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Considering a 17-40L....questions!

Started Aug 21, 2014 | Discussions thread
chinch Senior Member • Posts: 1,731
Re: Considering a 17-40L....questions!

Many of the OP's questions have been answered, notably the 24-105 (or longer prime) would be better for portraits. It sounds like the 17-40 would be an excellent complimentary lens for you as the <24mm range is really critical to many shooters including myself. It would do interiors well (obviously is not the Canon TS-E 17). There are not many affordable FF alternates and the 17-40 is a quality FF lens that is reasonably affordable (or close to the price/performance). The AF & MF works great and should have no trouble with video.

Having just taken a trip with the 6D, 24-105L and 16-35II, I can tell you 51% of the shots were 24mm or wider and this would have jumped ~10-20% except the 16-35 was not readily available when we unexpectedly had a photo opportunity. So if UWA is indispensable and $ is not unlimited the 17-40 is a great FF choice.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Canon EF 70-200mm F4L USM Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM +4 more
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