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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...

Good center sharpness; Optically stabilized design; Ultra-wide field of view

Noticeable distortion at 16mm; Soft edges at wider apertures

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

Fast / accurate auto-focus; Flexible; High contrast; Sharp; VR

Lacks 'brilliance; Poor in Low Light

"This is a pretty awesome lens. I bought mine two months ago from the Henry's in St. Catharines, and it hasn't disappointed one bit. It captures beautiful landscapes and sunsets. It's light, sharp, and takes very clean looking images.

Pros: On my D800 this lens is as sharp as my nikon 20 and 35 mm primes. In a zoom that is a spectacular achievement. It is obviously much slower but for the landscape shooting I do with it the VR lets me hand hold down to half a second easily and a second if I brace myself on something.

Bought this because I have already the 14-24mm but I am always worried about damaging the lens during outdoor photography. The 16-35 in my opinion is more practical as a travel/outdoor lens. The only thing I miss on that lens is the look at 14mm. Which is why I intend to keep both.

Back in August 2007, when Nikon introduced the D3, their first full-35mm-frame, FX format digital SLR , they simultaneously updated five lenses: two shorter constant f/2.8 zooms: 14-24mm and 24-70mm and three 400, 500, and 600mm super telephotos with AF-S and vibration reduction (VR).

Purchased this lens last year and recently took it with me to Vietnam, Cambodia . I was very impressed with the quality of the images produced It is a superb street camera.

You want tack sharp, you got it. You want great focusing capabilities, you got it. Color fidelity is excellent. Yes it's a little heavy, it's a professional lens, get over it.