Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L USM

Key specs

Focal length

16–35 mm

Max aperture

f/2.8

Mount

Canon EF

Close focus

0.28 m

Filter thread

77 mm

Weight

600 g

From the manufacturer

Mount

Canon EF

Marketed

December 2001

Filter

77 mm

Min focus

0.28 m

Size

83.5 x 103 mm (dia x length)

Weight

600 g

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Field of view by sensor

Full frame

96.7° – 54.4° horizontal · frames like 16 mm – 35 mm on full frame

Super 35

75.8° – 39.2° horizontal · frames like 23.1 mm – 50.6 mm on full frame

Micro Four Thirds

56.8° – 27.8° horizontal · frames like 33.3 mm – 72.8 mm on full frame

What it goes on

• Canon EF camerasNativeALEXA 265, ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF, Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 +14 more
• Sony E camerasElectronic adapterRonin 4D-6K, Ronin 4D-8K, Alpha 1 II, Alpha 7 IV +13 more

  Metabones EF-E Smart Adapter · Sigma MC-11. Iris control and IS work; autofocus works on most lenses but is slower than native, and continuous video AF is hit-and-miss.

• Canon RF camerasElectronic adapterEOS C400, EOS C50, EOS C70, EOS C80 +10 more

  Canon Mount Adapter EF-EOS R · Canon Drop-In Filter Adapter (VND). Canon's own adapter: EF lenses behave natively, and the drop-in version adds a variable ND behind the lens.

• L-Mount camerasElectronic adapterCinema Camera 6K, PYXIS 12K, PYXIS 6K, Ronin 4D-6K +6 more

  Sigma MC-21. Iris and single-shot AF work; no continuous AF in video.

• Micro Four Thirds camerasElectronic adapterMicro Studio Camera 4K G2, Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Lumix BGH1, Lumix GH6 +1 more

  Metabones EF-MFT Smart Adapter · Viltrox EF-M1. Iris control works; AF is slow. Remember the 2x crop — or use a Speed Booster.

• Nikon Z camerasElectronic adapterKOMODO-X 6K S35, V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV, V-RAPTOR XE

  Fringer EF-NZ · Techart TZC-01. Third-party electronic adapters — iris and AF work with most lenses, firmware dependent.

• Leica M camerasWith adapter· by flange mathsALEXA 265, ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF, Ronin 4D-6K +1 more

  16.2 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

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