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Canon 17-40 weird white dots inside front element

Started Sep 1, 2017 | Discussions thread
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Re: Canon 17-40 weird white dots inside front element
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Andy01 wrote:

Weird - never seen anything like it. Can you return it ?

As a side note, When I was looking for a wider angle lens a few years ago, and tested several in a large shop with my own camera and card and compared images, the 17-40L was without a doubt the worse of the bunch - probably on a par with the 17-85mm I had at the time. The Canon EF-S 17-55, 16-35L f4 and even Sigma 17-50 f2.8 & Tamron were all better / sharper. I was very disappointed given that it was a L lens - noticeably worse than my 24-105L at similar focal lengths.

Colin

that certainly hasn't been my experience with my 17-40 f4.0! i have taken some of my most memorable shots overseas with this lens. i tried it for a few months in the beginning and i hated it but then all of sudden it clicked with me and had nothing but fun, afterwards i haven't used my 1740 in a few years since i purchased my canon 24-70 f2.8 II. here is a gallery i have mad exclusively with my 1740 a few years back:

http://azbaha.zenfolio.com/p572883877

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