Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR Review
If you love capturing images and video at dramatic wide angles, the Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR ($1,259.95) is a lens that should be on your radar. It's one of a trio of modern G-series Nikkor zooms that cover ultra-wide perspectives on full-frame cameras, sitting between the AF-S Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED ($1,996.95 at Amazon) and AF-S Nikkor 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5G ED ($746.95 at Amazon) in terms of both angle of view and price. But the 16-35mm is the only one of the three to include in-lens vibration reduction, which leads to sharper stills and steadier video when working away from a tripod. The edges suffer a little bit at f/4, but narrowing the aperture to just f/5.6 improves them, and the lens always captures a lot of detail through most of the frame. There is a lot of distortion at 16mm, but that's not atypical for such a wide zoom, and is pretty easily remedied via in-camera correction or Raw processing software. The lens is an overall strong performer, and a solid ch...
The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR lens can shoot images at dramatic wide angles, but it needs to be stopped down for edge-to-edge crispness.
Good center sharpness; Optically stabilized design; Ultra-wide field of view
Noticeable distortion at 16mm; Soft edges at wider apertures