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: Moved me to another level....
Summary: 5 Stars
This lens is a must for those looking to shoot at another level. It is FANTASTIC!!! Thank you so much for your prompt delivery of the produce. It arrived in excellent condition, just as promised!Customer Review: Incredible Lens
Summary: 5 Stars
My boyfriend recently purchased the Canon 17-40mm as an awesome gift to me. It is my first "L" lens. I have a Canon Digital Rebel XTi (a 1.6x crop body) so this lens is pretty wide, but not ultra wide. It is a great walk-around lens, and it nicely compliments a crop camera body, though you won't get the effect of an actual ultra wide. If you want the linear distortion or super panoramas that UWA lenses can deliver, you may want to consider Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM or perhaps the Tokina AT-X116PRDXC AT-X PRO DX 11-16mm. The build quality is incredible, much more durable than my Canon 85mm 1.8 and 28-135mm. I love this lens!Customer Review: Far sharper than the 18-55mm IS lens
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this lens recently and have been very happy with it. People who say this lens is not any sharper the Canon 18-55mm IS lens either 1) have a bad copy of the 17-40mm or 2) they got an exceptionally sharp 18-55mm. My 18-55mm IS is sharp, but when comparing photos taken with both lenses, even at f/8, the 17-40mm clearly shows more detail and contrast. It is just MUCH, MUCH sharper. The quality of construction is also exceptional, and after this lens, I might opt for another L lens to replace my Sigma telephoto.
Having said this, however, there are two weaknesses with this lens:
1. No Image Stabilization. In this regard, the 18-55mm IS is superior since you will likely get a lot more non-blurry shots at night when you have to slow down your shutter speed. I myself have no problem with this since I don't intend to use the 17-40mm at night but rather my Canon SD880IS for wide-angle shots and my Canon 35mm f/2 for shots of people or moving things.
2. The missing 41-55mm focal length. I rarely use this focal length, and since I have a Canon XT, the real focal length of the 17-40 is like 27 to 65, which is more than good enough for me.
So . . . overall, I highly recommend it. But this is NOT a lens that will do everything you need a lens to do. I don't think such a lens exists, but if it did for a cropped-sensor camera, it would probably be the Canon 17-55 IS. But again, it's heavier, more expensive, and has a crappier construction. So the 17-40 is the good compromise.
Customer Review: Wide and reasonably Fast Lens
Summary: 4 Stars
Reasonably quick lens and focus, with a nice wide angle to it. This lens spent a lot of time on my camera for many events and weddings, but unfortunately I've found the lens to be a little soft, and it doesn't perform the best in low light situations. Now that I have the 24-70 lens (Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras) and the 50 prime (Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens) I'm using this lens less and less, to the point that I'm considering selling the lens off.
Pros:
Nice wide angle
Fast Focus
Cons:
A little soft
Not the best low light performance
Customer Review: overall good wide lens
Summary: 4 Stars
I use it to shoot from an elevated angle as well as for interior photos. The result were good so far. You can see the samples on my site: [...] Look for the interior pictures. Affordable good quality glass, solid built.