Hands On: AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm F/4 VR
I came into work today and was surprised that we received a copy of the AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm F/4 VR. Now being me I could not resist giving this lens a once over.
So, mounted on a D3000 (first camera I grabbed) I had a peek.
Thoughts?
-SHARP – great in the centre all the way to the edges, a bit soft at edges at F4, but very good by F/5,6
-DISTORTION – noticeable, but not bad barrel distortion at 16mm, only seen because I shot some tiles
-CHROMATIC ABBERATION – present at the edges, but very small amounts and not something you would notice in usage.
I WANT ONE!!!
So if you were thinking about this instead of the 14-24mm do have a look.
PS. Build is very solid, rubber seal is present, both zoom and focus rings are nice…very 24-70mm like, but the lens feels like it is made from plastic rather than metal.
March 4th, 2010 at 10:49 pm
I should have noted that these are my thoughts based on a very short play with this lens and only taking a half dozen or so photos with it. I was looking for faults, hence I found them, but in normal use they would not be as apparent