Review on Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for SLR Cameras - Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM by Airi Ohtsuka ᠌

Name: Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for SLR Cameras - Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Item: Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens for SLR Cameras - Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Rating: 5

September 13, 2022

High-quality product, the price corresponds to the quality.

Most of the people who look at this lens perceive it as a staff lens, often as a replacement for a whale, and they think that by buying the cheapest lens with the magic letter L they will get an excellent universal lens, after which a bunch of deceived expectations appear.

Gentlemen, this lens is NOT STANDARD. This is a very good and high quality specialized LANDSCAPE. It is designed to shoot a landscape in good light, or long exposure from a tripod. If you want a versatile lens for most occasions, forget the 17-40L, buy a 24-70L or Sigma 28-70 and be happy.

The same lens is designed for shooting landscapes at f / 7.1 and above, partially architectural shooting, as well as perversions with distortion, that is, it is an excellent specialized lens, which, moreover, opens up much better at full frame due to the angle of view. Poor Japanese do not sleep at night, they see how this glass is used for reportage or portraits, so please have pity on them and don't do it =)

For those who understand this and compare it with 16-35L, I can say the following - 16-35, unlike the object of the review, is excellent for reporting, and is widely used by the same wedding photographers. If you need such an application - better buy 16-35. If you are looking for a wide-angle/landscape, then the difference in the quality of such scenes will be minimal, and it is not worth 2 times the price. Dixi.

Pros

1. Color rendition. Very good contrast, rich colors, minimal edits in Lightroom after shooting 2. Excellent work in backlight 3. The absence of moving parts allows you to use it without risk in sand, rain, dust, etc. Proven in rain, Africa and sandy beaches. And in general it is built like a tank, great for combat nature shooting. 4. Very sharp lens, especially when shooting at f7.1 and above. I printed from it sizes up to 100x66, the quality is perfect. 5. Fast and accurate autofocus, including in low light, but this is not the main thing. 6. Distortion. Oddly enough, this is also a plus, since with straight hands fish effects are easily made without spending 1k on it, and in general it can be interesting to play with it 7. Lightweight - of course, it cannot be compared with old plovers, but less than a pound for such glass is very good.

Cons