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    David,

    Glad someone hear is trying out the lens. But, this made me realize you still had your 7D. How do you like alternating between two bodies?

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    It's not as painful as you'd expect because the controls and wildly different. I don't shoot regularly enough to have developed the intuitive 'I can change settings without looking at the buttons, and looking through the viewfinder' sense... I still need to take a quick peek at the labels by the buttons. I can see it being annoying having two body types if you're used to having such a sense, but I had never developed it with the T1i, or the 7D, so it's not a big deal. Perhaps if the controls were more similar I'd find myself running into inconsistencies, and it would drive me nuts, but the interfaces are entirely different. At an agility trial a bit over a week ago Magda and I would swap between the 7D and 1Ds, shooting different perspectives of the same thing, so we're both capable of switching bodies mid-shoot and it being okay, so it's probably not a fluke that it doesn't bother me.

    We tend to use the 7D when we need reach and there is plenty of light, or could benefit from the burst rate. We use the 1Ds2 when it's getting darker, for indoors, for thin DOF portraits, etc.
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    10-18mm arrived yesterday, but it's been dark, rainy and gloomy. I had to take my daughter to Taekwon-do, and then there was the provincial election... so yeah, I don't have sample shots to share yet. By the time I got to play around it was very dark... 1/80s @ f/4.5, ISO6400 kind of dark. With this level of light, it has a hard time focussing on a dark-brown dog.

    I can verify that at 10mm, wide open, there is noticeable vignetting, which shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
    A ceiling bounced flash (600EX-RT) does a fairly good job of lighting the subject, even at 10mm, which is nice to see.
    I wasn't sure if the silent STM focusing would be fast or slow. Not only is it speedy, but it is truly silent.
    I can reaffirm that dogs do not appreciate lenses right in their faces.
    Zuni's fur looked sharp in the center (using flash). Not prime, or 70-300L sharp, but quite good. Corners are softer, as expected, but didn't seem terrible. I'll have to check expected DOF at 10mm, at MFD. Some loss of sharpness could be DOF related.

    I'll have to wait for the weekend to get enough light to be able to really test the lens properly, but my initial impression is good.
    On Flickr - Namethatnobodyelsetook on Flickr
    R8 | R7 | 7DII | 10-18mm STM | 24-70mm f/4L | Sigma 35mm f/1.4 | 50mm f/1.8 | 85mm f/1.8 | 70-300mm f/4-5.6L | RF 100-500mm f/4-5-7.1L

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    I am seeing some nice images show up from the EFS 10-18.....here is an example from someone I follow on Flickr....

    My! What a big nose you have. by repete7 (back), on Flickr

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    Here's a few samples, including my own version of My, what a big nose you have.


    Bobble Head by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr


    My, what a big nose you have by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr


    Green Fields by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr
    On Flickr - Namethatnobodyelsetook on Flickr
    R8 | R7 | 7DII | 10-18mm STM | 24-70mm f/4L | Sigma 35mm f/1.4 | 50mm f/1.8 | 85mm f/1.8 | 70-300mm f/4-5.6L | RF 100-500mm f/4-5-7.1L

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    10-18mm, 100% crop, ISO 1600 on a 7D so there's more detail to be had than what you see here:


    100% crop. by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr
    On Flickr - Namethatnobodyelsetook on Flickr
    R8 | R7 | 7DII | 10-18mm STM | 24-70mm f/4L | Sigma 35mm f/1.4 | 50mm f/1.8 | 85mm f/1.8 | 70-300mm f/4-5.6L | RF 100-500mm f/4-5-7.1L

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    So, the EF 16-35 f/4 IS is shipping from B&H. I hope some folks will be getting copies and able to provide us a review. I canceled my preorder after I ran the numbers on my photography budget . Plus, I wouldn't have received it in time for either of the trips I had planned where I would have wanted it. I'll wait a bit longer or sell some gear before I pick this lens up. But it looks like a great lens that would fit nicely in my lineup.
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    Still debating this. I can likely sell my 16-35/2.8 II for around the cost of the 16-35/4 IS...

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    Looks like mine will be here Monday! I had been wanting to replace my EF-S 10-22 since getting the 5D3, so I placed a pre-order for the 16-35 f/4 when it was announced, thinking I could decide later on it. It shipped today, so I'll take that as a sign. Earlier date fits in nice with summer vacations as well.

    I think it will fit nice with my kit and my filters are 77mm. I'll use it mainly for landscape and sightseeing so the IS is more useful to me than f/2.8 would be. I have the 35mm f/1.4L if I need wider.

    I'll try to get some test shots this week.

    Eric
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    Still debating this. I can likely sell my 16-35/2.8 II for around the cost of the 16-35/4 IS...
    ...and so it goes on ;-) I'm invested in 82mm filters now for the 16-35 & 24-70 so I'm sticking with my current pair

    I strongly suspect that if I sell my 16-35, it would be for a 15mm or less prime, as I mostly shoot wide on my 16-35 and 24 is generally wide enough for general use

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