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Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM Review

By Spencer Cox 10 Comments
Published On January 2, 2024

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CAT Productions
CAT Productions
January 5, 2024 1:56 pm

For me this test reinforces how incredible the Nikkor 14-24 S lens is. It destroys the RF Canon version and at 24 mm from 2.8 looks more or less as good as the 24 GM prime.

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Spencer Cox
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Reply to  CAT Productions
January 5, 2024 4:11 pm

Yeah, there’s a reason why the Z 14-24mm S is one of only two lenses that I’ve given a 5.0/5 star score. Although the Sony 20mm f/1.8 G got extremely close with a 4.9/5.

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bg5931
bg5931
Reply to  Spencer Cox
January 6, 2024 5:19 am

Spencer – sorry for hijacking this thread, but I was wondering if you were planning to do a review of the Tamron 35-150/2-2.8 in Z-mount (or Sony, does not really matter). It looks like a somewhat unique lens and the available MTF tests seem rather unreliable (e.g. ePhotoZine where they cannot even detect diffraction softening at small apertures).

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Spencer Cox
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Reply to  bg5931
January 6, 2024 12:24 pm

Yes, that one is pretty high on my list to review! (Edit: Here it is – photographylife.com/revie…mm-f-2-2-8)

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bg5931
bg5931
Reply to  Spencer Cox
January 6, 2024 1:06 pm

Excellent, looking forward to it!

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bg5931
bg5931
January 3, 2024 6:34 am

Not a Sony shooter, but this seems to be a great lens at a great price (relatively speaking).

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Spencer Cox
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January 3, 2024 11:43 am

That’s how I would sum it up, too!

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Eskil Sørensen
Eskil Sørensen
January 3, 2024 5:03 am

Hi. I am sorry, but I don’t think there is two Nikon Z 17-28mm lenses. There is only the Tamron-designed lens. Maybe you meant the Nikon Z 14-30mm F4?

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Josiah
Josiah
Reply to  Eskil Sørensen
January 3, 2024 9:24 am

One is Tamron’s original lens with the e mount for Sony and the other one is the Tamron designed Nikon z lens

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Spencer Cox
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Reply to  Eskil Sørensen
January 3, 2024 11:36 am

Hi Eskil, no, I didn’t mean the 14-30mm f/4. Josiah is right – I included both the Tamron 17-28mm and the Nikon 17-28mm in that list. Although they share the same optical design, the two lenses have different weights, and only the Tamron lens is compatible with Sony cameras.

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