The EF 16-35mm 2.8L USM lens is a professional wide-angle

Wide-angle lens

From a design perspective, a wide angle lens is one that projects a substantially larger image circle than would be typical for a standard design lens of the same focal length; this enables either large tilt & shift movements with a view camera, or lenses with wide fields of view.More informally,...

 lens

Photographic lens

A camera lens is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically.While in principle a simple convex lens will suffice, in...

 made by Canon Inc.

Canon Inc.

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  It replaced the EF 17-35mm 2.8L USM

Canon EF 17-35mm lens

The Canon EF 17-35mm 2.8 lens was a wide-angle zoom lens made by Canon Inc.. It was replaced by the Canon EF 16-35mm lens.-External links:* *...

 lens, which had itself replaced the EF 20-35 2.8L

Canon EF 20-35mm lens

The EF 20-35mm lens is a wide-angle lens made by Canon Inc., with an EF mount. There are two models, an L-series 2.8L and a consumer-grade 3.5-4.5.-Table:-Successor lenses:The 20-35mm lens was followed by two other L-series ultra-wide lenses:...

 lens.

The lens has an EF

Canon EF lens mount

Introduced in 1987, the EF lens mount is the standard lens mount on the Canon EOS family of SLR film and digital cameras. EF stands for "Electro-Focus": automatic focusing on EF lenses is handled by a dedicated electric motor built into the lens...

 mount to work with the EOS

Canon EOS

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 line of cameras. Other than the front element, it is sealed against dust and water, and features a diaphragm which remains nearly circular from to 5.6.

The EF 16-35mm 2.8L USM was replaced by the EF 16-35mm 2.8L II USM early in 2007. The main change saw the lens adopt a new optical design featuring 16 elements in 12 groups. Other changes include a 35g increase in weight, a larger 82mm filter diameter and a longer length.

The new model II lens has garnered favorable to excellent reviews, and has been used in independent feature films like Marianne

Marianne (2011 film)

Marianne is a 2011 Swedish horror film, directed by Filip Tegstedt, that premiered at the 2011 Fantasia International Film Festival on 2 August 2011....

 which was shot using a Canon EOS 7D.

Similar lenses

The EF 16-35mm 2.8L II USM is Canon's top-end ultra-wide zoom.

• EF 20-35mm 2.8L
  Canon EF 20-35mm lens
  The EF 20-35mm lens is a wide-angle lens made by Canon Inc., with an EF mount. There are two models, an L-series 2.8L and a consumer-grade 3.5-4.5.-Table:-Successor lenses:The 20-35mm lens was followed by two other L-series ultra-wide lenses:...
  
   was Canon's first wide angle zoom lens and precedes the 16-35mm.
• EF 17-35mm f/2.8L USM replaced the aforementioned 20-35 and was in turn replaced by the original 16-35.
• EF 17-40mm 4L
  Canon EF 17-40mm lens
  The EF 17-40mm 4L USM lens is a wide-angle lens made by Canon Inc.The lens has an EF mount to work with the EOS line of cameras. Other than the front element, it is sealed against dust and water, and features a diaphragm which remains nearly circular from 4 to 8.-Audience:The 17-40mm is the least...
  
   is still L-class but one stop slower and less expensive.
• EF 20-35mm 3.5-4.5 USM
  Canon EF 20-35mm lens
  The EF 20-35mm lens is a wide-angle lens made by Canon Inc., with an EF mount. There are two models, an L-series 2.8L and a consumer-grade 3.5-4.5.-Table:-Successor lenses:The 20-35mm lens was followed by two other L-series ultra-wide lenses:...
  
   is consumer-level: significantly lower quality and less expensive.
• EF-S 10-22mm 3.5-4.5 USM
  Canon EF-S 10-22mm lens
  The Canon EF-S 10-22mm 3.5-4.5 USM lens is a wide to ultra-wide angle zoom lens for Canon digital single-lens reflex cameras with a Canon EF-S lens mount....
  
   has an effective angle of view
  Angle of view
  In photography, angle of view describes the angular extent of a given scene that is imaged by a camera. It is used interchangeably with the more general term field of view....
  
   of 16-35mm due to the 1.6x crop factor
  Crop factor
  In digital photography, a crop factor is related to the ratio of the dimensions of a camera's imaging area compared to a reference format; most often, this term is applied to digital cameras, relative to 35 mm film format as a reference. In the case of digital cameras, the imaging device would be a...
  
  . It can only be mounted to cameras that support the EF-S format and is slower and less expensive.

External links

• Canon EF 16-35mm 2.8L USM