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Sony FE 16-35 is really soft...


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Hi All,

 

I bought this lens 2 weeks ago just before going on a long roadtrip in Australia.

 

I just got back yesterday and while the lens make good pictures, it is one of those version with really soft edges/corners (especially at 4 and on the right...)

 

The lens is definitively not new anymore and I am wondering what to do about it...

 

Getting back to the shop ? Activating the warranty with Sony? Something else?

 

I am going in New Zealand in 3 weeks and I need this lens...

 

Thanks for your advices...

 

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What camera are you using it with?  The A7RII makes a lot of my lenses look not so great!  Things I didn't notice or didn't bother me much are now painfully easy to see on the 42mp sensor as compared to 24mp. My version of the 16-35 is great from about 25mm-35mm by F8 and anything wider than 24mm starts to suffer at the edges and corners even at f11.  I dont find my 16-35 very good at F4 at any focal length except in the very center of the frame.  

The 25mm Batis I have is only slightly better than the 16-35 at f8 but I do find my Loxia 21 is MUCH better in the corners and edges then the 16-35 at all apertures. 

Jay

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