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You can do night sky shots with what you have. Sure F2.8 does help since it is 1 stop but it isn't that much when talking about night sky shots.I have a Tameron 17-28 F2.8 and it is by far my least used lens. I don't find landscape shots taken shorter than 24mm that necessary or really that appealing. If I need something wider than 24mm (I have the 24-105 G) to capture what I want it is easy enough to stitch several images together. When I travel and I get down to the gear that has a slight chance of being used I just can't justify the 17-28 over other gear 99% of the time.So a question back to you is, do you think you'll use the Sony 16-35 GM II enough to justify the $2000+ price or will a $500+ Tameron or $700+ Sigma both of which got very good reviews for night sky photography be easier to justify?
You can do night sky shots with what you have. Sure F2.8 does help since it is 1 stop but it isn't that much when talking about night sky shots.
I have a Tameron 17-28 F2.8 and it is by far my least used lens. I don't find landscape shots taken shorter than 24mm that necessary or really that appealing. If I need something wider than 24mm (I have the 24-105 G) to capture what I want it is easy enough to stitch several images together. When I travel and I get down to the gear that has a slight chance of being used I just can't justify the 17-28 over other gear 99% of the time.
So a question back to you is, do you think you'll use the Sony 16-35 GM II enough to justify the $2000+ price or will a $500+ Tameron or $700+ Sigma both of which got very good reviews for night sky photography be easier to justify?
