A little review on the FE 16-35mm F4 ZA OSS

[Joshi_H]

Hi,

 

maybe you are interested in some "real" test pictures taken with the new 16-35 on alpha 7:

 

http://joerghaag.com/2014/11/10/finally-a-usable-wide-angle-zoom-for-the-%ce%b17/

 

Greets from Cologne,

 

J.

[SAR_admin]

That Merkel painting looks horrible

[Anadrol]

Hello Jörg !

 

Thank you very much for the review,

 

Could you please test if one can use a regular polarizing filter ?

 

With the 10-18 you have to use a slim one, or you get dark corners.

 

Cheers.

[Joshi_H]

Hi Anadrol,

 

I do not have any 72mm filter but I tried with a 77mm ND filter and a step up ring and there is no vignetting! Maybe someone else has a 72mm filter answer your question.

Greets,

 

J.

[dbaechli]

[dbaechli]

Looks like a nice lens. Although I think I am pretty well-off with the 10-18mm (eq 15-27 on ff) which I was able to buy for about a third of the actual price of the 16-35mm.

[3D-Kraft]

Comparison of the Zeiss FE 4/16-35 with the Leica WATE 16-21/4 and three other 21mm lenses:
http://3d-kraft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171&catid=40&Itemid=2


 

[Vivek]

Did you use the hood on the Oly 21 and the Sony 16-35 while making the tests?  Only the M moun t lenses are shown witheir hoods on.

 

Also, when is your WATE going on sale?

[SAR_admin]

I found your camera pixtures always "sexy"

 

Comparison of the Zeiss FE 4/16-35 with the Leica WATE 16-21/4 and three other 21mm lenses:
http://3d-kraft.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=171&catid=40&Itemid=2


 

I found your camera pixtures always "sexy"

[3D-Kraft]

Did you use the hood on the Oly 21 and the Sony 16-35 while making the tests?

Not on the Oly 21 but on that day there was no requirement anyway.

 

Also, when is your WATE going on sale?

 

Sold already

[sonicbuffalo]

Come on folks...doesn't anyone have the new 16-35 mm OSS?  I was thinking about buying it and havent decided.  Help!

[tsk1979]

Hmmm.

So I can do this

Sony to be launched 24-240 on A7000

Tokina/Tamron or any third party 16-28 with adapter (2.8)

 

Or

A7000 + 10-18 F4

A7 + 24-240 (Walkabout)

 

Keep my Samyang 14mm F2.8 as a walkabout

Buy a 50mm 1.8 240$ lens as my potrait lens with TB announted A7000

[sonicbuffalo]

Well....I bought and recieved the Sony Zeiss 16-35 f/4.0 lens.  It is one hell of a lens.  I would put it right up there with the Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 in terms of resolution and sharpness in the corners.  I love the lens and will be taking more and more shots as the days go by.  It stays on the body of my A7.  I think it has a permanent home there.  

[Pan]

Well....I bought and recieved the Sony Zeiss 16-35 f/4.0 lens.  It is one hell of a lens.  I would put it right up there with the Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 in terms of resolution and sharpness in the corners.  I love the lens and will be taking more and more shots as the days go by.  It stays on the body of my A7.  I think it has a permanent home there.  

Howdy Sonic. I ordered this lens and I'm really looking forward to using it. I'm hoping that it will be able to replace my Tokina 11-16 which nestles on my D7000 -- that lens is no slouch either for crop sensor cameras! I don't think it will be able to best my manual focus 35mm though. The bokeh on the Sony looks very lack luster from what I've seen - but that's why we have primes.

[AKH]

Well....I bought and recieved the Sony Zeiss 16-35 f/4.0 lens.  It is one hell of a lens.  I would put it right up there with the Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 in terms of resolution and sharpness in the corners.  I love the lens and will be taking more and more shots as the days go by.  It stays on the body of my A7.  I think it has a permanent home there.  

Well, no. It is not even close to the Nikon 14-24mm  in sharpness and it is one full stop slower than the Nikon. Dxomark also reports "higher than expected CA".

 

http://www.dxomark.com/Lenses/Compare/Side-by-side/Nikon-AF-S-NIKKOR-14-24mm-F28G-ED-on-Nikon-D810-versus-Sony-FE-Carl-Zeiss-Vario-Tessar-T-STAR-16-35mm-F4-ZA-OSS-on-Sony-A7R___813_963_1467_917

[JimmyD]

I have had this lens for over a month now and it is truly awesome.  It is as sharp as you could ever need a lens to be, with the corners absolutely perfect from about f/5.6 or f/8 on.  Colors great, with good correction for distortion and vignetting.  Almost impossible to make the lens flare.  And added surprise bonus is that bokeh is very nice at f/4 toward the long end of the lens.  Unless you absolutely must have f/2.8, IMHO the choice between this lens and the Nikon 14-24 f/2.8 or the Zeiss 21mm f/2.8 for the Sony A7 series is a no-brainer given their size and lack of communication with the camera  (and I have owned both of these other lenses and remain a big Zeiss fan).  Just get it and start shooting.  You will be happy.

[Steve C]

Why do folks pop in with their first post and proclaim Nikon is best at whatever the thread subject is?

That's two so far this year, once a month. Curious.