Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 G review
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Written by Gordon Laing
Quality
To test the optical quality of the lens I shot the detailed New York skyline at three different focal lengths and at every aperture, first at its widest focal length of 16mm, then mid-way at 35mm, before the longest 55mm. Here’s the view at 16mm and I’ll show you crops from the areas marked by the red rectangles.
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-main](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-main-945x630.jpg)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f2-8](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f2-8.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 16mm f2.8 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f4](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f4.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 16mm f4 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f5-6](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f5-6.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 16mm f5.6 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f8](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f8.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 16mm f8 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f11](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f11.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 16mm f11 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f16](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f16.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 16mm f16 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f22](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-16mm-f22.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 16mm f22 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 G sharpness at 35mm
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-main](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-main-945x630.jpg)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f2-8](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f2-8.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 35mm f2.8 (centre crop on left, corner crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f4](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f4.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 35mm f4 (centre crop on left, corner crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f5-6](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f5-6.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 35mm f5.6 (centre crop on left, corner crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f8](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f8.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 35mm f8 (centre crop on left, corner crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f11](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f11.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 35mm f11 (centre crop on left, corner crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f16](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f16.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 35mm f16 (centre crop on left, corner crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f22](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-35mm-f22.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 35mm f22 (centre crop on left, corner crop on right)
Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 G sharpness at 55mm
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-main](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-main-945x630.jpg)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f2-8](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f2-8.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 55mm f2.8 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f4](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f4.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 55mm f4 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f5-6](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f5-6.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 55mm f5.6 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f8](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f8.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 55mm f8 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f11](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f11.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 55mm f11 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f16](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f16.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 55mm f16 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
![sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f22](https://www.cameralabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sony-e-16-55mm-f2-8-55mm-f22.jpg)
Above: Sony E 16-55mm f2.8 at 55mm f22 (corner crop on left, centre crop on right)
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