Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM

TheAztech wrote in post #6278552
If you are aiming to portraits I would focus on primes
50mm f/1.4
85mm f/1.8

They are not expensive and very good quality....just my 2 cents

I agree...my 85mm f/1.8 is sharp as a tack and nails the colors perfectly every time. For $350, give or take, you can't go wrong.

Now back to the purpose of this thread...the 17-40L is a great lens regardless of the body you put it on. Obviously image quality improves with full frame cameras so you are only improving your situation if you go with the 17-40L now and up grade to full frame later.

I was using 10-22 and 16-35 on 350D/30D when i was in Switzerland and Paris, so both were amazing performing with each body, i am sure 17-40L is a great lens for a crop body, i use my 24-105 many times for landscapes with my 5D which is close equivalent to 15-66mm.
Don't worry much about lenses, believe me from 10mm up to say 35mm this range is ideal for most landscapes [If talking about wide].

TheAztech wrote in post #6283159

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Nice shot, enjoy your new lens

SWEET

*EDIT* your just teasing me so I will buy one of these...LOL

Canadian Techdiver wrote in post #6278314
ok I went through this thread and everyone keeps saying the 17-40 is not good for a 1.6 crop.... well I own a 1.6 crop... the 30D. I am trying to consider my frist L lens and really debating where to go...of course I looked at this...it is a bit cheaper...

I want to upgrade to a 5D but I don't see that happening for at least 1.5-2 years...

With that said...what would you L lens people suggest for a 30D....? If this needs to be moved then so be it..

I have a 30D and have just purchased the 17-40 I find it quite wide enough. I think it would depend on just how wide you want to go. The 10-22 is a very specialised lens and I thought the 17-40 would serve me better in other areas

Got both of them and 85mm f1.8 is a real keeper for this. The focal length is best for this kind of shots. And the bokeh is quite good.

But now, let's have a look on 85mm f1.2 L. What a lense for portraiture things !

jdlloyd67 wrote in post #6278664
I agree...my 85mm f/1.8 is sharp as a tack and nails the colors perfectly every time. For $350, give or take, you can't go wrong.

Now back to the purpose of this thread...the 17-40L is a great lens regardless of the body you put it on. Obviously image quality improves with full frame cameras so you are only improving your situation if you go with the 17-40L now and up grade to full frame later.

Good sports lens too....

Tsmith wrote in post #6267270
Thanks, thats much appreciated _

Yes there is some loss in corner sharpness f/22 but its nothing to keep from using it at this aperture. Usually I'd used something around f/11 at the most for this type shot but wanted the water to appear smooth rather than waving as it actually was. So even at f/22 I still used a 3 stop ND filter. Overall still the sharpness and clarity is fine at f/22.

Super! Thanks for your reply!

wonderfull fotos

17-40 + CP

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Meaty0 wrote in post #1157604
A six shot panorama with my lovely 17-40 which I won't be parting with any time soon.

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My god Paul that is a great panorama.

I took a few shots tonight at a local walk in rememberance of 9/11

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