topeju
29th of June 2004 (Tue), 14:39
Whee, one more candidate for the L team. I just placed an order at AC Foto (http://www.ac-foto.de/) in Germany for the Canon EF 17-40 f/4 L. Even with shipping, AC Foto was well over 100 euros cheaper than the stores in Finland.
I had been considering a wide-angle lens for my 10D for quite some time, but after I did a quick study of 2500 of my latest photos I found that almost 1/2 of them were shot at the widest angle I have available at the moment (28 mm on my 28-135). A further study of a random selection of 20 photos taken at 28 mm showed that I had had to frame too tightly in several images.
I also considered the 16-35 f/2.8L, but it was way too expensive. The Sigma 17-35/2.8-4.0 would have been cheaper, but I've read in various places that the Canon is sharper. Also, with the problems I've had with my Sigma 70-200/2.8, I'm a bit reluctant to buy more Sigma lenses. The Sigma 12-24 and 15-30 were also on my short list, but I decided against the former because I would have to switch lenses too often, and the 15-30 is the same price as the Canon, and I felt I don't really need the extra 2 mm in the wide end - sooner or later, I'll probably end up buying a DSLR with a crop factor less than 1.6x anyway.
I was rather surprised at how easily I was able to sell the new purchase to my wife. I just outlined showed her the image statistics referred to above, explained how much I need a wide-angle lens, and listed the alternatives, starting at the 16-35. :-)
I hope the lens is delivered soon - in a week and a half I will be at a convention, and expect the lens to be very handy there. I don't think it'll get here that fast though, but one can always wish...
I had been considering a wide-angle lens for my 10D for quite some time, but after I did a quick study of 2500 of my latest photos I found that almost 1/2 of them were shot at the widest angle I have available at the moment (28 mm on my 28-135). A further study of a random selection of 20 photos taken at 28 mm showed that I had had to frame too tightly in several images.
I also considered the 16-35 f/2.8L, but it was way too expensive. The Sigma 17-35/2.8-4.0 would have been cheaper, but I've read in various places that the Canon is sharper. Also, with the problems I've had with my Sigma 70-200/2.8, I'm a bit reluctant to buy more Sigma lenses. The Sigma 12-24 and 15-30 were also on my short list, but I decided against the former because I would have to switch lenses too often, and the 15-30 is the same price as the Canon, and I felt I don't really need the extra 2 mm in the wide end - sooner or later, I'll probably end up buying a DSLR with a crop factor less than 1.6x anyway.
I was rather surprised at how easily I was able to sell the new purchase to my wife. I just outlined showed her the image statistics referred to above, explained how much I need a wide-angle lens, and listed the alternatives, starting at the 16-35. :-)
I hope the lens is delivered soon - in a week and a half I will be at a convention, and expect the lens to be very handy there. I don't think it'll get here that fast though, but one can always wish...