Most people use ultrawides too sheepishly, and get crummy results with a tiny subject dwarfed in the middle of a blank frame. And it's certainly very well-built, with a solid, quality feel despite a predominantly plastic external shell.

I did use the 16-35 for a brief spell of astrophotography when I was in the hills of San Jose, California, but the 14-24 absolutely blows it away for this type of work. it will yield a similar magnification to equivalent lenses on other mounts, and will get you just as close.It works great on DX cameras, too, on which you may make the usual inferences - but the Z 16-50mm is a much more useful lens on the Z50.

features Nikon’s Silent Wave Motor (SWM) that delivers fast, smooth, silent, and accurate autofocus operation, and it has a rugged construction to withstand heavy use in the field under any conditions. With advanced optics and extensive sealing, this bright, full-frame 14-24 mm mirrorless lens is a true professional. It does have an extremely swift linear autofocus drive with a total of four motors, unlike the stepper motor drive of the Nikkor Z 14-24mm F2. I hate that, its two extra stages to your photography and makes the lens more fragile as well as slowing you down.Complementing the optical design, a stepping motor helps to realize impressively fast, accurate, and quiet autofocus performance, along with full-time manual focus override, to suit both stills and video needs. I do not see anything in the sample photos i could not get the same results with the F4 version except the little bit of extra background blur at times. And speaking of rivals, we love Canon's lineup but with the arrival of this lens, we think Nikon's Z-mount lineup is now just a little more consistent.