I need assistance asap!

[andnowimbroke]

Sell your tammy. It won't work on your new 5d3 anyway

[ddt0725]

What about the 17-40L???

[Dave Throgmartin]

I love the 135L. It's been off my camera only once since I bought it.

Dave

[clemmb]

What about the 17-40L???

I just purchased one during the last round of rebates. Got is for $709. The build quality is great as you would expect from an L. I am very pleased with how sharp it is om my FF and my 1.3x crop. All the talk on the forum is that the 17-55 has better IQ on a 1.6x crop than the 17-40? The f2.8 is good to have but I do not see the need for IS in this range.
Just my thoughts.

[ddt0725]

I just purchased one during the last round of rebates. Got is for $709. The build quality is great as you would expect from an L. I am very pleased with how sharp it is om my FF and my 1.3x crop. All the talk on the forum is that the 17-55 has better IQ on a 1.6x crop than the 17-40? The f2.8 is good to have but I do not see the need for IS in this range.
Just my thoughts.

Thanks for the feedback, Mark! I have had a few lenses without IS and for the most part it hasn't bothered me. It's probably gone now but I just saw one on FM for $550 OBO. In Bryan's crops it seems to have some purple fringing going on more than the 17-55mm and the Tammy. Do you have a problem with that?

Denise

[HDNitehawk]

I think you have good advice so far.

Money wise though, doesn't the 17-55 look like the better value. I see 135mm all the time on craigslist in that $800 range. Never have seen a 17-55 that cheap.

[ddt0725]

Well, the 17-55mm I missed out on today was spotless for $740. I should have snagged it right away.

[HDNitehawk]

Well, the 17-55mm I missed out on today was spotless for $740. I should have snagged it right away.

It was to good of a deal, those kind don't last to long. As for the 135mm I don't think you have to move fast, it is a common lens that I see selling used in that price range often.

[clemmb]

In Bryan's crops it seems to have some purple fringing going on more than the 17-55mm and the Tammy. Do you have a problem with that?

Denise

I have not had the chance to use it much yet. Here is a 100% crop wide open on my 1.3x crop body

IMG_0001 by clemmb60, on Flickr

[ddt0725]

Now that is sharp ...and I'm not talking the lead! The lens doesn't appear to have any issues at all from this shot!

I'm off to scouting prices of 17-40's just to see what's out there before I buy the wireless triggers instead. Still not sure about f4 though, part of the reason why I sold my 24-105mm and bought the primes that I did.