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: Quite possibly Canon's best Wide Angle zoom lens in this range
Summary: 5 Stars
As a photographer, I have not yet succumbed to the pleasures of having one all-around lens for landscape, people and street photography (I personally prefer single focal length prime lenses since these tend to be sharper, contrastier, and relatively more free from distortion, than zoom lenses, though zoom lens quality is now quite close to those from primes.). However, if I was interested in acquiring one lens which would allow me to photograph easily landscape, people and street scences with the flexibility of focal lengths from an ultrawide angle to nearly normal perspective, then this lens would be a superb candidate. The test reports I have read in several photography magazines, most notably in Shutterbug, and I believe, Popular Photography, too, have been absolutely enthusiatic in their praise for this lens. Not only is it among the cheaper lenses in Canon's superb L Series line, but it is apparently among the best. I have also met photographers who are truly quite enthusiastic about this lens's capabilities. So if you are a Canon owner seeking a superb-quality wide angle zoom lens of this range, then you shouldn't hesitate buying it soon.Customer Review: Couldn't Be More Pleased
Summary: 5 Stars
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Just about every thing that can be said about this lens already has been said, and yes it is as good as it sounds.I just received this lens yesterday, Christmas present to myself. I have drooled over this lens for six months and finally couldn't stand it any longer. Went out early this morning and took about 100 shots. It was worth the wait and the bucks. I plan to move up to a Canon 5D within the next six months or so and this will be a great lens for the full frame camera, I currently have a Canon 350D which is a good camera for the money, but I miss the full frame of 35mm film cameras.
All I can say is,if you want it, get it, you won't be sorry. This is my second L glass lens, the other is a 70-200mm f/4L USM. It looks like there will be more L glass in the future, as soon as I can scrape up the extra bucks.
Thanks Amazon for the reliable next day shipping. I have ordered a lot of camera eqipment from Amazon and they have never let me down yet.
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: Great Lens
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased this lens last year when I switched to Canon after over a decade of using Nikon SLRs exclusively. I use my digital SLR primarly for travel photography, keeping a point and shot in my computer case for day to day photos. I have used this lens for 90% of the pictures I have exposed with my digital SLR. Extremely sharp and of high quality construction. Feels like a heavy glass brick. Makes the allegedly high quality Nikon lenses I sold seem like junk. The lens feel heavy and large on the camera especially with the not-included lens hood. This lens hood is a must because that large 77mm front element seem to attract stray fingers and hard objects. After buying the lens hood separately, I found it too large to conveniently carry. I bought a non-Canon collapsible rubber hood which offer less protection but is always on the lens. While not cheap it a bargain for Canon's top-of-the-line "L" series lenses. This lens is a must-have if you're serious about taking good pictures. Throw the kits lens that comes with most digital SLRs away or just don't buy it in the first place as I did.Customer Review: So much fun in the studio
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this lens with a specific usage in mind: I wanted a lens which would allow me flexibility in my small studio to take wide shots without my back pinned to the wall to get the whole subject in the picture. This lens accomplishes that task with ease. The close focus distance is very useful as well and it allows me to walk around the room, stick my camera up close for great, tight portraits, or back away and get the model's whole body in focus with a pleasant cropping area left.
PROS
Wide-angle with pleasant perspective distortion at 17mm.
Rapid focusing (with sufficient light)
L-quality build
Reasonable weight and size (solid but not unwieldy)
Sharp!
Tight focal range - can get within 6-9" of a subject with the right light! makes for great perspective shots and closeups.
CONS
f/4 requires a fair amount of light. I've already struggled with this a bit.
For some reason, I keep going to the focus ring for zooming instead of the zoom ring. Something about the placement...this is pretty minor.