While everyone, I picked it up! Sorry John... [6]


I had the chance to take some shots downtown with it this morning, and I like it so far - It's a great focal range that I missed dearly with the 24-70L. I personally doubt the 17-40L will be the "go-to" lens for my general purpose use (family, around the house) - The 24-70L currently holds that title - But I will have an ultra-wide lens readily available when I need it most - Landscapes, architecture and travel photography. I checked out some f/4, f/8 and f/11 samples quickly on the 5D II's LCD, and this one, IMO, looks really nice in terms of image quality. Sure, it may not be up there with the 16-35 in terms of sharpness in the corners, but for my uses, the 17-40L gets the job done.


Thank you everyone for your advice!



Aleks