First photos with Nikon 16-35 f4: I just bought the Nikon 16-35 f4 a deal I could not pass up for less the. A $1000 I thought I would try it. I was looking at the Nikon 14-24 2.8...

ValliPride Loc: Lost in Florida

I just bought the Nikon 16-35 f4 a deal I could not pass up for less the. A $1000 I thought I would try it. I was looking at the Nikon 14-24 2.8 that's what I was leaning towards, but after reading & reading about what lens is sharper, I gave the F4 a try? I just received it yesterday and here are the first
Photos. No photo shop just cropped and a border. I was a bit surprised that I
Could catch the water drops on the flower. To me it looked sharp?
I mainly Bought this lens for Night Lightning Photos 2-3 second exposer on
A tri pod. Do I return this Drop the extra cash about $900 more? Will
The 2.8 make a drastic difference during the 2-3 second ISO about 64
And F22. I was just thinking the Quality of the Glass? Your thoughts

Night over looking the city
Night over looking the city...

Flower with water drops
Flower with water drops...

16 mm looking towards city
16 mm looking towards city...

hikercheryl Loc: Madison, NC

Don't know the answer to your question, but I love the 16-35!! It's my favorite lens.

ValliPride Loc: Lost in Florida

hikercheryl wrote:

Don't know the answer to your question, but I love the 16-35!! It's my favorite lens.

:thumbup: I was a bit surprised with the lens also. I think it's a Keeper. How do you find your night photos with this lens?

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

First, you must use a tripod for night shots. Shooting f/22 for 2-3 seconds is probably not long enough. Your ISO at 64 is not a good choice either. If you're shooting at ISO 64 you are most likely using a Nikon D810 or its equal. You need to explore your settings in manual mode. When I make twilight shots with my D810 at ISO 100-200, f/22 my exposures can push 20-30 seconds sometimes. Your problem is not the lens but your understanding of exposure. Because I need great DoF in my images, I seldom shoot wider than f/7.1. Practice, practice, practice. Good luck.

ValliPride wrote:

I just bought the Nikon 16-35 f4 a deal I could no... (show quote)

ValliPride Loc: Lost in Florida

DavidPine wrote:

First, you must use a tripod for night shots. Shoo... (show quote)

:thumbup: thanks for the feed back. I did not fully explain, yes I do use the D810, I use these setting when I shoot Lightning,with the lightning I find 2sec works for me, the lens is the 24-70 2.8. This is the first time I ever used a straight 4. My questions how will this 4 hold up to the 2.8. Glass. I guess I was not clear. Thanks for your feed back. I also use the strike finder, trigger

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

The photographers I have talked with that have the 16-35 seem to love it. Personally, I don't have any experience with it because I am happy with the 14-24. If I had to change to the 16-35 it probably wouldn't bother me. Good luck.

ValliPride wrote:

:thumbup: thanks for the feed back. I did not fully explain, yes I do use the D810, I use these setting when I shoot Lightning,with the lightning I find 2sec works for me, the lens is the 24-70 2.8. This is the first time I ever used a straight 4. My questions how will this 4 hold up to the 2.8. Glass. I guess I was not clear. Thanks for your feed back. I also use the strike finder, trigger

ValliPride Loc: Lost in Florida

Thank you David

DavidPine wrote:

The photographers I have talked with that have the 16-35 seem to love it. Personally, I don't have any experience with it because I am happy with the 14-24. If I had to change to the 16-35 it probably wouldn't bother me. Good luck.

:thumbup: thank you David. I love photographing lightning and I was just curious how people liked the 12-24. Or stay with the F4

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

ValliPride wrote:

:thumbup: thanks for the feed back. I did not fully explain, yes I do use the D810, I use these setting when I shoot Lightning,with the lightning I find 2sec works for me, the lens is the 24-70 2.8. This is the first time I ever used a straight 4. My questions how will this 4 hold up to the 2.8. Glass. I guess I was not clear. Thanks for your feed back. I also use the strike finder, trigger

The intensity of a lightning flash should easily be captured at with either lens, mounted on a tripod. You may feet more refraction at f16 or f22 than at f8 or f11. Have you tried using a ND filter and a mid lens opening instead of stopping down to a small aperture?

ValliPride Loc: Lost in Florida

romanticf16 wrote:

The intensity of a lightning flash should easily be captured at with either lens, mounted on a tripod. You may feet more refraction at f16 or f22 than at f8 or f11. Have you tried using a ND filter and a mid lens opening instead of stopping down to a small aperture?

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