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Customer Reviews for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Model: 8806A002
SKU: 7163669
UPC: 013803028058
A picture is worth a thousand words and this ultrawide zoom lens captures wide, close-up views, so you get the whole story. Learn about different types of lenses ›
Average Customer Rating:
4.8
out of 5
(12 Reviews) 12
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Customer Reviews for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Review 1 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
17-40/F4L is Awesome
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Durability
5.0
Kept on thinking of getting the F2.8 but the cost, size, weight was way out there. LOVE this F4 version. It balances very nicely and is VERY, VERY sharp.
This lens is quiet, powerful and looks hot with that giant sunshade.
Definitely made the right choice in picking this versus the 2.8.
What's great about it: Weight, Quality, Price
What's not so great: Nothing - It's perfect!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 2 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Don't listen to the nay-sayers
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
This lens is of superb quality. I was blown away at how silent the AF is, not to mention the excellent width of angle (even for the cropped-sensor camera I use). It comes with a great lens hood and case and costs around the same amount for a comparable EF-S lens (which I would emphasize does NOT work on higher-end, full-frame cameras). If you're like me and you plan on upgrading to a more expensive, likely full frame camera, I would go ahead and invest the extra money in this reasonably affordable Luxury class lens. I would absolutely recommend it to anyone.
What's great about it: Very affordable. Superb quality build - durable, beautiful, silent, intuitive, and delivers excellent quality images.
What's not so great: Best suited for full-framed sensor cameras, but still well worth the investment even if one has a cropped sensor camera.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+1point
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Review 3 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Most affordable 'L' lens
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
I bought this lens specifically for my Canon 5DII and it works exceptionally well. The images are tack sharp, the colors are natural and focusing is fast and accurate. The focus ring is easy to manipulate in manual mode and everything works smoothly including turning the zoom ring. This lens compliments my other 'L' lens, the 24-105L. I wished the 17-40mm had IS but the cost would have been prohibitive. Since this is a 17-40mm on FF cameras it's equivalent to a 27-64mm on an APS-C camera. BestBuy had this lens for $20 less a week after I bought it and credited the difference due to their price match guarantee, way to go BestBuy!
What's great about it: Everything
What's not so great: wished it had IS for the same price
I would recommend this to a friend!
+4points
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Review 4 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
All the L benefits without the F/2.8 price.
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: JelloShots
from Bakersfield, CA
on 09/01/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
This lens offers a very universal range at 17-40mm. The focusing is fast and extremely smooth.
What's great about it: Fast and smooth focusing.
What's not so great: L series lens...nothing.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 5 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Great Wide Angle for Full Frame
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: dmbpettit
from Colorado
on 08/29/2011
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
This is a great wide angle lens for a full frame camera. If you don't need the speed and extra stop of light, save yourself money and buy this lens instead of the 16-35L. Colors are nice and rich and very little distortion during landscape photography. But keep people closer to the center of the frame because faces tend to distort near the edges.
What's great about it: Color Saturation
What's not so great: None as of yet
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Review 6 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Nice ultrawide angle lens
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Gerry2
from CA
on 09/20/2010
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
Good quality, solid construction. A bigger aperture would be perfect but no complaint. Used for landscape and other general photographing.
What's great about it: Solid Construction, quality
What's not so great: none
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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Review 7 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Outstanding clarity
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Javid
on 01/14/2010
Absolutely beautiful lens. Feels sturdy without being bulky. Perfect for any kind of shooting...my only regret is not buying this lens first. If you can afford it, go for the L series...no regrets! They are spectacular!
What's great about it: Everything except the cost
What's not so great: The cost
I would recommend this to a friend!
+8points
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Review 8 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Great Wide-Angle Solution
Customer Rating
5.0
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
The 17-40mm f/4L is a great wide angle solution for full-frame sensor cameras. If you have a cropped sensor in your camera (XTi, XSi, T1i, 40D, 50D, 7D) then you might rather pick up the excellent EF-S 10-22mm (sku 7170116) which will appear much wider for the same money.
Great for landscapes, portraits, fine art, etc. Wide angle lenses can be some of the most fun. I would recommend that keeping heads away from the corners in your portraits (especially at 17mm) or you'll see some pretty strange distortion. You can use Photoshop to correct the lines in wide images if need be.
The minimum focusing distance on this lens is great for doing interesting foreground (i.e. a flower) with mountains or hills in the background, however; at f/4 it does blur the background somewhat, so for better focused backgrounds you'll want to work with smaller aperatures (f/11-f22).
The build quality is what you would expect from an L ("Luxury") Canon lens, supurb. Autofocus is quick, and images are extremely sharp.
What's great about it: Focal Legnth is perfect for full frame bodies
What's not so great: Slower maximum aperature (f/4)
I would recommend this to a friend!
+38points
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Review 9 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
A LITTLE DISAPPOINTING
Customer Rating
3.0
Posted by: DUGGY
from PORTLAND,MAINE
on 09/13/2009
Value for Price
2.0
Image Quality
3.0
Ease of Use
4.0
Durability
4.0
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This lense did not meet the expectations of a Canon L series lense.The sharpness is mediocre,and also color saturation is not as sufficient as L series.
The Canon 18-55mm kit lense on my new Canon T1i,is just as good if not slightly sharper.
The Canon 18-55mm kit lense on my new Canon T1i,is just as good if not slightly sharper.
What's great about it: LOOKS
What's not so great: NOT SHARP/NOT GOOD COLOR SATURATION
I would recommend this to a friend!
-68points
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Review 10 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Great Glass
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Jewleeuhn1
on 04/04/2009
Value for Price
4.0
Image Quality
4.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
Great lens. It's meant for full frame cameras (1Ds, 35mm film SLRs, 5D, etc.). Mounting this on a 1.6x crop factor camera like the Digital Rebels or 20D, 30D, or 40D would be pointless. You will get relatively the same effective focal lengths with the stock EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6, which is MUCH cheaper (and probably came with your camera).
But in general, this is great on full-frame cameras. I have tried it on a 5D and it is super sharp when stopped down, and the super-wide-ness really makes photos fun.
What's great about it: Super wide shots, minimal distortion
What's not so great: A bit pricey :P
I would recommend this to a friend!
+8points
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Review 11 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
Value priced
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Mudd
from Rochester NY
on 10/15/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
This is a great lense for getting into the l-class lenses from Canon. It has a great wide angle lense on a full frame camera (Canon 1 DS). The lense also works well on a 1.6 crop Canon (Canon 40D, Canon Rebels, and ect.) and 1.3 crop Canon (Canon 1D). The lense works well outside, it can take some wonderful shots, as this is what it was designed for. For using indoors a flash and, or tripod is a must. This lense was not intended for lowlight photos. Well worh the money...
What's great about it: L lense from canon under $800.00 dollars
What's not so great: F-4 need tripod for low light shots
I would recommend this to a friend!
+2points
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Review 12 for Canon 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultrawide Zoom Lens for Select Canon SLR Cameras
First "L" Series Lens Pruchase
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: MikeyG
from New York, NY
on 08/30/2008
Value for Price
5.0
Image Quality
5.0
Ease of Use
5.0
Durability
5.0
This is my first "L" series lens purchases. I bought this lens based on advice from a friend. (He and I both have the 40D.) My sense is that I have not fully tested its capability out. It has been great for event photography and I enjoy using it. While I am not disappointed at all, I still wish that I purchased the 28-200mm L series lens before this one. But that is not materially important to this discussion. I did use it for a 50th Anniversary wedding celebration and took about 1,500 images. It worked great. (I also have the 10-22mm, so the ultra wide angle is covered there.)
What's great about it: Solid, Good Picture Quality
What's not so great: Overlaps with other lenses I have
I would recommend this to a friend!
+7points
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