Reviews written by Salvatore Fontana

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Reviews of cameras, lenses, tripods, heads and other accessories written by Salvatore Fontana

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Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L USM

Pros: Value for money, focal range, light, sharpness, internal zoom (or almost)

Cons: TA edges, aberrations, stabilization (but at this price...), CAP

Opinion: A well-made, solid, tested optics (depopulated since 2003), with a really good value for money. The focal range allows different photographic possibilities. Leave a little work on the aberrations and, to have a sharpness on the whole frame, the aperture must be closed around f / 8. But if you don't have to take home the work in a nanosecond and you can spend a few more minutes posting, it's a really good lens! Reason why, perhaps, it is not the most suitable lens for the professional who works intensely. The hood is impressive, it's true, but using the lens mainly on a tripod is not a factor that creates particular problems for me and aesthetically I must say that I do not mind. Another interesting feature in my opinion is that, by changing the focal length, the barrel does not protrude beyond the length of the lens, reducing dust infiltration and maintaining a practically identical balance and footprint from 17mm to 40mm. However, if I have to find a mole, especially taking into account that it is an L series, it is the cap: with the hood inserted it is very uncomfortable to put / remove. For comparison, the 50mm f / 1.4 (therefore not the most extraordinary lens from Canon) has a much more "intelligent" cap, with the opening in the center instead of at the edges, so as not to have to rub your fingers on the hood, which in the 17-40 has a velvet that does not get along very well with the fat of the skin. The same problem I found on the 70-200 f/4 L. They are small but really annoying, especially for the series with the red stripe.

sent on July 19, 2023