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Old 22nd of April 2012 (Sun)   #1
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Noticed there have been a ton for sale lately. What's going on?
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Old 22nd of April 2012 (Sun)   #2
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Cause everybody is selling it to fund the 5D Mark III..
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IMHO the 5DM3 is a little pricey vs 5D2 and D800.
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I had one for about a week and sold it as well
It's a great lens ad all but a lot of people have the 24-70L and sometimes they want something better (like me, I funded for an 85L II instead)
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I love my 17-40 as my wide angle landscape lens.
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One of the cheaper "L" lenses. Really I consider it an entry level "L" lens, therefore once a new guy gets the "I want better" it gets sold.

"get it" haha
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probably people that are buying it on crop. i don't think i'll ever sell my 17-40 as long as i have my 5d2 because where else can you buy an UWA with L build quality and get ultra sharp pictures for 6-700$? if you need a UWA and don't necessarily need the 2.8, there's no better decision than this. but if you are buying it to replace a normal zoom on crop, look elsewhere.
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One of the cheaper "L" lenses. Really I consider it an entry level "L" lens, therefore once a new guy gets the "I want better" it gets sold.

"get it" haha
i don't agree with it being an entry level L lens. it's built and performs as well as any other L lenses (even as good as the twice as expensive 16-35 II) and only at a fraction of the price most go for.
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i don't agree with it being an entry level L lens. it's built and performs as well as any other L lenses (even as good as the twice as expensive 16-35 II) and only at a fraction of the price most go for.

Key word... price. it's an entry level L lens. No different than always seeing a bunch of 70-200 F4 nonIS lenses... it's an entry level L lens. The F4 is entry the 16-35II is the top dog and price reflects it.
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I use mine in the 7D and it's grewt
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If I had a FF body, I'd still have my 17-40. As it is, I'm going to be a crop shooter, probably for life, so I sold it and got what I consider a better lens for a crop body, the 17-55 f2.8.
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Why do you think it's better? What do you use it for?
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I got rid of two of them.

Good for the price, but my 16-35II just kills it in landscapes.
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Why do you think it's better? What do you use it for?
The 17-55 is sharper and faster than the 17-40. What else does it need to be? It's my primary lens, stays on my camera more than any other.
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I got rid of two of them.

Good for the price, but my 16-35II just kills it in landscapes.
Do you take them at F2.8?
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