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Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar

Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II

2 APO — Rare Pond, White Mountains

Shot on the 60-megapixel Sony A7R V.

This shootout from f/2 to f/11 pits the Sony FE 16-35mm f/2.8 GM II at 35mm against my reference lens, the Voigtlander FE 35mm f/2 APO-Lanthar.

Never in my 15 years of experience testing all manner of gear have I ever seen a zoom lens perform this poorly. It takes the “bad sample of the century” prize. That Sony can ship this dumpster material to customers suggests a complete and total lack of a quality control process. It’s so deliciously godawful that I’ve elected to show its results as a “reference lens” of another kind!

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