... and there WILL be significant sample variation, if my (and many other people's) experiences with other Sony Zeiss lenses is anything to go by.
My 55mm FE is my second, and truly superb. The first was a total dog and focused the left at 5m when the right was at 20m.
My 35mm FE is my third and not perfect, but still extremely good almost everywhere almost all the time. The first was a dog (very soft right side) and the second had a medium soft left side and permanently squishy top left corner.
I know users of the 24-70 f4 OSS had trouble getting good copies in far too many cases and cannot see this 16-35 being any different. This is not a lens to buy mail order the day before an important trip LOL. Buying may be a 'process'.
I hear people say the 35mm FE is 'underwhelming', but assuming one is talking technically speaking (rather than the look, which is subjective) a good copy is still quite remarkable for its resolution and contrast. Mine wows me for what I shoot with it, but to hear some people talking you'd think they were different lenses and they are.
My 55mm FE is my second, and truly superb. The first was a total dog and focused the left at 5m when the right was at 20m.
My 35mm FE is my third and not perfect, but still extremely good almost everywhere almost all the time. The first was a dog (very soft right side) and the second had a medium soft left side and permanently squishy top left corner.
I know users of the 24-70 f4 OSS had trouble getting good copies in far too many cases and cannot see this 16-35 being any different. This is not a lens to buy mail order the day before an important trip LOL. Buying may be a 'process'.
I hear people say the 35mm FE is 'underwhelming', but assuming one is talking technically speaking (rather than the look, which is subjective) a good copy is still quite remarkable for its resolution and contrast. Mine wows me for what I shoot with it, but to hear some people talking you'd think they were different lenses and they are.