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Canon 17-40mm L, sharpness ok?

Started May 1, 2014 | Discussions thread
billythek Veteran Member • Posts: 5,260
Re: Canon 17-40mm L, sharpness ok?

The 17-40 is not the sharpest lens, but it is cheaper than the 16-35 which is not stellar, either (compared to say the 17 TSE or the Zeiss 21). Primes are the way to go for serious landscape. Well, panos taken with the 24-70II look pretty good, too. I have a few of those in my gallery.

I've heard that the DLO feature of DPP does a good job of improving pictures taken with the 17-40. You might try that out.

I know what you mean by the sharpness of the 70-200. It is a spoiler, and what led me to dump the 24-105 for the 24-70II.
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- Bill

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DxO One Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8L II USM
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