRAVEL • DESIGN • CONCLUSION • GALLERY Similar to the the 17-40, focusing on the 16-35 F4 is all internal. This means the end of the lens barrel doesn’t rotate or extend in length when the focal length is adjusted – it’s completely self-contained. Not having the front lens element move forward and […]
Conclusion
OVERVIEW • SHOOTOUT 1 • SHOOTOUT 2 • LANDSCAPE • TRAVEL • DESIGN • CONCLUSION • GALLERY THE GOOD Critically sharp throughout the frame Outstanding Chromatic Aberration performance, especially on corners Great weather-sealing (with UV filter) – same as other L-lenses Great Autofocus – same as other L-lenses 2 to 3-stops of […]
Banff National Park Sunset
Lake Louise is a spectacular glacier lake in Banff National Park. The fall colors this time of year produce an amazing array of colors, from yellows, to the aqua turquoise that the lake is known for, to the beautiful purples of sunset. There was a 5-stop difference between the sky and the foreground. I used […]
Grand Teton Sunrise
Sunrise at Mormon Row, Grand Tetons, Wyoming. “It is the photographers contribution after all, that makes the difference between a mindless machine and an instrument of creating beauty.” Galen Rowell
