Best 17mm Lens

I am looking for a 17mm lens and am looking for some suggestions. I have the 10D and would like get the feel/view of my 28mm back.

Thanks!

tgabowaacr

For build quality, sharpness and price the Tokina ATX Pro 17mm is hard to beat.

tgabowaacr said:

I am looking for a 17mm lens and am looking for some suggestions.
I have the 10D and would like get the feel/view of my 28mm back.

Thanks!

tgabowaacr

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...although not completely, reliable photozone rates this lens as not that good...id like to see samples if possible

Russell Stewart said:

For build quality, sharpness and price the Tokina ATX Pro 17mm is
hard to beat.

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Plenty wide, sharp, and relatively cheap.

The colors are nice and contrsty, although a little "warm" but some people really like it that way.
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Thanks! I will start with this lens.

Russell Stewart said:

tgabowaacr said:

I am looking for a 17mm lens and am looking for some suggestions.
I have the 10D and would like get the feel/view of my 28mm back.

Thanks!

tgabowaacr

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Sorry to recomend an L series lens

Try the 17-35mm, now Canon have bought the 16-35mm out you might be able to pick up a second hand one "cheap"....well cheaper than a new one

It's a great lens
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really...youre the only one i have ever heard say that...everyone else says it sucks, thats why Canon discontinued it

Graham Snook said:

Sorry to recomend an L series lens

Try the 17-35mm, now Canon have bought the 16-35mm out you might be
able to pick up a second hand one "cheap"....well cheaper than a
new one

It's a great lens
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I shoot on 35mm Canon and 6x7 Pentax
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=280578

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Taken with a lowly D30. It's full size at 2160x1440 but reduced to 672k for the web. The background is a little OOF due to the F7.1 aperature.
http://www.digerati-imaging.com/d30/impeller_17mm.jpg

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I've never had any problems with it....it's been around for the last 7 years, so it can't be that bad (same life span as the 20-35, which this lens replaced 04/96 for a wider model, much the same as the 16-35 has replaced it now), I've owned one for the past 4 years and use it constantly.

I use it as much as my other 28-70 and my 70-200 and it's never needed servicing, unlike the other 2 lenses, and it's the only lens I constantly use with all it's original parts.

I don't have an issue with the quality of the images or the build quality....It's no longer the newest lens which was why you should be able to pick one a lot cheaper than a new 16-35
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I shoot on 35mm Canon and 6x7 Pentax
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Where did you hear that silliness? I did exactly what Graham suggested and bought a used 17-35 a couple of months ago, I think that the lens is incredible, yeah I paid more for it used than third party new, but well worth the $$

Justin Herrold said:

Graham Snook said:

Sorry to recomend an L series lens

Try the 17-35mm, now Canon have bought the 16-35mm out you might be
able to pick up a second hand one "cheap"....well cheaper than a
new one

It's a great lens
--
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-Always give the client a vertical-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
I shoot on 35mm Canon and 6x7 Pentax
http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder.tcl?folder_id=280578

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