Canon EF 16-35 mm f/2.8L III : meilleur zoom grand angle ?

Récement, le fameux site américain Lens Rental a testé le dernier Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8 L USM III… Leurs conclusions sont que ce zoom serait le meilleur zoom grand angle actuel. Rien que cela ! Lire ce petit extrait pour vous en convaincre :

« This summary is quick and simple. From a resolution standpoint, the Canon 16-35mm f/2.8 Mk III is the best f/2.8 wide-angle zoom available. You might be better served with the f/4 IS and some money in your pocket. There are also some very good wide-angle f/2.8 zooms available from third party manufacturers that are a lot less expensive and might offer more bang-for-the-buck. But if your style of photography needs the highest resolution you can get with a wide-angle lens, well this is it. I don’t use a wide-angle zoom all that often, but when I do, it will be this one. »

Voire également ici le test de Digital Picture, tout aussi dithyrambique :

« Prepare to be impressed: The Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L III USM Lens delivers outstanding image quality, far surpassing its predecessor, in a very well built, great-to-use lens that features a range of focal lengths that I consider a critical part of most full frame (and many APS-C format) kits. The price tag is going to be a barrier for some, but serious photographers are going to find the image quality this lens delivers to be totally worth the cost. (…)

The good news is that the 16-35 f/2.8 L III sets a new benchmark in ultra-wide angle lens image quality, surpassing even the 16-35 f/4L IS and the 11-24 f/4L lenses at their widest apertures. »

Bon… ça c’est fait.