Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Customer Review: Walkaround for 40D
Summary: 5 Stars
I like many others who got their hands on a 40D considered the 28-135 for a walkaround lens. As good a lens as that is, I decided instead to opt for my first L lens - the 17-40. As soon as I had a chance to review my first photos I knew I had made the right decision. My 17-40 is incredibly sharp, the bokeh at f4 is excellent, and the colors are perfect. Obviously I lose a lot of range on the long end but gain quite a bit on the wide end. I have found it to be a good combination with the 430EX flash for inside photos (watch the white balance). Outside, it is my everyday choice for walking around, sometimes requiring me to move physically closer to subjects (that is a good thing). The 17-40 also means that my next "L" purchase will be the 70-200 f4, 70-200 f4 IS, or the near perfect 135. One of those, combined with the 17-40 and 50 1.4 will meet almost all of my needs. The 17-40 is a wonderful lens and well worth the investment, especially if you are an amateur lucky enough to have a 40D.Customer Review: Great Lens, but not sure if Gray market version
Summary: 5 Stars
Hi,
The Lens itself is really excellent. When I received it, I wasnt sure if it was a gray market or US made. I only wanted a US made lens, to avoid all the warrantly issues with the gray market. I returned the lens back to amazon, and got the exact same copy from BH.
As termns of quality, its overall excellent. The built is perfect, size not too large, and picture quality is sharp. When photographing people, I wouldnt recommend shooting at 17mm, since it distorts quiet a lot I thought. Once you get around 24mm, its excellent. For outdoors, the lens is amazing. I use it on canon 30D, and the wide angle is perfect. Obviously, if shooting with a tripod, a lower F stop will give sharper results. F11 is awesome.
I'm not really sure if amazon sells US or gray market versions, but since I couldnt find any info on the site, I decided to play it safe. I also got 70-200 F/4 and its definitely US version. The guy at BH told me, that US models have 3 serial Numbers listed in a row on the box, and Gray market versions only have two.
Canon doesn't warranty Gray market lenses, but you'll just have to pay for it.
Customer Review: Killer lens - Great performance
Summary: 5 Stars
I wanted a better lens for Wide to Standard than the EF-S one that came with my EOS 20D when I bought it. I have some other L-Series Canon zooms so I figured I would go with this one. I love it. I took it to a recent trip to Kauai with me and used it everyehere. Great pics! I took some sunset pics with this lens and it performed beautifully. No glare,great quality - recommend this lens wholeheartedly.
Only drawback is when using this lens at night with the built in flash, you need to remove the lens hood otherwise you get a dark shadow on the bottom of the pic. Have not tried using it with my hot shoe flash yet though.
Customer Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had no disappointments with the 17-40 f/4L. Excellent colours, fast but not super fast however the sturdy construction is what made me choose it over the 17-55 f/2.8 IS. I didn't want an EF-S lens as I have dreams of the 5D (shooting with the 40D now) and wanted lenses that could fit a full frame. If you don't shoot a ton of motion, want a sturdier construction for travel (I travel alot) and to save $350, go with the 17-40 f/4L. Customer Review: overrated
Summary: 2 Stars
This is my first L lens. I own a Canon 50 f1/8 and also a 100 f2, both
fixed length lenses. My rating is not so much to say that this is a bad
lens because it's not. For 600+ dollars it is just extremely average. I
would recommend looking at aftermarket lenses before buying this one.
You could save a lot of money.