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very first impressions

Started Jul 7, 2014 | User reviews thread
hotdog321
hotdog321 Forum Pro • Posts: 21,141
Re: very first impressions
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Curious review. It seems you are missing your 17-40 and blaming the new 16-35 f/4L IS for some reason.

You dislike the build quality, but it appears virtually identical to the expensive 24-70 f/2.8L II, which is excellent. (Found that out the hard way last week when I accidentally hit the release button while doing "hail Marys" at a Wendy Davis rally--lens slammed into the floor, I had a heart attack, but the lens is fine.) And my Nikon thin ring CP filter goes on and off smooth as silk.

You say almost nothing about the images produced other than the corners are sharper. For crying out loud, that is why the thing was made in the first place. The corners are phenomenally sharper! And Canon did this while adding IS and maintaining a relatively affordable price tag--a rarity these days.

Sorry to be so harsh, but I think this review needs a rewrite.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8L II USM Canon EF 16-35mm F4L IS USM +3 more
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