good walk around lens

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Light Weight

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AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR Lens

The AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR lens provides a lower-priced (though still expensive) alternative to Nikon's other wide zoom lenses, which are a full f-stop faster. Designed to meet the performance demands of the company's FX sensor DSLRs, it is also fully compatible with DX-format cameras and...

You want an ultra-wide zoom lens for landscape or architectural photography; You require professional performance and build quality at an affordable price; You want high resolution at all focal lengths; along with good flatness of field; You'd like built-in image stabilisation; You'd like a lens

The Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm 1:4G ED VR, announced in February 2010, has the distinction of being the world's first ultra-wideangle lens to feature optical image stabilization. It's designed primarily for use on full-frame DSLRs, as a less-expensive alternative to the likes of the 17-35mm 1:2.8D or...

Very high image quality on both DX and FX formats; Excellent build quality with dust and moisture sealing; Highly effective optical image stabilization; Fast; silent autofocus with manual override

Huge barrel distortion at 16mm on FX cameras; Relatively big and heavy for its class (larger than many F2.8 wideangle zooms; Slightly inelegant flare handling

best ultrawide zoom out there

This is Nikon's best and sharpest ultrawide zoom, even better than the beastly 14-24mm. It is sold out and backordered everywhere. The sale price is excellent and you should get yours before they sell out!

sharp; sharp; sharp

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Nikkor AF-S 16-35mm f/4 G ED VR (DX) - Review / Lab Test Report

On our 10 MP DX test camera, the Nikkor AF-S 16-35 VR is a very good wide-angle to normal zoom lens that shows excellent resolution in the center and very good border and corner sharpness at most focal length and aperture settings.