umphotography wrote in post #16734694
I have a nice copy of the 17-35. It uses 77MM filters and I dont crop that far into a pic to see the differences. Fred is in well past 150%.....WTH cares what it looks like at 150%. I dont shoot wide as much as i probably should and find that for most of my needs 24MM is plenty wide. But, for those times when i want to be wide, 17MM is very wide and I find that at F/2.8, mine is pretty dam sharp.
The other factor is costs. I got my 17-35 from a guy that just didnt know what he had. Got it 4 yrs ago for $550.00 and it was like new. So for me, $550.00 v/s $1300.00 was a no brainer
I have not upgraded since. I get great results with my older 17-35.
Thanks!
A good recommendation for me to stand pat with the old version. Besides, I like that it has 77mm filters, is smaller, reliable, and in great shape. In other words, no dramatic improvement that's enough to compel me to make a change.
However, I've seen that "Fred" review before. And it's for the older version of the 16-35mm. It's since been upgraded again!