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Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II Review

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The Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II is an outstanding lens for Sony's e-mount full frame or aps-c. It has great build quality, improved image quality, and is generally a highly recommended upgrade over the original version.

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II is clearly one of the sharpest and best performing ultra wide angle zoom lenses in the world. If you want the best, you simply have to go for it.

Pros
  • Outstanding build quality
  • Improved image quality
  • Quick, silent, and accurate autofocus
  • Consistently great image quality
Cons
  • High price

The lens has great build quality, improved image quality, and is generally a highly recommended upgrade over the original version.

The Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II is a significant upgrade over the original version. The lens has been reduced in size and weight, making it more manageable while still retaining its solid build quality and weather sealing. The autofocus is quick, silent, and accurate, thanks to the four XD autofocus motors. When it comes to image quality, this lens delivers sharpness, contrast, and minimal distortion at both 16mm and 35mm, even at wider apertures. The bokeh quality is excellent with minimal longitudinal aberration. Overall, this lens offers consistently great image quality no matter the setting and is highly recommended for both videographers and photographers.

This lens offers consistently great image quality no matter what setting you’re at, combined with a bright, nice zoom range, and enjoyable shooting, making it an expensive yet still brilliant upgrade over Sony's original 16-35mm lens.

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