Nikon 16-35mm f/4 G VR AF-S Lens Review - Sample images / Video clips / super wide angle zoom lens
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This is my official review of the Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR Lens. Here are the key points of this video.
Why I prefer the Nikon 16-35mm f4 over the Nikon 14-24mm f2.8 for certain applications.
Compare wide shots between this lens and the Nikon 24-70mm f2.8
Show you some sample images from paid assignments/weddings I've photographed.
Go over the features of this lens
Show you all the technical specifications of this wide angle zoom from Nikon.
Record some video clips.
Is this a good lens for landscape photography? Doing any traveling? Is this the lens to take? I'll Discuss it here.
and... tell you why you should go out and get this lens if your looking for a wide angle zoom wider than your standard 24-70.
Ohh yah and the price. I'll talk about that as well.
This lens is an AF-S lens and world amazing with all the Nikon DSLR cameras and the new Mirrorless Nikon Z cameras with an FTZ adapter.
I will also give my thoughts pairing this lens with the Z50 Z5 Z6 Z6ii Z7 Z7ii Z8 Z9 mirrorless cameras with the FTZ adapter.
Enjoy this Review of Nikon's Nikkor 16-35mm F4 VR wide angle lens.
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always a massive fan of ur style of reviewing camera gear and kit. ur up there with Jared and Tony Northup
thank you so much man. Means allot to me you say that.
Great review. I disagree that one only uses this at 16mm. I think I would buy this one because of the flexibility zoom gives you. Especially between 16 to 20mm, but also 20 to 28mm. It covers a lot of focal lengths. It's also a great option for people who have an APS-C camera as a secondary camera, it gives you 24-52mm kind of lens.
Yes great option for DX. good point. I use it mostly at 16mm. Lets say I am shooting wide dancing shots at a reception and a group calls me over to take a group picture. Then i would use 24mm or 35mm without having to change to the 24-70. Very useful for those types of situations.
Very cool review of the 16-35mm f/4 F VR AF-S lens. The technology sure has improved since the older lenses glass move forward when it zooms outwards. The images are very good. Awesome video review.
this lens is under rated. To bad nikon i believe discontinued this one.
Brother I just ordered mine. However, i will be using mine for landscape not for portrait. Thanks for the awesome content
I’ve been using that lens professionally for the past decade. One of my favorite lenses. It replaced the Nikon 17-35mm 2.8 I’ve been using for a decade before that. Even used it today to shoot Ash Wednesday at what use to be called the Crystal Cathedral in Garden Grove.
ahh nice, I've been there. Beautiful place. Yes, the 16-35 is sharp and very wide. Very under rated wide zoom lens. Comes in handy and I use it all the time for weddings and events.
My first FX lens for my D610. Just love it. It cost me close on a thousand pounds, (new) Worth every penny.
I love that its internal focusing and zoom. Just love the perspective I get as well.
Love your videos and having just purchased the D850 looking to buy a wide because I love how artistic we can be above the usual . Thanks again
Nice , enjoy the D850. Glad you are enjoying the content pianoman. You play piano? the 16-35 is a bargain used sometimes. heard they discontined this lens. but its a very underrated lens. I like it.
I have found this same lens used just today and this is one of the few unbiased reviews. I have found it for 430 euros so about 370 pounds/ 500 dollars and i'm really thinking of buying as an upgrade of the sigma 24-70 2.8 which is a beautiful lens but it gives you a pretty narrow field of view on the d7100. Again, thanks for the review!
your very welcome. glad your enjoying and you got a good deal on this lens. I user it all the time. The only think I dont like is the hood, It comes off easily , maybe its just mine. hehe For what it does, it works good. not expecting the sharpest lens ever but the sharpness is surprisingly good. Close focus is great and 16mm looks awesome, and its a light lens.
@@Vahagraphy Bought it about 3 hours ago, lighter than my 24-70 sigma and sharp as hell even at f4. Considering i found it for about 30% less than the normal price, i'm very very happy. Probably gonna ABUSE the 16mm
@@NicolaRaho22 You did very well at that price point. This lens is very under rated with Nikon users. The fact that I can use 77mm filters at me almost as wide as the 14 says allot. enjoy it Nicola.
Just purchased this; your review was a big influence on my decision (over Tamron 15-30).
Nice Charles. Congrats on the 16-35.
Great video Sir, I'm waiting for a video from you about the Nikon D780
It will be coming up very soon Ivars. I put the D780 on my short list of reviews. Thank you again, glad you liked this video. Rock on!!
Nice work! Just added the 16-35mm to take advantage of my 77mm filters. It was going to cost me more to filter up my Tamron 15-30. I'll save the 15-30 for night photography.
This lens has served me well for clients for many years. Great lens and it has VR. 🤘🏼🤘🏼
While it's only 8mm difference, at this focal length a 16mm lens has a 50% wider field of view compared to a 24mm lens. Makes a huge difference. This is also why I didn't get the 18-35 mm f3.5-4.5 even its though its much lighter, cheaper, sharper and faster at the wide end. Not because it doesn't have VR, but because the 16 -35mm is still 12.5%wider than the 18mm
This lens have changed my cityscape shots. I am a bit scared to use this for portraits because it is difficult to compose for landscape with this lens at 16mm. You showed some fantastic wide angle portraits with strong composition, Joe Mcnally style type shots. I will start to practice with this lens more for portraits.
First time I used this lens, it was a surprise how sharp it was. NOt the sharpest but above what I was expecting. Its a good lens for the wide aspect .and for wider more artistic looking portraits like environmental portraits. the best part is. the price used. really, I have seen then sell for around 400-600. For a DSLR shooter its a great option, yes f4, howover its much lighter than the 14-24 and it can work for a walk around reception hall lens when the dance floor is kind of cramped and small.
If (hopefully when) Nikon comes out with the Z-mount version of this, I'm jumping on purchasing it. I'm super happy with the 14-24 Z mount, but would happily give up 2mm on the wide end to gain all that usable range between 24 and 35. In my opinion, 16-35 is a super useful range. Shooting run and gun crowded events with the 24-70, I find I'm in the lower/wider range of that lens. If the event is crowded and the group is bigger, sometimes I even have to take a few steps back even at 24mm. The 16-35 would put me in the mid range of the 16-35 for this, which would be super useful for run and gun. I'm not going to use the 14-24 for events, because at the longest 24mm isn't ideal. 16-35..... crowded event photography. MmmMmmm that's a tasty lens right there! LOL
This makes allot of sense. I find sometimes 14mm is a bit to wide for events on a crowed dance floor and the 24 is not enough range. So this is a great comment. the 16-35 has its purpose and I believe the Z mount will have something similar maybe a 2.8. Yes that would be a must have.
Get an adapter for the Z
I have an adapter. The problem with adapted lenses is the loud auto focus is not good for video.
@@MichaelSeneschal I see I just bout the adaptor with the Z6 and the Nikon 16-35mm F4G for stills! How is it by the way? Thanks
The adapter is great as long as the lenses are newer (G lenses, maybe some others, but definitely G lenses). Since the adapter doesn’t have that screw mount for AF, while older lenses will work they won’t auto focus.
Thanks for the work you put in, I bought D750 and don't have much experience, but I love shooting landscapes and I'll get this lens, and then 70-200 Tamron/ Nikkor
You are welcome Grom. Hopefully this lens works out. The 14-24 is wider with less distortion however the 16-35 is sharp and you can correct the corners in post too. also it cost less than the 14-24.
@@Vahagraphy Thanks again 🙏
@@Vahagraphy what would you get if you like to shoot astro as well, would the 2.8 aperture of the 14-24 make big difference
Edit: the 14 to 24 is 600 USD where I live and I've found 16 to 35 for 750/800 USD, (prices are converted). I prefer 16-35 because of the zoom and stabilization, but 14-24 is still cheaper, but without stabilization.
@@grom5756 14-24 G is cheaper? wow. are you sure. hehe. well yes for astro get the 14-24. both will do good. but from what Ive heard for astro the 14 to 24 is the way to go.
@@Vahagraphy yes, Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8G ED 😀
excellent video - thank you - I am very close to committing to buy this lens for my new nikon z7.
Awesome!
Nice review man.
Thank you Charles. Glad you enjoyed it.
It's on sale now for $799.99 (new), I believe it's being discontinued by Nikon. Get it new while you can. Just ordered mine. Thank you for this video!
Nice. I saw that. I guess they want to get ride of supply. great lens regardless. Glad you enjoyed this video. Your very welcome.
Great comment and right on time! I have this ‘sitting’ in my shopping cart online, but not 100% sure. The 18-35 is touted by other users as being actually better, but that lens lacks the VR, and weather resistant build. And since it’s about the same price, some would say it’s a no brainer. And being able to get to 16mm is a bonus. Shooting landscapes on a tripod, one can simply stop down the aperture and get around any distortion or other problems. Peace!
@@georgedavall9449 I just did a death valley trip with this lens. Worth every penny. That 16mm is down right 😍 no tripod this time but I had the vr on so all the shots came out super crisp.
@@baileypawsplays1047 Congrats Bailey! I ‘just missed out’ on the sale! 😕
Ain’t no big I have huge Hospital bills that need to get paid. 😳🙄🤔
I’ll keep watching for sales, or more likely pick up a good used copy.
Best to you
Dear Vahagn, thank yu for this entertaining and informative video.
I bought the 16-35mm some bevore the pandemic for 400€ only.
In general I experienced a sweet spot at approx f8 to f11.
May be I am a typical German. Pedantic up to the corners.
At 100% the pics are ok but when I magnify up my files to 400% I allways think it could be sharper.
Tripod, D800E, 16-35mm and capble exposure.
Am I to critical ?
This is a good lens. Not the best or sharpest but for the price you can get one for. in your case and in my case, the amount I sold it for. somewhere around the same price. I really cannot complain. This lens is much lighter that the 14-24 G and does a good job when needed. Good wedding and event lens and the VR helps. Thank you and glad you enjoyed the review.
Just bought the 14-24G, really impressed, I know the 16-35 is a better option with more versatility, you can carry the 16-35 a lot but not the 14-24. But I don't regret it, 14-24 is a miracle.
It's not fairly sharp, it is stunningly sharp. My first FX lens. It is stunning. I love mine to bits
How do you think this will compare to my 17-35 afs f2.8 on my D850 at 35mm @f14?
Do you also have the 14-24? Which of them would you recommend for landscape and astro photography? :-) (Great video)
Thank you Leonard. Glad you enjoyed the review. Yes I do have the 14-24 aswell. If I had to pick I would go with the 14-24 for your specific needs. The lens is wider, less distortion, and its 2.8 Just a better lens all around for landscape and astro. No VR but who cares. Here is a video I put together showing off that lens. ua-cam.com/video/10JuS_rk3Ls/v-deo.html
Thanks for your recommendation. Hope to see in the near future a review of you to that lens. Keep going.
Greetings :-)
@@leonardw5288 Your welcome and yes, the 14-24 G lens is on the cards for a review coming soon, in depth,
I do enjoy the 16-35mm. Debating to keep it if I decide to go mirrorless.
well I was thinking the same thing. Since Im keeping my dslrs. this lens comes in handy for me. If your going full on mirrorless and switching 100%, then you probably don't need this lens if you replace it with the 14-30 Z that is.
@@Vahagraphy I plan on keeping my DSLR's. I see no sense at this time for me to change. I have 11 lenses, 5 are G and 6 are "D" All in perfect condition. Some I do not use that much such as the 14-24 f/2.8 or the 80-200 f/2.8 but I have them if I need them. My 85mm f/1.4 (D) is one of my favorites. The 16-35 f/4 is perfect. I am going to look into a 24-70 f/4 ( I have a 2.8, version 1, no VR) or the 24-120mm F/4. I think with the 16-35, 24-70 or 24-120 and the 70-300mm I will have a good enough walk around combo with ether my d700, d810 or d4s. I can use my faster and prime lenses when the needs arise. No sense in trading my gear for pennies on the dollar to buy a mirrorless set up. The old saying is so true, "Everything new gets old." A ML set up would become old too. Rock and Roll man!
Nice video, does it has rubber gasket and weather sealing?
Thank you Anoop. Yes it has the rubber gasket and is weather sealed according to Nikon.
Thank you
Hello Grand. Your welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
Only buy for 16mm? Why not just buy the 16mm 2.8 prime? Small, solid and better quality overall?.
i shoot Primarily at 16mm. it’s good to have an option to zoom at 24 or 35 don’t get me wrong and that’s why this lens is good for me . the lens you mentioned , great lens however i will be limited to only 16. i’m at 16mm about 80 percent of the time .
● Yes, but immediately use a filter, when outside, dust will enter Lens
Thank you! It helped me a lot
What do you think about sunBurst?
What is this now? hehe are you talking about photograaphing a sunburst? hehe
I bought one second hand look in condition when I got it it won't focus
wow so what did you do.
Rock n Roll...thanks
I wonder how it fares against the new 14-30mm
I like the VR because I’ve been able to handhold waterfall shots at 1/4th of a second for the water effect I like.
Ohh nice, well you must have some solid hands. even at 1/4th you would need to have it pretty still even with VR to get that ultimate sharpness and freeze the shot without any motion blur.
@@Vahagraphy probably luck
@@jimwlouavl hehe, good point. Well if your consistent on most of the shots, its better than luck, Skill is how I would categorize it. :)
Hi is it good for videos with Z6 || body?
Its good for video Nibus with the FTZ. However the 14-30mm Z is better with the Z6 hehe
I'm not far off as I have the nikon Z 14-30mm F4 s and I believe that I can get the same results
Same results and even better results. I'm getting this lens this week and I will be putting together a review soon in the coming weeks. Can't wait to add the Nikon Z 14-30mm to my collection both for photos and video work.
@@Vahagraphy I look forward to that
@@Vahagraphy I look forward to that
@@ademola5803 I am a proud owner of the Nikon Z 14-30 as of today. Can't wait to shoot with it. and ofcourse will be rockin a review. Thinking of doing a few vs head to head videos with the Nikon 14-24 2.8 and the 16-35 f4. Coming soon stay tuned my bro.
@@Vahagraphy i want to see that nice video as always :))
This is one of my favorite lenses... Mainly used in the 16 - 20 mm focal range and occasionally in the 28mm. Anything higher and I find the sharpness drops off significantly. If I want a 35mm focal I will put the 35mm 1.8 prime on it. Even though it is a DX lense, I find the sharpness on my D780 with the lense correction on to be tack sharp...
Ive had great results with the 16-35. That is the main reason why I cannot part with it. Love the 16mm focal length and since I still shoot DSLR this lens comes in handy very often. Ive also used it with the Z6 and the FTZ. delivering great results.
16-35mm is full frame, not crop sense lens.
@@deathmine474 he was referring to the 35mm 1.8 lens as being DX, not the 16-35mm. Reread his comment.
Hey Vahag
when I was a Nikon guy I had the 14-24 + 24-70 and both didn't enthusiast me a lot.
14 is too wide and 24-70 are boring lenses.
Since I'm a L mount shooter, I have 16-35 + 50 1,4 + 70-200 which to my point of view makes more sens to carry around and is more versatile.
Now I'm considering coming back to Nikon in Z mount, I don't find any Z 16-35. Does this one work well on Z mount bodies with the Nikon FTZ adapter?
Yesterday I made an improvised shooting in the street with a pleasing model and the only lens I had was the 16-35 SL and set to 35 it was really good for a portrait session.
A 14-24 wouldn't have done the job.
Can any one comment on how fast this lens focus on the new z cameras
Would this work for real estate photography?
Hi Ashley. Yes it will and will do a really fine job at it aswell. Tripod is a must. low Shutter speed to capture clean shots at night indoors at low iso's
@@Vahagraphy indeed!
I'd rather this lens than the 14-24 f/2.8 as I can put filters on this lens and not the other...
That 16-35 VR is a great lens. Very underrated with Nikon shooters. So underrated in fact I've came across nikon photographers that didn't even know about this lens. They thought I was talking about a canon lens.
Hi I'm a wadding photographer I have 50mm 1.8 and 85mm I am thinking to buy a wide lens.. Which lens should I buy? 24 120 or 16 35 ...
How wide? well since you have the 50 and 85, I would probably go with something standard like a 24mm on the wide end, so 24-120 would be good. the 16mm I would get only after the 24-120. however the 16-35 does have the ability to shoot at 24mm so I say its a toss up. the 24-120 used its a bit cheaper.
Armenian wedding?
Yes some were armenian weddings.
@@Vahagraphy very nice. How close the cultures btw. Greeatings from Istanbul. Without Armenians traces this city will lost a lot.
I am useing tamron 15-30 G2 for wedding, considering replace it with nikon 16 35. because I cann‘ t stand tamron's random distortion, sometime I have to shoot indoor Group portrait in very short distance, tamron give people Distorted face，cann't fix in lightroom . maybe nikon 16 35 can give less Distortion at 24-28mm.
Maybe, but with me, using this lens for groups, i find ita a bit tricky, you have to zoom in a bit to cut the distortion, and btw Im not fan of sitting there and correcting in post. the less I have to do after the better. I would stick to a 24-70 for group stuff.
@@Vahagraphy i sold 24-70 and 70-200 for 15-30 + tamron 35-150 combo .
Thank you
Your very welcome Malcolm. :)