Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM [Archive] - Page 14 - Canon Digital Photography Forums

Rhilton4u

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 18:24

I love this lens and use it almost all the time on my landscape images. Like all superwides, the 17-40 has some pretty distinct distortion at the wider end. Sometimes software correction is the answer to make the image more real to scale. However...sometimes the effect is desired and can make the image more interesting...case in point: I think the distortion in this image actually makes it look more symmetrical:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3655/3321267056_5cbf410398_o.jpg

Another characteristic I've found is what I call "the fan-upwards effect". If you have tree limbs, linear objects, ceiling vaulting or finger-like clouds (such as the ones in this image)...the 17-40 tends to stretch these objects to the outer corners. But to me it makes the image even better.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3608/3324943807_12f41c030c_o.jpg

BIGTUFFGUY

31st of March 2009 (Tue), 22:57

1D+17-40+580EXII
http://i44.tinypic.com/x5p3bm.jpg

MichelleRae

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 09:25

Fantastic images everyone. My internet is too slow to tolerate browsing every page of this thread, but I am IN LOVE. So many of you have a wonderful talent.

I saw a few mentions of this being acceptable for portrait work. That is what I do best at this time but like the verstility to walk around and take photos as well. Will be moving to Europe in a few months and I think this would be a kick ass lens to have for the such.

So my request! Can I see some of the portrait work done with your 17-40L??

I shoot natural light right now but am learning to use a speedlite. I did see reference that lights would be needed if done indoors. Would a speedlite be an acceptable form of light?

dynastysmartparts

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 21:42

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3450/3405071505_9a74ec56f7_b.jpg

kolok

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 22:08

thanks!

here is one shot from a shoot i did yesterday

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3401157790_10b61e1598_o.jpg

You really have some sweet photos up here taken with the 17-40!! The above is evidence of that once again.

DonJuanMair

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 22:17

thanks steve! i love this lens

gary88

1st of April 2009 (Wed), 22:40

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3405215949_29ee8dcc16_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyhebding/3405215949/)

Cl!ckFoto

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 15:50

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3406944579_911113c959_b.jpg

John_TX

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 15:55

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3406944579_911113c959_b.jpg
That place is pretty nasty, I think that photo would look much better as a B&W.

lostid

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 15:56

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3584/3406944579_911113c959_b.jpg That seems to be a nasty & heavily leaked basement floor that needs some repairs. Nice shot.

Cl!ckFoto

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 16:15

thanks guys, another buddy of mine recommended i make it a B&W also. It's the bottom floor of an abandoned factory.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/3407757576_8ab95cb102_b.jpg

WhyFi

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 17:28

^^^ Nice, but you should try to clean up the CA that you can see on the trees/vines towards the edge of the frame. @ 17mm, I usually need to adjust mine about -20 for Red/Cyan and about +10 for Blue/Yellow in LightRoom2. You'll be surprised how noticeably it cleans up fine detail across the frame.

Cl!ckFoto

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 17:29

ah. i wasnt even paying attention to that. thanks for pointing it out.

DonJuanMair

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 20:52

WhyFi

2nd of April 2009 (Thu), 21:17

^^^ as long as we're talkin' about the same kind of CA - I'm talking about the kind that gets progressively worse as you move farther from the center of the frame (almost like the R, B, G portions of the image are no longer lining up right), NOT the kind from high contrast edges and usually present in fast primes... like the 50 f/1.4 :D For that, well... LR2 has a "Defringe: Highlight Edges" option... and you can try to play with the Hue, Saturation and Luminance settings for whichever color channel is giving you problems... other than that... you live with it.

TariQ.E

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 14:58

http://fc16.deviantart.com/fs43/f/2009/078/a/6/ZR1___1_by_tariqphoto.jpg

http://fc65.deviantart.com/fs42/f/2009/080/b/e/ZR1___3_by_tariqphoto.jpg

http://fc25.deviantart.com/fs42/f/2009/082/c/2/ZR1_Flying_Slowly_by_tariqphoto.jpg

fantastic lens, sharp and nice colors

Cl!ckFoto

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 15:04

after messing with this lens yesterday, all my thoughts of selling went right out the window.

Rachel B

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 15:42

So tried out my new lens in daylight for the first time today.
Taken with canon 30d, 17-40L Cheapo UV filter and the lens hood.

Mistake number one-didn't turn down the ISO from last nights self portrait DOH!

Took 50 photos, just experimenting really, and trying not to get blown away! its so beautiful outside but very very windy.

Haven't done a lot of PP, just sharpen and color and levels adjustments and cropping, any suggestions to improve are happily received!

Oh and I did something I don't normally do I let the camera auto select the focus points, rather than me manually do it.

Here are my three favorite photos from today:

1,
27mm 1/250. F11 ISO 250 I think this needs more pop
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3409286835_83fb26c1b2_o.jpg

2,
32mm 1/1000 F8 ISO 250 added vignette on this one.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3344/3410161980_590c3358e2_o.jpg

3,
17mm 1/400 F8 ISO 250
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3341/3409393165_e03b07160b_o.jpg

MichelleRae

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 18:14

Thank you for the portrait!

After some consideration I went with the 70-200L IS F/4. Since we're planning a few more safari's this June etc. I figured it made more sense for right now.

After a few more booked sessions I am totally getting my hands on the 17-40L. I'd like to hit up Victoria Falls in September or so before we leave Africa for good, and I think I'd be in heaven with that lens there!

Thanks everyone!

DonJuanMair

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 18:40

the first one looks a little under exposed to me, but the last 2 look great, you did a great job of not blowing out the sky, they look perfectly exposed.

Jman13

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 19:15

Here's one from a little while ago, right after I got my 1Ds II. This is at 17mm:

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/columbus_freedom.jpg

Rachel B

3rd of April 2009 (Fri), 19:22

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3368/3409286835_8d62f9a643_o.jpg

did a levels adjustment to try and fix the under exposure.

thanks for the comments. I was pleased with the sky on these, especially as i didn't use a cpl

DonJuanMair

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 00:08

looks better now Rachel :)

Rachel B

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 00:19

thanks levels adjustments gave it the pop it needed I think too

i_am_hydrogen

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 23:27

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3398/3413389278_ff8cf6032c_o.jpg

The Ghost of FM

4th of April 2009 (Sat), 23:32

I've had this lens for close to 3 years now and absolutely love it!

Oddly, I don't think I've ever posted anything in this thread yet so here's a fresh one, taken earlier today...

http://i66.photobucket.com/albums/h250/thefontmeister/VV4G1469copyLarge.jpg

Cheers!

oldvultureface

5th of April 2009 (Sun), 06:31

Boo doll from Monsters, Inc. 50D with 25mm Kenko tube at 40mm.

http://i735.photobucket.com/albums/ww357/oldvultureface/IMG_2151.jpg

CameraBuff

6th of April 2009 (Mon), 19:13

Here is one from last Saturday at North Avenue Beach 40D with B + W 10 stop ND

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3359/3413186788_3c20e6b884_b.jpg

lostid

6th of April 2009 (Mon), 22:26

CameraBuff - very nice shot. Can you share the brand of the filter used?

dbdors

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 08:43

CameraBuff - very nice shot. Can you share the brand of the filter used?
Looks like he said, "B&W 10 Stop ND", like this one: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/sitem/sku=8120&is=REG (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/sitem/sku=8120&is=REG)

BronxFireGuy

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 17:04

I just bought this lens this past friday, and I love it. Quick question, I'm pretty sure I saw there was a way to fix the distortion in PS, is there a way to do this in LR2? Or am I day dreaming?

WhyFi

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 19:33

kansascityshuffle

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 22:17

I bought this lens recently, and before I ever used it i bought a 5D. Being as wide as it is on FF, I was going to resell it...

Well, I finally got a chance to use it today. The colors that this lens reproduces are absolutely stunning. I've yet to see a lens pick up the wonderful shades that this guy does. Couple that with how sharp it is, and being that I would only get <$600 for it, I don't think I'll ever see a reason to get rid of it.

I wish I would have known how good it was a long time ago...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3576/3421328483_7fb9db0bd4_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3561/3422131588_cf3bcc326d_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3421321987_21da26761a_b.jpg

John_TX

7th of April 2009 (Tue), 23:25

gary88

8th of April 2009 (Wed), 00:00

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/3423212700_7026147c3c_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/garyhebding/3423212700/)

kansascityshuffle

8th of April 2009 (Wed), 07:30

Nice shots! Did you use a CPL in any of these?

Thanks! No CPL on any of them...I didn't have it with me. I only edited these really quickly in LR2, and just bumped up the contrast, saturation, etc.

This lens really seems to soak up colors like I've never seen before.

DonJuanMair

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 02:19

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3370/3425265735_27efd93392_o.jpg

binlerne

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 03:49

Anyone wanna sell theirs? Trying to get one soon for an upcoming trip and BH and Adorama are closed.

WhyFi

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 07:01

Anyone wanna sell theirs? Trying to get one soon for an upcoming trip and BH and Adorama are closed.

KEH (http://www.keh.com/OnLineStore/home.aspx) (haven't shopped there, myself, but lots of positive feedback on the forums) currently has them new and used, from $569 - $700.

Cmizzle

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 09:38

DonJuanMair, rig shots are still dope.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3561/3422885832_371644798d_b.jpg

Madweasel

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 10:00

DonJuanMair, rig shots are still dope.

For the non-American-speakers among us, is that good?

i_am_hydrogen

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 11:26

Nice shot, gary88. Is that on Halsted by the Smoke Shack?

gary88

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 11:52

Nice shot, gary88. Is that on Halsted by the Smoke Shack?

Thanks. And yeah, it's right next to it.

DonJuanMair

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 12:40

thanks cmizzle!

Madweasel

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 12:41

thanks cmizzle!
If you're pleased he said that, it must be good!

DonJuanMair

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 12:53

:)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dope

Madweasel

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 14:40

:)

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=dope
Thanks! I'm so square.

Jman13

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 14:44

This is from a couple weeks ago. @ f/7.1 on 1DsII:

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/winged_glory2.jpg

Cmizzle

9th of April 2009 (Thu), 14:58

For the non-American-speakers among us, is that good?
Yes it means good. haha

dannygt

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 08:29

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/dannytaillon/ffss.jpg

mrw1004

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 12:59

Hello,

Should have got this lens months ago when I picked up my 5D from a friend but didnt and had to pay the 25% UK price hike but found a very nice camera shop which took my 70-200mm F4 in part-exchange (after looking at a year of my shots only time I use a tele is the zoo and my 400D and 55-250 IS works great for that).

This is the first shot after leaving the camera shot

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3647/3428996542_93e3978981.jpg

now I can play as well :)

Matt-l

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 13:00

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3428332871_e330375b21.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3306/3427993160_f656c4173e.jpg?v=0

BIGTUFFGUY

10th of April 2009 (Fri), 15:27

fantastic shots Matt.

WhyFi

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 11:21

One from a little while ago - trying to see how much isolation I could get towards the wide end, wide open. With the short MFD, it's pretty reasonable -

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3588/3430542028_d6840f1c7b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/3430542028/sizes/o/)

BronxFireGuy

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 13:43

^^^Not that I've seen, but if you keep it level, it's pretty good - here's one @17mm on FF, not too bad.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3464/3357143640_e0e72eeec9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/3357143640/sizes/o/)

Thanks WhyFi, I'll just have to watch it when I go wide open. Horizontal doesn't seem bad, when I go vertical with buildings you can definitely see it.

dannygt

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 22:42

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/dannytaillon/_MG_4423-3.jpg

Cmizzle

11th of April 2009 (Sat), 23:07

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3549/3433498812_d8fca797f4_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/3433518254_bd2635ddbd_b.jpg

DonJuanMair

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 00:05

last one is quality dude

Cmizzle

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 00:30

thanks Anthony

trip9

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 01:02

A couple I shot at an abandoned factory near where I live:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3552/3389503859_95f319dde9_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3596/3387967581_cfe7b98158_b.jpg

DonJuanMair

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 01:18

great shots, i love abandoned things...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3433811016_29df816161_o.jpg

i_am_hydrogen

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 02:01

At 17mm
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3594/3433726150_043a16b5e4_o.jpg

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/1327/mke2filteredpp2.jpg

gixxer

12th of April 2009 (Sun), 16:39

A couple I shot at an abandoned factory near where I live:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3552/3389503859_95f319dde9_b.jpg

Really nice shot, love the processing on this one it really has a moody feel to it.

trip9

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 12:20

Really nice shot, love the processing on this one it really has a moody feel to it.
Thanks! That was taken with my 300D, I just got my new 5D this past weekend and boy is this lens a different beast on a full frame:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3349/3436380594_d221c5cb17_b.jpg

tiarehi

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 22:28

Easter Service:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3436457313_9a97a506a7_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3436455451_d71574b6df_o.jpg

funhouse69

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 22:39

Occasionally I do some pics for a friends band. These were taken with my 40D and 17-40 f/4L Saturday night.

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/511093097_bWSFJ-XL.jpg

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/511093362_EhLud-XL.jpg

dannygt

13th of April 2009 (Mon), 23:43

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/dannytaillon/_MG_4980.jpg

underexposed

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 02:02

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3318/3432976158_3b3bd3d89c.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3315/3432161681_b88f9c18f3.jpg

Cl!ckFoto

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 02:38

danny and under-great shots. i love this lens

royv

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 16:33

The 17-40L does bokeh too! Love this lens on my 5D.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3620/3441185463_daa371daa2_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3616/3441999652_8c27616708_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3601/3441998178_910a3c553b_o.jpg

disneydork06

14th of April 2009 (Tue), 19:16

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3656/3406034459_873a204627.jpg?v=0

gary88

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 14:37

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/gheb88/IMG_0135.jpg

sesshin

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 15:35

that bokeh is pretty smooth wide open. i'm impressed

BIGTUFFGUY

15th of April 2009 (Wed), 19:06

Very nice DisneyDork!

My 17 is finally being used to it's full (framed) potential. 2 from my new 5D.

http://i42.tinypic.com/abrn6u.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/117ba1f.jpg

binlerne

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 00:34

Just got this lens yesterday, here's one of my first photos from it taken this morning.
http://www.jerrin.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=395&g2_serialNumber=2

WhyFi

16th of April 2009 (Thu), 15:34

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3300/3448243050_cfff458bc8.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/3448243050/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3409/3448242946_6a10a691f9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/3448242946/sizes/o/)

Dave-F

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 14:12

Was contemplating between the 16-35mm mk11 and the 17-40mm before seeing this thread...my mind is made up ;)

Tareq

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 17:26

Was contemplating between the 16-35mm mk11 and the 17-40mm before seeing this thread...my mind is made up ;)

Photos or price? ;)
Photos both are Excellent, price will be this lens a winner.

vinny82

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 21:05

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/dannytaillon/_MG_4980.jpg

this is awesome

Rachel B

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 21:27

How many of you use CPL filters on your lenses, do you use them when the hood is on, how deos that work with rotting the filter?

dannygt

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 21:42

this is awesome

Thanks

John_TX

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 21:52

How many of you use CPL filters on your lenses, do you use them when the hood is on, how deos that work with rotting the filter?

My filter is brass, thus it doesn't rot...but it does rotate! :p

With the supplied hood, it's simple, since that hood is so wide. However, I use a 17-55IS hood on my 17-40L, but it's still easy enough to stick your hand in from the front & rotate the filter around by gripping the front of the rotating ring (instead of the sides).

Rachel B

17th of April 2009 (Fri), 21:54

My filter is brass, thus it doesn't rot...but it does rotate! :p

With the supplied hood, it's simple, since that hood is so wide. However, I use a 17-55IS hood on my 17-40L, but it's still easy enough to stick your hand in from the front & rotate the filter around by gripping the front of the rotating ring (instead of the sides).

oops lol yes I didnt mean rotting (long day for me today)

Thanks for the info too

vinny82

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 06:36

Thanks

can we see a before PP picture? :p

dannygt

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 10:39

can we see a before PP picture? :p

Sure,

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/dannytaillon/_MG_4980-1.jpg

Dave-F

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 14:59

Photos or price? ;)
Photos both are Excellent, price will be this lens a winner.

This lens will save me heaps of cash plus I don't think I would be using the extra stop much anyway

Tareq

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 15:22

This lens will save me heaps of cash plus I don't think I would be using the extra stop much anyway

OK, it is up to you, no harm to get this lens, seems many have this lens more than 16-35L due to price, and as you said, maybe many are not looking for low light and extra stop.

i_am_hydrogen

18th of April 2009 (Sat), 22:41

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3367/3453818683_1e7fe31862_o.jpg

Dave-F

19th of April 2009 (Sun), 15:20

Oh yes...brings back memories. I was in the windy city back in 1979 and again in 1981 while touring the states...my favourite city.

i_am_hydrogen

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 20:29

^You're welcome back anytime.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3539/3461277820_37db6cff75_o.jpg

Moooney

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 20:34

first time out with the lens. this is the only decent shot i got, but that had little to do with the lens. :)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v89/Mooney/IMG_4937_2.jpg

WhyFi

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 20:54

Both are @ 17mm, f/11, interior church shot was an 8 sec exposure -

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3121/3460152321_85f49df133.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/3460152321/sizes/o/)

And I posted a couple different compositions of the same church in the 5D Classic thread, but I Like this one, too -

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3458671283_84ee41023c.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/3458671283/sizes/o/)

lostid

20th of April 2009 (Mon), 21:59

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3479/3461530010_e79ebdfd2f_b.jpg

Bas

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 15:57

Kinda small, but had to resize it for another forum ...

http://www.bassius.nl/Pics/got/IMG_9284-2.jpg

Very large pic can be found here (http://www.bassius.nl/Pics/IMG_9284.jpg) it has a little bit less contrast though, it's an earlier version of the small pic.

Cl!ckFoto

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 16:38

ugggggggggggggggggh. just sold my copy.

WhyFi

22nd of April 2009 (Wed), 19:37

ugggggggggggggggggh. just sold my copy.
D'oh!

Are you going all primes, or something? If some kind soul were to give me a 17 TS-E, I could say goodbye to my 17-40, but not otherwise!

nicksan

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 00:05

Decided to "downgrade" my 16-35L MKII to the 17-40L.
This is the third time around for me and this lens.
I did it mainly because I bought a 5D MKII, and a lens in this range would be a specialty lens for my shooting style.

Anyways, got it today. Just messing around with one of my cats...

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v7/p995189189-4.jpg

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v7/p671119097-5.jpg

dannygt

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 01:14

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/dannytaillon/_MG_5855.jpg

KingoftheHill

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 02:29

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3547/3439130969_c9e34abb0e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3323/3440836226_50ab847c3a_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3358/3439177640_34ab7d8276_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3635/3400897208_d70c347b93_b.jpg

tiarehi

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 03:34

Sunday Downtown walk:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3641/3458025629_54a9171e31_o.jpg

Cmizzle

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 08:19

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3343/3448514955_717a103792_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3613/3449332028_370f3c0cb4_b.jpg

DonJuanMair

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 12:43

i wish he had a little more light on the left of his face dude....it looks too dark

Cl!ckFoto

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 14:47

D'oh!

Are you going all primes, or something? If some kind soul were to give me a 17 TS-E, I could say goodbye to my 17-40, but not otherwise!
It was a decision i made based on need. that was my second time around with the 17-40 and to be honest i was at the short end of it most of the time anyway so im not gonna forget the idea of a prime in that range but having the ability to get some zoom was nice if i needed it. i've been eyeing the 15/2.8 fisheye lately.:cool:

funhouse69

23rd of April 2009 (Thu), 19:06

I took this today of the cool sky messing around with a Grad ND Filter

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/519391806_sa7uo-XL.jpg

Treat me like a tourist

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 19:15

A few from NYC last week. This lens is awesome on FF- all taken on a 5d.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3574/3468794231_fae6e3dfd7_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3562/3466357635_e18378289e_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3543/3469678888_088e23db1e_b.jpg

i_am_hydrogen

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 20:38

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3472234476_280f791f0d_o.jpg

Mike55

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 22:40

I took this today of the cool sky messing around with a Grad ND Filter

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/519391806_sa7uo-XL.jpg

You should give Lightroom 2 a shot. It does that for you, but without any IQ loss via use of filters. This would have been pretty easy to do in that app.

The Ghost of FM

24th of April 2009 (Fri), 23:07

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3573/3472234476_280f791f0d_o.jpg
Absolutely love that shot! :cool:

Cheers!

WhyFi

25th of April 2009 (Sat), 07:35

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3472399865_242f769b3e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/3472399865/)

tomhide

25th of April 2009 (Sat), 10:27

Taken with 5D :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3335/3471426489_a85bb95f26.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomhide/3471426489/in/photostream/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3580/3472239074_e242b7de51.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomhide/3472239074/)

J-B

25th of April 2009 (Sat), 13:44

Great Tom!

A lot of excellent photos on your flickr also.

tomhide

25th of April 2009 (Sat), 17:53

Thanks J-B :)

nicksan

26th of April 2009 (Sun), 01:34

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p534611569-5.jpg

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v7/p92520855-5.jpg

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v8/p271907730-4.jpg

Sydor25

26th of April 2009 (Sun), 02:55

http://sydor25.com/Pictures/SD_Skyline_4.23_Night-281.jpg

packham

26th of April 2009 (Sun), 05:32

Awesome shots!

i_am_hydrogen

27th of April 2009 (Mon), 12:21

Absolutely love that shot! :cool:

Cheers!

Thanks a lot.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3475210180_1fefb04164_o.jpg

WhyFi

27th of April 2009 (Mon), 14:53

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3379/3475210180_1fefb04164_o.jpg
Nice, as usual!

I'm curious - do you correct for perspective distortion in PP or are you very deliberate about leveling your camera?

i_am_hydrogen

27th of April 2009 (Mon), 15:29

^Both, actually. I try to rely primarily on keeping the camera level because perspective correction doesn't always produce the most appealing results. (Buildings can look squat. Portions along the edges of the photo can be cropped out.) There are times, however, when I want to use wide-angle distortion in an artistic way. It just depends on the particular composition.

Alexey

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 16:41

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3550/3477535744_160ae1c142_o.jpg

dollei

28th of April 2009 (Tue), 22:06

^very nice!

dannygt

29th of April 2009 (Wed), 00:58

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/dannytaillon/_MG_6255.jpg

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/dannytaillon/_MG_6375.jpg

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/dannytaillon/_MG_6476.jpg

http://i388.photobucket.com/albums/oo324/dannytaillon/_MG_6760.jpg

gary88

29th of April 2009 (Wed), 23:24

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/gheb88/IMG_0344.jpg

i_am_hydrogen

30th of April 2009 (Thu), 21:35

dannygt- The crooked perspective works well in the third photo. Nice shot.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3548/3489547275_efd2a6390a_o.jpg

gary88

1st of May 2009 (Fri), 02:01

^^^ Awesome shot! Adams and Wabash brown line stop? :cool:

jasonleehl

1st of May 2009 (Fri), 04:02

Coming from my 3 day old 17-40L

http://jasonlee.smugmug.com/photos/525446549_NLvtU-L.jpg

dollei

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 04:03

picked it up today. haven't got the chance to take some real photos with it yet though :(

http://img186.imageshack.us/img186/2624/97645574.jpg

Jman13

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 10:39

Three from yesterday, shooting a restaurant that my firm designed.

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/jlui1.jpg

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/jlui2.jpg

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/jlui3.jpg

i_am_hydrogen

2nd of May 2009 (Sat), 23:04

^^^ Awesome shot! Adams and Wabash brown line stop? :cool:

Thanks, and you're exactly right. And here's what's in the opposite direction:

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3592/3496055332_acc3e12211_o.jpg

amriddell

3rd of May 2009 (Sun), 01:04

I love the chicago pics, keep 'em coming. Here's one from Wrigley. 7th inning stretch
http://adamriddellphotography.com/photos/526581930_PTbvF-M.jpg

dollei

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 03:05

Went to a meet today:

1
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3664/3499362151_1101356e30.jpg?v=0

2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3499362705_0f12bc8249.jpg?v=0

3
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3387/3500178680_0feb80be27.jpg?v=0

more pics on my flickr! :)

loving this lens already.

wbm

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 06:16

A few snaps from the Isle of Lewis, taken with 5D2:

http://photos.flybacon.com/photos/526656816_zbX8C-L.jpg
19mm, f/16, 1/15s, ISO 100

http://photos.flybacon.com/photos/526655639_EAGR9-L.jpg
17mm, f/16, 1/25s, ISO 100

http://photos.flybacon.com/photos/526654851_ieC88-L.jpg
17mm, f/8, 1/125s, ISO 100

http://photos.flybacon.com/photos/526657289_LGurS-L.jpg
17mm, f/8, 1/20s, ISO 100

Ewan

Madweasel

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 11:05

Nice shots. Number three illustrates the uneven effect of polarising the sky when using an ultrawide.

wbm

4th of May 2009 (Mon), 13:57

Nice shots. Number three illustrates the uneven effect of polarising the sky when using an ultrawide.
Thanks. The third picture is the best of a bad bunch -- I was so busy concentrating on getting the sparkles of the water with the CPL that I forgot to check the sky -- at least the dark patch is to one side on that photo, most of the others have it slap bang in the middle of the sky.

Ewan

Medic85

7th of May 2009 (Thu), 15:39

Ok, I'm sure some of you have used this on a crop body. How does this bad boy do on a 1.6x body?

I'm going back and forth over this and another wide(er) lens.

funhouse69

7th of May 2009 (Thu), 15:56

Ok, I'm sure some of you have used this on a crop body. How does this bad boy do on a 1.6x body?

I'm going back and forth over this and another wide(er) lens.

I don't have a FF body as of yet so I don't have much of a point of reference. At the same time I feel that this lens is pretty wide for a crop body. Obviously opinions vary and some others might want to look at in the 10mm range.

http://funhouse69.smugmug.com/photos/411225210_omkPM-XL.jpg

gary88

7th of May 2009 (Thu), 16:47

Ok, I'm sure some of you have used this on a crop body. How does this bad boy do on a 1.6x body?

I'm going back and forth over this and another wide(er) lens.

I love this lens on my 50D. 17mm is wide enough and 40mm is long enough for me to use it as my walkaround lens. I'd be lost without it.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/gheb88/IMG_1645.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/gheb88/IMG_1653-2.jpg

lostid

7th of May 2009 (Thu), 19:04

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3319/3510648393_0a1813d8bd_o.jpg

i_am_hydrogen

7th of May 2009 (Thu), 20:56

I'll call this one "Haunted"
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3511882022_34c68d3eba_o.jpg

i_am_hydrogen

9th of May 2009 (Sat), 12:44

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3514330066_9728343e62_o.jpg

J-B

9th of May 2009 (Sat), 15:57

great Kevin :)

thrash_273

9th of May 2009 (Sat), 18:55

recent vacation to Boracay Philippines

elfieh

9th of May 2009 (Sat), 23:19

Here are a couple of my favorites taken with my 5D:

#1
http://www.elfiehallphotography.com/IMG_7502.jpg

#2
http://www.elfiehallphotography.com/IMG_7505.jpg

Thanks for checking!

i_am_hydrogen

10th of May 2009 (Sun), 00:31

^Nice shots.

kolok

10th of May 2009 (Sun), 09:07

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3582/3514330066_9728343e62_o.jpg

Where's Batman? ;)

Nice set of photos, as always!

About the subway shot, did you choose B&W in the camera, or changed to B&W in PP?

kolok

10th of May 2009 (Sun), 09:10

Elfie, nice job on those capturing the serenity of the prairies - the bottom photo is more poignant to that effect where the road leads to the horizon. Very nice. Are those straight out the camera?

What settings did you use (metering, aperture, exposure, focus point, etc)?

Greets!