orly_andico Posted October 11, 2011 Author Share Posted October 11, 2011 <p>Peter, I already finished my 1-month Europe trip. I actually checked stores in London and Florence during the trip hoping to snag an NEX-3 (or even an LX5 or Coolpix) for a fair price. I learned in the process that the 17-40 could be wider (and longer..) which is why I started this thread.</p> <p>In any case, the 17-40 is gone, I was supposed to trade it for a 15-85 IS (straight swap) but the guy trading had a 180/3.5L (!) and since I'm not going on any trips anytime soon, I find myself without a normal zoom (unless you count the 18-55 non-IS Mark I) but with a long, long macro lens... whose working distance is great enough that the onboard flash actually is usable at 1:1.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowcatcher Posted October 13, 2011 Share Posted October 13, 2011 My 17-40mm L is laser sharp, edge to edge, perhaps I have a good one and you have a bad one. It's even centre sharp at f4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_clarke3 Posted October 14, 2011 Share Posted October 14, 2011 <p>That's quite a jump from looking for an alternate to the 17-40 and then getting the 180L macro.<br> Just sayin'.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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