Bright and versatile

With 26mm to 56mm on the crop camera it is just wide angle enough, but allowed in the 56mm already Portaitieren. The low minimum focusing distance interesting perspectives can be taken.

The focal length of 16-35 at full frame allowed landscapes, panoramas and skylines map. But is also suitable for events and still life (so far as one to the even distortion-20mm-35mm limited).

The sharpness convinced for onscreen and pressure even at full aperture. If you want more fades to 4.0 and achieved a further gain in sharpness.

If 16mm is expected to understand distortions in the corners. This is ugly one might zusammenstitchen from multiple images a Panorame. But can the lens not be counted as an error. Visually, it does not go without fisheye effect further up. The typical "animals in close-up" effect is only at the adjustment limit for validity, but it is just reserved for the Fish Eyes. So even distortion-free portraits can be made on a short distance. (What you actually should not do, but in the scramble has manchesmal no place)

The technique of the lens allows the user at any time for manual intervention in the focusing. However, this is only for the artistic works at maximum aperture of interest, because the focus is very fast and highly accurate.

The large zoom for illumination of open aperture 1: 2.8, it can be used easily in many situations. It allows the wide open aperture also see objects from the background freely. The Bukeh is very soft, quiet and absolutely spotless.

At 16mm should only apply if one really has no place or wide-angle distortions are desired. Of course, the image can also crop, (each a strip cut off the top and bottom) and receives a great distortion-free panorama.

The 16-35mm 1: 2.8 USM II is the most versatile and widely used lens of my entire equipment. It's a piece of technology, certainly not one of the most favorable opportunities, but in the use Preference provides an immensely satisfying feeling to work with a good tool.