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Equipment & Techniques => Landscape & Nature Photography => Topic started by: Paulo Bizarro on December 01, 2014, 09:15:39 am

Title: Seascapes with Canon 16-35 f4 zoom lens
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on December 01, 2014, 09:15:39 am
Good afternoon,

I have recently tried the above lens on my Canon 6D, and I have to say that I am impressed. The lens is sharp into the corners, and it feels better built than previous similar lenses I have used (16-35 f2.8 and 17-40 f4). I think I will get one to use on the 6D, makes for a very nice and easy to use kit.

These are some examples from a pre-dawn to dawn session from yesterday, on my usual testing ground in SW Portugal.

Kind regards
Title: Re: Seascapes with Canon 16-35 f4 zoom lens
Post by: francois on December 01, 2014, 10:09:57 am
Beautiful testing ground and results… It looks like the 16-35 f/4 is on my wish list for next year.
Title: Re: Seascapes with Canon 16-35 f4 zoom lens
Post by: sdwilsonsct on December 02, 2014, 02:33:58 am
I like the water in #2.
Title: Re: Seascapes with Canon 16-35 f4 zoom lens
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on December 02, 2014, 04:00:35 am
Beautiful testing ground and results… It looks like the 16-35 f/4 is on my wish list for next year.

I think this lens will be a classic and a huge success for Canon. It even seems to be better than the Sony-Zeiss 16-35 f4 for the FE cameras.
Title: Re: Seascapes with Canon 16-35 f4 zoom lens
Post by: Paulo Bizarro on December 02, 2014, 04:02:30 am
I like the water in #2.

Thanks for the comment. This shot has an interesting story behind it. This photo is #3 in a sequence. I first tried a 7 minute exposure, followed by a 3 minute exposure, and then finally this one, which is a 30 second exposure. The first two shots were overexposed (but I could salvage them in LR no problem), and the water was too smooth. The texture of the water in this third shot is much more interesting.
Title: Re: Seascapes with Canon 16-35 f4 zoom lens
Post by: LesPalenik on December 02, 2014, 05:22:35 am
Paulo, I also like #3 best, and agree that shorter is better.