• NZ's Largest Stock of Photo Products Available Now in Store
  • 100% NZ Owned & Operated est.1987
  • Real People Who Know and Love Cameras Instore and Online
NZ map Photo Warehouse Auckland Stores Hamilton Store Wellington Store Christchurch Stores Dunedin Store

Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Lens

SKU: 1012481     MPN:

EF1635LIII

$3,485.00

$3,030.43 excl. GST

Tax Free Price: $3,030.43 (Save $454.57)
Available at AKL International on departing flights ... more »

in stock In Stock

This lens offers outstanding image quality with minimal distortion and enhanced sharpness, thanks to its advanced optical design. Its constant f/2.8 aperture ensures excellent performance in low light, while coatings reduce flare and ghosting. The fast and precise autofocus, combined with full-time manual focus, provides control over your shots. Its durable, weather-resistant build and easy-to-clean fluorine coating make it ideal for professional use in challenging conditions. The lens also produces smooth bokeh with its rounded diaphragm blades.

Features

  • EF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
  • Aperture Range: f/2.8 to 22
  • Three Aspherical & Two UD Elements
  • Subwavelength & Air Sphere Coatings
  • Ring-Type Ultrasonic Motor AF System
  • Internal Focus; Full-Time MF Override
  • Fluorine Coating on Exposed Elements
  • Dust- and Water-Resistant Construction
  • Rounded 9-Blade Diaphragm

Canon's EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Lens

Looking to take things up a notch, Canon's EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Lens embraces a revamped optical design with modern coating technologies that promise improved outer and corner sharpness along with minimal distortion and enhanced peripheral illumination. A member of Canon's legendary L series, this full-frame 16-35mm delivers outstanding image quality and a professional-grade durability. It also offers a fast and constant f/2.8 maximum aperture for consistent performance and light transmission throughout the zoom range.

Optical Design and Coating

With the incorporation of two large diameter GMO dual surface aspherical elements and one ground aspherical element, the lens will minimize distortions throughout the zoom range as well as maintain edge-to-edge sharpness and illumination. Along with those elements, the lens utilizes two Ultra-low Dispersion glass elements which minimize chromatic aberrations. Also, it uses both a Subwavelength Coating and an Air Sphere Coating to minimize flare and ghosting.

Handling and Autofocus

In terms of handling, the 16-35mm uses a ring-type USM focusing motor combined with a high-speed CPU and optimized algorithms for lightning fast and accurate autofocus. The lens has an internal focus design and offers full-time manual focus override so users can make tweaks using the physical focusing ring regardless of mode. Along with all of this, the aperture diaphragm uses nine rounded blades to create smooth bokeh.

Professional Use and Durability

For professional use, the lens is dust- and water-resistant, using seals throughout to prevent intrusion of particles, especially when shooting in inclement weather. Additionally, it uses a fluorine coating on the exposed front and rear elements to reduce smears and make cleaning easier.

Versatility and Performance

An update to a venerable L-series zoom, the full-frame 16-35mm f/2.8 lens provides an extremely versatile range combined with a fast maximum aperture for excellent performance in a wide range of trying conditions. Version III offers an improved optical design that will provide notable improvements in outer and corner sharpness.

Designed for use with full-frame DSLRs, this optic is compatible with APS-C format cameras as well where it will provide a 25.6-56mm equivalent focal length range.

  • Constant f/2.8 maximum aperture offers consistent performance and excellent light transmission throughout the zoom range.
  • Two large-diameter GMO dual-surface aspherical elements and one ground aspherical element help to minimize distortions throughout the zoom range in order to maintain edge-to-edge sharpness and illumination.
  • Two UD lens elements are used to minimize chromatic aberration in the outer area at wide-angle; as well as eliminates color blurring around the edges of the subject, for images with high resolution and contrast.
  • Both a Subwavelength Coating (SWC) and an Air Sphere Coating (ASC) have been applied to lens elements to reduce backlit flaring and ghosting for maintained light transmission and high contrast in strong lighting conditions.
  • A ring-type Ultrasonic Motor (USM), along with an internal focusing system, high-speed CPU, and optimized AF algorithms, are employed to deliver fast, precise, and near-silent autofocus performance.
  • Full-time manual focus operation is available for fine-tuning of your focus position when working in the AF mode.
  • A weather-resistant design protects the lens from dust and moisture to enable its use in inclement conditions. Additionally, fluorine coatings have also been applied to the front and rear lens elements for further protection against fingerprints and smudging.
  • Nine rounded diaphragm blades contribute to a pleasing out of focus quality that benefits the use of shallow depth of field and selective focus techniques.

Specifications

Focal Length
16 - 35mm
Aperture
Maximum: f/2.8
Minimum: f/22
Camera Mount Type
Canon EF
Format Compatibility
35mm Film / Full-Frame Digital Sensor
Angle of View
108° 10' - 63°
Minimum Focus Distance
11.02" (28 cm)
Magnification
0.22x
Maximum Reproduction Ratio
1:4.5
Elements/Groups
16/11
Diaphragm Blades
9, Rounded

Features

Image Stabilization
Yes
Autofocus
Yes
Tripod Collar
None

Physical

Filter Thread
Front: 82 mm
Dimensions (DxL)
Approx. 3.48 x 5.02" (88.5 x 127.5 mm)
Weight
27.87 oz (790 g)