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Great video showing some really awesome images! That 16-35 2.8 GM lens was the single lens that made me switch from Niikon to sony. Nikon has 16-35 F4 but it has insane distortion at widest focal length and I wasn't too fond of it's performance. As soon as I switched this sony 16-35 GM was one of the first lenses I bought and it has made me happy every time I use it!!

Totally thinking about adding this lens to my bag. You got me sold. Love stumbling upon other smaller channels putting out sick content.

Nate, Thanks so much for the educational piece! It was super helpful!

Thanks for the review Nate. Nicely done. Subscribed.

Your two photos that showcase what this lens can shoot at 16mm for landscape photography and at 35mm for environmental portrait are so beautiful and ILLUSTRATIVE. I'm sold on it. Thank you for such a DETAILED & EXCELLENT video.

Thanks for putting out this review! Nate, have you tried out the new GM II version? I recently upgraded to the A7RV, so I'm pondering getting the 16-35 GM II and selling my 35mm f/1.4 GM (and maybe even my 24mm f/1.4 GM).

My kit 16-35, 50 1.4 gm, 85 1.4gm 3 lenses to basically hit every base in my photography needs

Thanks for the review. I saw your review on the 12-24 F2.8 and decided to pull the trigger and buy it...it has been a great, SHARP lens...and it lives on my camera body 95% of the time. However, having said that...there are times I wish I can stick an ND filter on it or Polarizer...but alas can't really do that obviously on the 12-24. So...thinking it would be good to get the 16-35 GM...curious though, is it as sharp as the 12-24 and also, how does it do with creating sunstars? The 12-24 is really a great lens in creating sun stars. Any input would be much appreciated it! Thanks!

Thanks for the info and advice! Much appreciated

sometimes this lens is not turning on... Any ideas why and how can I fix that?

this is so helpful! Thank you!

WOW !Beautiful Shots. What about portrait??? Does great job?? Thanks

Wow, this video makes more inclined to buy & start exploring my creativity !

I am looking for a lens that takes great landscape photos and video with my Sony Alpha a7S III but also can be used to take photos and video of people fly fishing in rivers and streams. Is this the best sony lens for both of those jobs ?

Primes is more for studio or where you have ton of time to change it imo. Unless its 24mm or 35mm prime those can work everywhere but anything more specific get that feels

Hi, I want to shoot inside restaurants food review style, i will be shooting the actor across small tables in restaurants. I used to shoot with 20mm and 1.85:1 aspect ratio. It fits just the actor and the dish on the table just enough. Now I want to shoot in 2.39:1. I am thinking 16-35mm f2.8 gm ii vs 14mm f1.8 gm. Which one i should go far? 16-35 mm will be more verstile all around but i dont know if it will be wide enough to fit the actor and the dish on the table in 2.39:1 aspect ratio.

Nice work bro! Love your adventure and creativity! Love from Aus

Well explained, love it.

I just saw your sick photo of the Kimo Theather here in Albuquerque. Would love to connect if you are ever in the area again!

I want to buy three or four lens for travel? Should I get 16-35gm, Sigma 24-70 and 70-200gm or 100-400gm and I like to shoot travel, street, landscape, astrophotography, bird and shoot airplanes?

Just ordered this last week!

what lens would you recommend for sony a7iv when filming vid shots??

Goodness, this makes me want this lens even more... now I just need to be able to afford it haha Awesome video!! :)

Great vid. w/ excellent examples. I only have 2 lenses . . . 24-105G , and 100-400GM. I was considering a low light / astrophotography lens like the 24mm 1.4 GM . . . but i really like the versatility of telephoto lenses. Do you think I would be satisfied with the 16-35GM paired with my A7iii for low light, astro, landscape work? . . . or is it pointless on the lower resolution 24Mega pix. body as opposed to the 'R' series of bodies w/ 42 mega pix.? Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

You sold me, I was debating on this or a 24mm

Thank you for this 🤙🏽

Have you used the Sigma 14-24?

Hi, Great video. I just saw a photo on a fine art photography site and commented on how sharp the landscape image was, and what lens he used. The answer was this one. Is this lens compatible with a Canon 5d mark iv? Thanks and I have subscribed.

Yeah, I love 16-35 range, I opted the f4 version in favor of the lighter weight on an A7C. For most of my landscape shots, I use f8 to f11 anyway so I don’t miss f2.8 and the image quality is perfectly fine on a 24mp sensor. I usually carry a 50mm f1.2/A7r4 and this A7C/16-35 f4 to shoot and this covers 90% of my needs.

Hey Nate, I was wanting this lens for mountain bike photography. 600/1000 shutter is my standard range, needing good low light capability. Would you still recommend this lens?

What is the opening song? thanks for the video

Nice vid! I´m thinking about a F4 version of this lens, cause I already own the Tokina 20mm F2 AF for astrophotography and for landscapes and I´m in love with the sharpness. It would be nice to have the 2.8 aperture zoom lens, it would be than the only lens I use for sure. But its nice to have many lenses too lol

please let me know why do you prefer it vs 12-24 GM?

Thinking of selling my 35mm f1.8 & Zeis Batis 18mm to trade up to this lens 👍 Like you said, on paid jobs, you often don’t have time to swap back and forth between primes.

That was THE lens I wanted to buy first when I thought about going to Sony from Nikon since Nikon itself doesn't have a native 16-35 2.8. That range is just incredible. Could just use this lens for almost anything other than wildlife. It's the lens I always use for landscape/interior pictures. That 35mm zoom range is the sweet bonus part of it plus being able to use screw on filters. Totally worth it!

I just saw your videos of 20mm, 20 vs 24 and this one. I need to buy a wide angle but i'm goig crazy because my first choise was the 20mm then i found the Baris 18mm and now this 16-35. 20mm 1.8 is the most intresting for the lowest price and 1.8, but this 16-35 2.8 bring me to think to sell my 24-104 and buy the 16-35. Can you help me?

Hey man, how well do you think the 16-35mm f/2.8 would do with a a6500? I currently have the kit lens and looking to get into landscape photography and just find it lacks sharpness

Just picked one up today

Great video and I love your work (and Autumn's)! Any thoughts on the Sony Zeiss 16-35 f/4 as an alternative?

Have you tried the 20mm f/1.8? It obviously loses the focal length versatility but for weight sensitive applications like backpacking the saved weight is amazing. I found I didn't often miss the zoom and the f/1.8 is great if you are doing astro or other dark scenes.

I got this lens recently, but I'm wondering if I need 20mm 1.8 for Astro photography and for low light shooting.

Definitely a super handy focal range! I'm stuck with using just the one end of my 18-200mm because that's a key focal length I'm missing at the moment for the pivot to video I've done lately, and I'm slightly dying inside everytime I use it.

Could you work with 16-35 f/4? Especially with the new PZ version from Sony?

Gah! The imposter played us weak in the club

Nice vid. Owned the f4 G version for 2 years ever since I switched into Sony. Made some great pics with that Sony/Zeiss w/a zoom, but I'm starting to hanker after the GM and I'm wondering in real world terms just how much better the GM is in terms of IQ? Also if +1 stop vs the f4 is really useful in practice for a w/a when it's so easy to push ISO one stop or, if needed, just use a faster prime? I'm lucky in that I can afford one, just unsure if it's really worth the significant extra wedge, bulk and mass? Albeit mass at 680g is only + 160g vs. my f4, which doesn't sound that much more in practice. Generally I appreciate great engineering/design. I'm a sucker for quality and prepared to pay more if/when it's justified - but equally hate wasting money. I already suffer from GAS so don't just want to pay a premium for the sake of snobbery or just a modest benefit. I would appreciate perspectives from anyone who might have owned/used both, to help inform my decision. Any views? Shared real user experiences, opinions and insights, rather than an academic or theoretical comparison of differences could really help. Also what does Tamron bring to the w/a party, in practice, with an extra stop, albeit also with a truncated range 17-28mm? I hear good things about Tammie but suspect quality and sheer satisfaction in owning/using isn't up to GM levels? Apart from cost, when I bought my G I thought IQ would be pretty good (which it is) and that in all probability f4 would be OK or that I could easily push ISO + 1 stop if needed. F4 isn't really fast enough for astro, so I previously bought a 24mm f1.4 GM prime, but a fast wider capability would be neat. Also considering a Sony 20mm f1.8. prime and whether that might make a better choice to accompany my f4 16-35 when I need faster wide? Or whether it's better to just go GM, sell my G?

Probably my favourite (and my 70-200 f4)

What would you choose...I have option to buy this for $2600 CAD after tax with the standard one year warranty through Sony OR $3900 with 4 year drop and spills and cracks coverage purchased through Amazon.

Hey Nate, I am wondering if you would be willing to share / give credit to the artist who produced the song you used in this video? Thanks

This is my first and only lense... have been trying to research other lense to see if there is anything else worth buying but since I really only enjoy landscape photography hard to find any that would be worth buying after this

I’m quite the opposite of you. My most used lens is Tamron 35-150mm F2.8-4. The only time I grab my Sigma 14mm F1.8 is for Milky Way and indoor shots. I don’t know why I don’t like the wide look landscape shot.

hi. does this lens work on my A5100 sony cam too ?

Do you recommend any ND filter to use with this lens?

How does it compare to the 16-55mm? What exactly is the difference, besides the obvious focal length? Debating between the Sony E 16-55mm F2.8 and the Sony G 16-35mm F2.8

Yeah! It’s the one everyone wants.. everyone wishes it was in their bag lol. Or on the camera all the freakin time. That’s the lens of dreams.

Super let down by this lens, especially for Astro :( the sigma 14-24 was way better. I think the focal length is amazing but for its price tag I just expected more

Such an incredible in depth review on this lens. I have been going back and forth for the last 2 months trying to decide wether I should purchase this, you’re review gave me the information and confidence I needed to purchase. Thank you 🙏

I like this guy.

I have the canon 16-35 2.8 ii

i rented if for a weekend, was a loot of fun and it helped me to get some of the shots i wanted, i do photograpy just for passion with a classic A7 mk1, still was fun and results were way above my expectations. i recomand everyone to rent first before they buy, for example i rented the 55mm and i ended up seeing almost no gain over my classic 80' pancolar for street photography, i am actually more confident with the manual focus than with the autofocus from this 7 years old camera :))

Granted, buying the 14mm + 24mm + 35mm costs more, and they're not stabilized either, but I mostly do low light... Astro, Camp fire, time lapse At the wide angles, I'd rather have primes, finishing off the long range with the F4.0 stabilized 105mm zoom For Landscape time lapse, there just isn't an alternative to the Sony 14mm F1.8 :D If I had money for only one lens, it would be the 14mm F1.8 and then get a used Samyang 35mm F2.8 just to close the camera when I put it in the belt pouch :p As for the standard point made in favor of zooms: "sometimes you can't zoom with your feet or car" - I RARELY ever have that problem in real life! To me, it seems like one of those theoretical reasons camera salesmen use...

Sensational lens, then I looked at the price and started crying like a baby. Coz I'm also poor like a baby, ended up adapting a used EF mount Tamron 15-30mm G1 at about a quarter of the price. Great results, though now my baby sized arms are sore from lugging this 1.1kg (vs 680g of the Sony) chunk of glass around. Maybe one day I can look to upgrade to this, the bulk and weight savings (especially out of my wallet) would be very much welcome.

No stabilization though.

it is so damn expensive. If I had the budget for it..yeah ,, definitely

I think the Sony FE 12-24mm f/2.8 GM Lens is even better.

Dude a mrbeast comment!! Whoa!

I would if it didn't cost an arm and a leg!

It’s so ridiculously expensive!

Great video and all but what’s your secret to super white teeth

Such a classist tittle

Hiking at lakes in valleys and forests? Have your 16-35mm. Hiking at altitude, among mountains, climbs, snow peaks? Have your 70-200mm. Shooting a birthday party, corp event, restaurant? Have your 24-70mm on. Are you hipster that prefers the shooting experience over the actual photos you make? Or are you a beginner that got suckered into someone else’s notion of a beginner lens ? Only take your 50mm prime. Do you have a friend coming over who wants a portrait / headshot? Also take your 50mm prime (or 85mm prime)