Should I or should I not buy Canon 16-35L? -- Canon Lenses in photography-on-the.net forums

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Nov 02, 2008 04:09 | #1

I sold the Canon 17-55mm 2.8 IS, five days after I bought it. It handle flare like ****. Have a look;

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I can show you more pictures if you want, the one above is worst.

I went in to the local camera shop and spoke with the guys about the flare problem. He told me they have used Canon 16-35mm II 2.8 for sale. The condition is A+ and it comes with a B+W UV filter and hood. The price is 10000 Swedish kronor ($1265). A brand new cost $1650 without filter.

Should I buy it or should I spend my money on another lens/lenses? I will use it mainly for concerts. I have a Canon 40D.

I need to decide before 6pm tomorrow.

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Nov 02, 2008 04:44 | #2

Yeh, the 17-55 is a bit of a pig at handling flare, other than that its superb...

I'm not sure if the 16-35 would be much better...but $400 off the new II version sounds pretty damn good so long as you can check it over really good and test it out on your camera fully..

If it were me, and I had the money, I'd spring for it only because I'm heavily thinking a good move to FF....

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Nov 02, 2008 04:51 | #3

Go for it! I've used one a few times and its a beautiful thing.

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Nov 02, 2008 05:05 | #4

I went in to the local camera shop and spoke with the guys about the flare problem. He told me they have used Canon 16-35mm II 2.8 for sale. The condition is A+ and it comes with a B+W UV filter and hood. The price is 10000 Swedish kronor ($1265). A brand new cost $1650 without filter.

Hi blur07, which is the camera shop you talk about? Address in Stockholm? Thanks. CIB.

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Nov 02, 2008 05:51 | #5

Must be such a good deal cfibanez wants to beat you too it!

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Nov 02, 2008 06:32 | #6

cfibanez wrote in post #6607471

Hi blur07, which is the camera shop you talk about? Address in Stockholm? Thanks. CIB.

It's a shop in my hometown in Värmland.

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Nov 02, 2008 06:37 as a reply to @ blur07's post | #7

it looks very sharp.

just wondering, did you use a filter on it? that could have been the problem.

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Nov 02, 2008 07:07 | #8

Jaetie wrote in post #6607739

it looks very sharp.

just wondering, did you use a filter on it? that could have been the problem.

It might have contributed, but the 17-55 is a notoriously bad lens when it comes to flare control

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Nov 02, 2008 08:16 | #9

Jaetie wrote in post #6607739

it looks very sharp.

just wondering, did you use a filter on it? that could have been the problem.

I did, a Hoya HMC UV filter

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Nov 03, 2008 06:29 | #10

I bought it!

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Nov 03, 2008 07:30 as a reply to @ blur07's post | #11

alright! go shoot with it and let us know how you think.

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Nov 03, 2008 08:14 | #12

You probably don't wanna hear this but i think that flare actually looks really good. Adds a bit to the photo. Would love to see some results from the 16-35 though.

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Nov 03, 2008 08:15 as a reply to @ mrfourcows's post | #13

The filter probably had something to do with it but......

Those flares look like they would be pretty easy to clone/heal out. Any lens is going to flare a little bit with a bright light like that, these don't look so bad apart from the big green one, but that is the easiest one to fix.

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Nov 03, 2008 08:57 | #15

Good work Blur!

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