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Sony FE 16-35mm F4

Stabilized full-frame wide zoom, common pick for vlogging and B-roll. Summarised automatically from public product information.

Creators cited with it
3
From 15 reports.
First cited
October 2019
By Potato Jet. Last reported .
Reviewers
Praised for sharpness and autofocus
From 2 reviews. What they said

$1,298.00

Checked Oct 5, 2026. Verify at the retailer.

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Creators cited with this

  • Potato JetYouTube, 1.1M followers
    “Wide Lens | 16-35 f/4 OSS”
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    • “Vlogging Sony Lens | 16-35 f/4 OSS”
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    • “I have a 16-35 F/4 lens on here. The reason why I go for the F/4, which may not be as fast as the F/2.8 is because there's optical image stabilization in the lens.”
      Watch the video at 12:27
    • “$998 16-35 f/4 OSS”
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    • “So far we've been using the 16 to 35 F4 which is my kind of go-to vloglense but swung by the room, swapped it out for the 35 to 150 and opens up to F2 point.”
      Watch the video at 6:53
    • “All right let's try balancing this full frame a74 on here I have the 16 to 35 F4 all right looks like we're in business”
      Watch the video at 4:34
    • “Now this is Sony 16-35 F 4, and it's a fairly compact lens.”
      Watch the video at 5:19
    • “Usually I'm shooting on a 16 to 35 F4 which does have optical image stabilization and I usually pair that with the ibis and active image stabilization”
      Watch the video at 9:40
    • “Let's try this Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K. with this 16-35 f4 lens.”
      Watch the video at 5:55
  • Chris HauYouTube, 616K followers
    “So this is an S five mark 2 16 35 F four lens, and the little road go micro.”
    Watch the video at 2:47
  • Brandon LiYouTube, 688K followers
    “I have the 16 to 35 F4 lens on it I'm zoomed in to 24 millimeters at F4”
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    4 more reports from Brandon Li
    • “I've had this lens for quite a while I've used it on the a7r ii a7 r3 a7s a7s2 and now I'm using it on the a7s3 this is a great full frame lens and it's rare in Sony's lineup because it has optical image stabilization”
      Watch the video at 3:51
    • “Sony FE 16-35mm F4”
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    • “…so yeah when I Auto tuned it with an even heavier lens like the 1635 F 4 I found that two of the axis I think it was the tilt axis and the roll axis were at a hundred after Auto tuning”
      Watch the video at 1:21
    • “16-35mm lens”
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What reviewers say

Based on 2 reviews (0 press, 2 video), newest December 2022

What YouTube reviews of the Sony FE 16-35mm F4 judged, by what buyers compare. Open any line for the quotes behind it.

Where it shines

  • Sharpness
  • Autofocus
  • Size & weight
  • Value
  • SharpnessRated highly: Reviewers rate it highly.Corner-to-corner sharp at 16mm, slight 35mm softness noted2 reviews›

    Praise (3)

    • “the edge sharpness i'm getting with this lens is very pleasing”

      VideoTheCameraStoreTV, Dave · March 2022Watch at 6:48

    • “corner to corner at 16 mil it's incredibly sharp and i'm really pleased by that”

      VideoTheCameraStoreTV, Dave · March 2022Watch at 2:21

    • “this lens is damn sharp so sharp in fact that in many cases at an equivalent F4 aperture the power Zoom is just as sharp if not sharper than the G master in some cases which is just insane”

      VideoPat Kay · December 2022Watch at 3:57

    Complaints (1)

    • “at 35 it does fall off just a little bit”

      VideoTheCameraStoreTV, Dave · March 2022Watch at 2:27

  • Rendering & bokehNot covered by enough reviews
  • AutofocusRated highly: Reviewers rate it highly.Fast, snappy autofocus with well-corrected focus breathing2 reviews›

    Praise (3)

    • “sony has done a great job of making the focus breathing very well corrected on this lens”

      VideoTheCameraStoreTV, Dave · March 2022Watch at 2:47

    • “i am finding the autofocus is very quick as well this is very snappy”

      VideoTheCameraStoreTV, Dave · March 2022Watch at 4:44

    • “the insanely fast autofocus”

      VideoPat Kay · December 2022Watch at 6:57

  • Size & weightRated highly: Reviewers rate it highly.Surprisingly small, light, well-balanced at 353 grams2 reviews›

    Praise (3)

    • “i was very pleasantly surprised by how small and light it is”

      VideoTheCameraStoreTV, Dave · March 2022Watch at 0:43

    • “it comes in at 353 grams which is very light and really well balanced on a camera like this”

      VideoTheCameraStoreTV, Dave · March 2022Watch at 0:45

    • “that's two-thirds of the physical length of the lens at almost half of the weight and when considering the optical performance of this lens that's just incredible”

      VideoPat Kay · December 2022Watch at 6:17

  • Build & handlingNot covered by enough reviews
  • ValueRated highly: Reviewers rate it highly.Near G Master quality at roughly half the price2 reviews›

    Praise (3)

    • “this is going to be the first full frame consistent aperture zoom lenses that doesn't cost like four or five thousand dollars right off the start so that's a pretty pretty nice feature right there”

      VideoTheCameraStoreTV, Dave · March 2022Watch at 5:15

    • “priced at 1 200 USD it's an incredible one thousand dollars cheaper than the G Master almost half price and it gets the majority of the way in terms of quality”

      VideoPat Kay · December 2022Watch at 1:04

    • “this lens has almost G Master Level quality at a g level price”

      VideoPat Kay · December 2022Watch at 12:34

A criterion needs at least two reviews from different sources before it gets a verdict.

Price history

  • Oct 5, 2026$650.04
  • Sep 27, 2026$1,298.00
  • Sep 17, 2026$998.00

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