Canon 17-40mm 4L Lens Review

A quick review of the Canon 17-40mm 4L Lens. I bought this lens a couple of weeks ago, and it has quickly become my favorite lens.

[@christopherfrost]

@jl644 You missed my point...I'm obviously not saying 17mm is some kind of bad focal length! What I'm saying is that nearly all digital standard zoom lenses start at 17mm or 18mm and: A) go much further than 40mm; B) have image stabilization; C) can get faster than f4. Why on earth would someone get this when, for a similar price, the 17-55mm f2.8 IS is available? Even the Canon kit lens is 18-55mm & image stabilized! (although it's not as good quality). The 17-40 is an ultrawide for fullframes

[@christopherfrost]

This video's good, and I'm happy you have this awesome lens...but why do people keep buying it for their crop-frame cameras?! It's just not suitable as a standard zoom...it's clearly designed as an ultra wideangle for full-frame cameras

[@christopherfrost]

@jl644 1. The 17-55mm f2.8 IS or the 15-85mm IS are of equal optical quality. Check the lens tests on DP websites. 2. Even at 17mm IS is VERY useful in low light photography and it gets extremely important as you reach 40mm. You need to try some low-light photography. 3. f4 is nice but totally average 5. That's a good point 6. Then go for the 24-105! Look at the zoom range! And it's image stabilized! Why would ANYONE get the 17-40 f4 when the 17-55 f2.8 IS is available?!

[@Dragon4eva]

@iamkushal Approximate equivalent is the 28-70mm when used on Canon's 1.6 crop.

[@DSWestwood]

15 people hatin cuz they cant afford this lens lol i finally got mine and its great very sharp. great review man.

[@b0x1nG]

I wish you put the hood on for a couple of minutes! Wanted to check this baby out with the hood! Do you have flikr?? I want to see some shots with this lens!

[@OmarSpence]

@MVC7CVM That is not true at all, the crop factor means that the image area is smaller than a full frame giving the appearance of multiplying the focal length by 1.6 Therefore, no, you don't loose out on the F stop

[@mixmaxdix]

i have a 24 70f2,8 and i couldn't be happier with the range...

[@rubent100]

@jordanbstead if you upgraded its not exactly amazing right? you should say something like, the 24-70 is better, or the 17-55 is even better.

[@mamerican7772]

The auto is about 6-8 seconds behind the video. So I actually didn't mix up the zoom with the focus.

[@DTxOctavariumx]

@MVC7CVM NO just the zoom ratio changes. Not the aperture.

[@jl644]

I am using a 24-70 F2.8L USM and i love it. I would wish it had IS! but that would make the cost from 2-3k US!

[@DSWestwood]

nice review! do you still use it allot? i just bought mine cant wait to get it.

[@Diostillrocks]

@MVC7CVM Not true. A 4.0 lens stays a 4.0 lens whether on a full frame, a 1.3 crop, or 1.6 crop.

[@rambotk3]

@iamkushal This lens is gunna be wide but not ultra wide! If you have a crop sensor camera like the 7D and you are looking for a super wide lens then you want to go with the 10-22mm, The 17-40 is a great ultra wide when paired with a full frame camera but if placed on a 7D its not going to be as wide due to the different sensor sizes!

[@professionalandsilen]

@CYNFELYN23 you've already got yourself covered from 15 to 85 with a good lens, i do not recommend getting the 17-40mm. i would get a 70-200 instead!

[@jl644]

@christopherfrost 1. glass quality, 2. IS isn't really necessary at low zoom range 3. it's an L lens, 4. it's 1:4.0 F stop throughout, 5. Weather proof, 6. IQ. i wouldn't stick with kit lens even if it has an IS on it, like the 28-135 kit lens for 50D/7D, that lens is crap compaired to the 24-105 F4 L USM lens

[@iamkushal3886]

Hey doesn, this lense performs wide angle on 7D, because 7D is ASPC sensor where as 17-40mm is only achievable on Full Frame...!! is 17-40mm same to 10-22mm EFS..??? Thanx in Advance

[@radekbayek]

I so want this lense, my birthday is in 2 weeks from now so I think I will get it... :)

[@tobiaskierk]

On a scale from 1-10 (10 being very annoying) how annoying is it, that it doesn't have IS when shooting indoor?

[@nil1230]

I want this!!i want this!!Lens!

[@teksTomme]

@iamkushal 17-40 on ff = 17-40 10-22 in allways 10-22mm, on a crop camera you will get the field of view as an 16-35mm ( 1.6x ).

[@jl644]

@christopherfrost People by this lens for crop aswell because of the wide angle zoom range? it make sense cuz you would have a nice wide 17mm landscape zoom range.. would you rather have the 70-200 for a landscape shot? i would rather have this instead.. cuz 70mm ain't gonna cut it when shotting landscape photos.. think about it

[@darraghlough]

You should have went for the 10-22mm, but the L series disease usually wins.

[@fiftyshadesofblack5265]

YES! that would be the answer to my prayers lol

[@karcherbiohazard]

in 40D 17-40mm will be crop to be 23-46mm I think....better you buy 10-22mm will be crop 16-35mm...

[@TommyPh500d]

How is the 5D?

[@Daichan1893]

i got the same cam and same lens - awesome^^

[@TommyPh500d]

is this the 5d?

[@teksTomme]

i would rather have got the 17-55 f2.8 is, for a crop camera.. the 17-40 is really a uwa lense for FF...

[@grensuks]

@TommyPh500d yes it is

[@taneli2288]

@BOSERNR1 I want a 8-1500mm f/1.0L IS USM which is under 1,5 kg and under 3000 $ and ofcourse a body that can shoot crisp clear images at ISO 102 400!

[@yukolos]

On a scale from 1-10, definately a 7.

[@BoserPSN]

@donconco I want an 10-1000 f1.2 IS USM L lens !!!!!! ( for under 3000 $)

[@handsomelok]

@donconco it is more expensive than 17-40L f4

[@selca14]

you dont need is for a 17-40. Its not reccomended for wide angle lenses.

[@mixmaxdix]

1dmk3 is 1,3 crop

[@stronzo5000]

I have this lens ... wish it had IS tho. Would be nice ... a destroyed bank account, but nice

[@faloc]

atleast this lens is the cheapest L Lens for it's good quality