Nikon’s AF-S NIKKOR 16-35mm f/4G ED VR, the first ultra-wide zoom with imaging stabilization, is positioned as a bit of a step under the 14-24mm f2.8, cutting a few hundred off the price with a more cost-efficient focal range and a slower aperture offset by in-lens VR technology. And, if you’ve been tempted towards it, but just wanted to see some pretty charts showing sharpness and distortion, well, hoo boy! You’re in luck dere purdner, DPReview has posted it’s typically exhaustive and informative review of this lens.

The cheat sheet? It’s optically good, even more so on FX than DX, but you’ll encounter some wicked barrel distortion at 16mm (no problem for Photoshop or Lightroom, though). And DP’s take on that VR, arguably not needed on a wide-angle? Well, it doesn’t hurt it, does it? and it gives you more latitude with low-light or high aperture shooting. So that’s that.

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