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Honesty.

Started Dec 17, 2016 | User reviews
David Marques Neves
David Marques Neves New Member • Posts: 9
Honesty.
2

Pros:
+ Great results for ther price
+ Ligh

+ Great construction

Cons:
Be not a f/2.8 lens

 David Marques Neves's gear list:David Marques Neves's gear list
Canon EOS 6D Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Tamron SP 70-200mm F/2.8 Di VC USD Canon EF 50mm F1.8 STM +4 more
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Wideangle zoom lens • Canon EF • 8806A002
Announced: Feb 27, 2003
David Marques Neves's score
4.5
Average community score
3.8
Graham Meale
Graham Meale Veteran Member • Posts: 3,864
Re: Honesty.

I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy this lens new, now that the much better 16-35 f/4 L is out for a similar price. Canon will probably discontinue it before long.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark II Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM +7 more
quiquae Senior Member • Posts: 2,265
Re: Honesty.

Graham Meale wrote:

I can't imagine anyone wanting to buy this lens new, now that the much better 16-35 f/4 L is out for a similar price. Canon will probably discontinue it before long.

While the 16-35 does better performance than the 17-40, you don't get it for a "similar price." Where I live, the 17-40 is JPY86K while the 16-35 is JPY111K, almost 30% more expensive. Additionally, the 16-35 is 615g to the 17-40's 475g, 30% heavier.

In other news, I just noticed that the 16-35 is nearly 20K cheaper than when I got it two years ago. Oh well.

 quiquae's gear list:quiquae's gear list
Canon EOS R5 Canon EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM Canon EF 70-200mm F4L IS USM Canon EF 16-35mm F4L IS USM Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II +6 more
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