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Overview of Nikon 18-35mm f/3.5-5.6 vs Nikon 16-35 f/4 VR

This comparison was made several weeks after the original multi-lens one, with the goal of seeing whether the Nikon 18-35mm f/3.5-f.5could substitute for the new 16-35/4 VR, at least when stopped down to f/8.

The results are as clear as I’ve ever seen, see the Conclusions.

Multiple series

Because these two zooms have a dim maximum aperture of around f/4 which makes accurate focusing more difficult than an f/2.8 lens, I shot as many as four full aperture series for each, refocusing each time using Live View.

Examining all the series found some small differences with subtle focus changes. I chose the best result for each lens, and I have a high degree of confidence that the results shown on subsequent pages are the best these lenses are capable of.

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Diglloyd DAP is DSLR-oriented, but also contains workflow and other topics. Much of the focus is on Canon and Nikon but also Pentax and Pentax medium format.

Special emphasis is placed on lens evaluation, focusing on Canon and Nikon and Sigma lenses, but with a few others like Rokinon/Samyang.

  • Make better images by learning how to get the best results right away.
  • Save money by choosing the right lens for your needs the first time, particularly some of the new Sigma Art lenses vs Nikon and Canon.
  • Workflow discusses image organization, raw conversion and post processing. Many examples show processing parameters for direct insight into how the image was converted.
  • Jaw-dropping image quality found nowhere else utilizing Retina-grade images up to full camera resolution, plus large crops [past 2 years or so].
  • Real world examples with insights found nowhere else. Make sharper images just by understanding lens behavior you won’t read about elsewhere.
  • Aperture series from wide open through stopped down, showing the full range of lens performance and bokeh.
  • Optical quality analysis of field curvature, focus shift, sharpness, flare, distortion, and performance in the field.

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Entire frame as shot (18mm shown)
(varies slightly with each focal length)

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