![]() Now that I’m back home, I’d like to share my thoughts on this wonderful lens along with some photos that it helped me create. What was an even bigger bonus was that I was fortunate enough to get my hands on one of the only pre-production copies of the yet-to-be released Zeiss FE 16-35mm F4 lens in the world and put it to use last week while visiting two of my favorite US National Parks, Arches and Canyonlands, both in Moab, Utah. Additionally, I was privileged to join Sony’s Artisans of Imagery program earlier this year, which further cemented my happiness with investing in this company’s digital imaging technology. In addition to the fantastic array of existing Sony A-Mount glass that can easily be adapted for use with the A7 system,these native FE-Mount lenses made it a no-brainer to sell all of my Canon gear and move exclusively to Sony. ![]() The Sony FE 16-35mm F4 (center) flanked by the Sony FE 55mm F1.8 (left) and Sony FE 24-70mm F4 (right) Currently, the lens is available for preorder from both B&H and Amazon with an estimated ship date of late November. Fortunately, that all changed when Sony announced the Zeiss Vario-Tessar T* FE 16-35mm f/4 ZA OSS at Photokina in September 2014. However, a camera is only as useful as the lens(es) that you put on it, and while Sony did a great job of getting a complement of native FE-Mount glass out at launchnotably with the insanely sharp Zeiss 55mm f/1.8, the Zeiss 24-70mm f/4, and the Sony 70-200mm f/4 (released a few months after the A7 launch)there was a glaring gap at the ultra-wide focal length. Being a devoted Canon photographer for the previous 10 years gave me reason enough to take a close look at this system because of the promise Sony made to pack tons of image quality inside a svelte body. When Sony first announced their disruptive line of full-frame mirrorless cameras with the A7 and A7r in 2013, I immediately took notice. Any aspect of this lens are subject to change when released by Sony. Additionally, all photos and opinions are based off of a pre-production version of this lens. This review chronicles my experiences while using this lens in the field. Disclaimer: As a member of Sony’s Artisans of Imagery program, I recently had the opportunity to extensively use an internal copy of the newly announced (and not-yet-released) Sony Zeiss FE 16-35mm f/4 lens.
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