Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8 L USM II
The Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8 L II USM has a lot to offer. It is water resistant and has a wide angle. With improved image quality, you can use to shoot professional grade photos. It comes with three high-precision aspherical lens elements. The circular aperture delivers a natural background blur when shooting at wider apertures. With this lens, you also get a ring type USM, internal focusing, and new AF algorithms for better autofocusing.
With the Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8 L II USM, you get high quality images with excellent color. This lens does an excellent job of capturing natural colors and reproducing them.
This lens is well constructed and worthy of its L Series designation. The best part is that the lens is lightweight.
The large 82mm filter size is a new feature. High quality filters offer many advantages. The larger end helps to reduce the comfort of holding the lens a little. However, it delivers better image quality and is worth it. The focus and zoom rings are easy to use and the perfect size.
This lens is weather sealed to protect against moisture. The inside of the lens is gasketed, but the filter is needed to completely seal the lens. The lens remains the same size, but the inner barrel expands from 28mm from just 16mm.
Typically Canon L lenses have an 8-blade diaphragm. The Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8 L II USM only has seven blades. The circular shape of the 16-35 L II's blades help create desirable round-shaped OOF highlights.
The f/2.8 maximum aperture is perfect. It is fast and delivers the desirable results. A variety of lenses add different parameters for shooting wide open. This lens provides exposures that are wide open and can remain the same over the full focal length range.
Anyone looking for a high quality lens will love the Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8 L II USM. It is fast and accurate. The best part is that you can use it to take photos in the rain or underwater. There is a lot to love about the Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8 L II USM.
A newer model Canon EF 16-35mm F2.8 L USM III was released in August 2016.
$1,099.00
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Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Review
The Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens is what I consider one of the most important lenses in Canon's lineup . Taking over the ultra-wide angle position of the available professional grade f/2.8 zoom lenses from the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM Lens , the 16-35 L II becomes the new standard for...
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Compared to EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM
Both the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L and the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM lenses produce superb images with minimal distortion across a wide range of angles and apertures. Both lenses have excellent central field imaging performance when shot at f/2.8.
If you are in the market for a new wide-angle lens, I definitely recommend spending the extra $250 and getting the new 16-35L. In terms of sharpness, contrast, and extra features, you will get your monies worth. A very welcome improvement is the ability to focus at 0.28m/0.9ft.
Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L USM AF
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Canon 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Review
Professional landscape photographer and regular contributor Mark Bauer puts Canon's latest ultra wide-angle zoom to the test I've been shooting with the \LCanon 17-40mm f/4L as my main landscape lens more or less since acquiring my Canon EOS 5D about 18 months ago.
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Lens Review
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM was first announced in February of 2007 and replaces first generation 16-35mm f/2.8L lens. Priced at about US$1,400 (as of September 2007) this is fastest as well as the most expensive ultra-wide zoom in Canon's current lens arsenal.
A Visual tour of Canon's 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
In this post Dave Powell gives a visual tour of Canon's 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM . Useful technical information : filter diameter: 82mm minimum focusing distance : .28m/.09 ft. minimum aperture : f/22 Cost : ~$1,500USD (currently close to $1400USD at Amazon ) This is by far one of my favorite lenses.
REVIEW: Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
This second version of a 16-35mm zoom lens from Canon features a fast constant aperture of f/2.8, weather sealed construction, virtually silent ultrasonic focusing with full time manual override.
Fab wide angle lens and my "city bashing" lens. You won't miss much with this
- Not too heavy for an L lens Good wide angle even on a crop sensor Great image quality Great build quality 2.8 throughout
- None to speak of
Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM review by Rover
I bought this lens rather cheaply because of the damaged front part of the barrel with warped filter thread. Looked horrible but the filter could still be mounted. I got that fixed later while repairing an unrelated damage case.- very sharp
- silent and accurate AF
- tough build
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