rainer_kroenke Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 M T F !!!! Hi all together. The MTF chart on Canon USA is totally wrong !Look on the link to Canon JP and you will find, that the 4.0outsurpasses the 16-35 L. http://www.canon-sales.co.jp/camera/ef/catalog/category/ef17_40_f4l.html Regards Rainer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isaac sibson Posted February 28, 2003 Author Share Posted February 28, 2003 Rainer- Superb catch! VERY interesting. I'm sure everyone here is hoping that the japanese MTFs are the correct ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fx Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Well, according to Canon Japan's site the retail price is listed ~ $1000 USD(equating to ~ $800 USD street price). A fair bit less than the 16-35 F2.8L. Definately good to hear. The corrected MTF chart seems more consistant with previous wide-angle L zoom offerings as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d_l1 Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 Wow, Canon USA did it again! Good catch Rainer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_catapano2 Posted February 28, 2003 Share Posted February 28, 2003 I�m happy to see this lens. It continues a trend Canon started with the 70-200/4L of producing some (relatively) affordable L-series models. The 17-40/4 and 70-200/4 fit a nice market niche between Cannon�s cheaper consumer-grade lenses and their more expensive 2.8 aperture professional L�s. Now all they need to do is make a 600/5.6 IS L priced in the $3-4,000 range � are you getting this Canon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenghor Posted March 1, 2003 Share Posted March 1, 2003 Weight and size of the 17-40 L don't differ much from its f2.8 brother. Would be great if the weight is 350g and uses the same 67mm filter like the 70-200 f4. The signifcant reduction in size and weight of the 70-200L f4 really gives me the incentive to switch over despite the slower lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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