Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens USA

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

This is a fantastic L lens, especially for full frame bodies. It provides a great super wide angle for full frame cameras which is great for landscapes, cityscapes, real estate, etc. If you're using it for that purpose, you really don't need the f/2.8 of the 16-35 and can save yourself quite a lot of money.

As to be expected, the L lens has exceptional quality, fast ring USM focusing motor, and comes with a lens hood and pouch. It can be used as a everyday walk around lens on a crop body, but if you can afford it, I would suggest the canon 17-55 instead.

In summary, fantastic lens for full frame bodies when needing that super wide angle.

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

use it for landscapes. Great IQ, like it very much

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

Tested as sharp as my 16-35mm II 2.8 L, but lighter and much less expensive. Much sharper than the first version 16-35mm L.

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

Good: L serries, 77 mm...
Not good: No

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

Wonderful wide angle of view, more than was expected. Little distortion. Perfect for capturing wide scenes/

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

Good image quality across the scale. Well built and weather resistant. Good color reproduction. Not too heavy and balances well with a 7D.Small amount of vignette with a GND filter, but nothing to complain about. Good all purpose lens.

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

This is a great affordable lens. The images are sharp. I love the ultra wide angle. Fantastic for landscape.

I just wish that the aperture was larger than f/4.

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This is the best group portrait lens I own. It's a great all-purpose carry around lens.

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

I needed to replace my Tokina 12-24 with a new zoom lens that roughly covered the same general focal length range. Staying with the Canon L-Series line, my two choices were the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L and the EF 17-40mm f/4L f/4.0. I couldn't justify the twice the cost 16-35 and went with the 17-40 lens instead. I am very happy with the purchase of this lens and I feel that, for the price, I now have a great lens. The only downside is the loss of 5mm combined with smaller sensors on my Mark II and 7D bodies. The speed of the lens did not play a factor into the purchase.

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

Super Lens!
B&H, Thank you!!!

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Disclaimer - I am not a pro.

I use it on a 50d and my other lenses are a 70-200 F4 IS L and 50mm F1.4.

I wanted something that took decent wide angle shots and couldn't find a prime lens that was similar in quality to my 50mm-- the 14mmf2.8 and 24mm f1.4 were not great value for my needs. I had a choice between 16-35f2.8, 24-70mmf2.8 and 24-105f4. I chose this lens as the best compromise between price and quality for my needs.

The picture quality is much better than the 18-200 kit lens that came with the camera. It appears comparable in quality to my other lenses, albeit I can't compare the 3 of them directly given their different focal lengths. The end pictures are quite sharp, minimal distortion and minimal CA. It is also quite light.

The key con for me is that it isn't fast but I knew that walking in.

Overall very pleased with the value for money.

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I bought this to use with my Canon 60D. Great build quality and feel, excellent photographic results. Fairly compact and light for an L lens. I use this mostly for outdoor work.

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

First L lens I have ever used, and it is by far a welcomed addition to my arsenal. I do mainly portrait photography and I am a strobist so f/4 makes no difference compared to the 2.8 model. I noticed this lens is sharper at a couple stops up from f/4 and peak sharpness is around f/8. Love using it for tight spaces or adding a flair of artistic value, to stretch limbs. It does wonders for women's legs while using it at around 17mm. Keeping in mind the angle you are at and lighting comes into play. I give it a 5 stars when coupled with a B+W haze filter to finish off the package and to make it weather sealed. You will love this lens for portraits or for landscape photography.

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This is my first wide angle lens for my 5DMk II and it has opened a completely new dimension of photography for me. I could not wait to try it over the weekend when it arrived and I was extremely pleased with the results. It focusses fast and suits me for my kind of low light photography as well. Stellar results and I highly recommend it.

Do not wish to take away credit from B&H for a wonderful price and excellent on time delivery to me here in Singapore. Am very very impressed with their service.

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I use this lens for weddings,and works great

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

Ever since I sold my 30D and 10-22 for a 5DII I haven't had wide angle capability and really missed it. Finally decided to buy this lens after reading several reviews around the web. What a great lens. Light weight, much lighter than the 24-70, more compact, and captures great images.

Vignetting is a bit of an issue wide open, but its easilly correctable - and how often do you shoot a scene where you would notice it (like the sky) wide open? Lens hood doesn't do much except offer some physical protection.

I do a lot of video production these days, and its working out well for that, too.

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Is great for adventure pictures!

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

This is an excellent lens for the money. The choice for me came down to either this lens -- which cost me [$] from B&H -- or the slightly faster Canon 16-35 lens at nearly twice the cost.This lens focuses fast, focus is sharp and the pictures -- at least with my 5DM2 -- are nicely saturated and show acceptable contrast. Keep in mind this is NOT Leica glass, but for Canon, this glass does a very nice job capturing images.One other very nice feature of this lens, and one that is very important to me, is that the zoom is all internal. In other words, when zooming in and out, the lens does not extend outward beyond the end of the lens. The outward extending zoom lenses are a pain to use particularly if the lens is a heavy lens to start with. The heavier the lens the more it can throw the balance of the lens+camera off. I wish more Canon zoom lenses were all internal rather than the extend type.I would highly recommend this lens to anyone with a Canon camera based on image quality, color rendition and of course cost.Finally, I highly recommend an Onyx 10 case to carry this lens around with. The cases that Canon includes with their lenses is not protective at all and should only be used to carry candy and snacks, not expensive glass!

Comments about Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Lens:

This lens is one of the best you can get for the price. It's got great optics, L-lens construction quality, very well-controlled flare (but when it does occur it's quite pleasing), and covers a great wide-angle range without having the lens barrel extend as you zoom. It can also focus quite closely, and the ultrasonic motor focuses quickly and quietly.

It feels solid and refined, but like the perfect size and weight for a 7D, not too light or too heavy.

All around, it's just a spectacular lens, great for DSLR video since nothing rotates or extends when focusing or zooming, and the 17-40 focal length makes it perfect for an APS-C sized sensor camera.

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I'm using a Canon 7D. I took a few test shots around my house and backyard. The pictuers look
very clear and sharp.Will give it more starts once I give it s thorough testing.