Comments on: Getting a Pro Lens: Is It Worth It? http://www.smashandpeas.com/getting-a-pro-lens-is-it-worth-it/ Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:30:14 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mark Evans http://www.smashandpeas.com/getting-a-pro-lens-is-it-worth-it/#comment-244 Mark Evans Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:39:50 +0000 http://www.smashandpeas.com/?p=1187#comment-244 Hi Jason, cheers for the comments! I guess with this lens, for me it came down to affordability and what I intended to use it for, as I said, its perfect for me because I do landscapes and interior photos, so don't really use anything less than f/16. Price-wise the 17-40mm is nearly half price compared to the 16-35mm L, so I'm happy with that! And I agree with you, on a pro lens, you shouldn't get vignetting, but seems to be a fact of life on ultra wide-angle lenses (even the 16-35mm L exhibits vignetting at 16mm). Hi Jason, cheers for the comments! I guess with this lens, for me it came down to affordability and what I intended to use it for, as I said, its perfect for me because I do landscapes and interior photos, so don’t really use anything less than f/16. Price-wise the 17-40mm is nearly half price compared to the 16-35mm L, so I’m happy with that! And I agree with you, on a pro lens, you shouldn’t get vignetting, but seems to be a fact of life on ultra wide-angle lenses (even the 16-35mm L exhibits vignetting at 16mm).

]]> By: Jason http://www.smashandpeas.com/getting-a-pro-lens-is-it-worth-it/#comment-233 Jason Sun, 08 Mar 2009 02:50:42 +0000 http://www.smashandpeas.com/?p=1187#comment-233 To me it sounds pretty expensive for a lens that is only f/4. Reading along I was expecting to see f/2.8 and if this is barrel distortion and vignetting at its widest focal length, how can it be considered a pro lens? Don't want to rain on your parade, but I sold a lens I had in the past because it had vignetting, but it wasn't a pro lens. To me it sounds pretty expensive for a lens that is only f/4. Reading along I was expecting to see f/2.8 and if this is barrel distortion and vignetting at its widest focal length, how can it be considered a pro lens?

Don’t want to rain on your parade, but I sold a lens I had in the past because it had vignetting, but it wasn’t a pro lens.

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.smashandpeas.com/getting-a-pro-lens-is-it-worth-it/#comment-199 Mark Evans Thu, 05 Mar 2009 09:33:13 +0000 http://www.smashandpeas.com/?p=1187#comment-199 Hi Guys, cheers for the good tips, I'll definitely have to get the slim version filters for this lens, and I totally agree, its would be very hard to go back to a non 'L' lens! Hi Guys, cheers for the good tips, I’ll definitely have to get the slim version filters for this lens, and I totally agree, its would be very hard to go back to a non ‘L’ lens!

]]> By: Vu http://www.smashandpeas.com/getting-a-pro-lens-is-it-worth-it/#comment-187 Vu Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:08:13 +0000 http://www.smashandpeas.com/?p=1187#comment-187 I'll probably not buy another consumer grade lens again. Once you go L, its hard to go back. The downside is the increased weight, but the build/image quality is fantastic. After having spent so much money buying and then eventually selling the cheaper lenses, I could have just saved up and bought the L lenses to begin with...would have been cheaper in the long run :) I’ll probably not buy another consumer grade lens again. Once you go L, its hard to go back. The downside is the increased weight, but the build/image quality is fantastic. After having spent so much money buying and then eventually selling the cheaper lenses, I could have just saved up and bought the L lenses to begin with…would have been cheaper in the long run :)

]]> By: Mike Gove http://www.smashandpeas.com/getting-a-pro-lens-is-it-worth-it/#comment-181 Mike Gove Tue, 03 Mar 2009 11:08:03 +0000 http://www.smashandpeas.com/?p=1187#comment-181 Hi Mark, Welcome to the L world :) Terribly addictive! You might also look to a decent circular polariser for this but make darn sure it is a super-thin type (Hoya Pro etc.) else the vignetting issue multiples ten fold. The other fun lens is the 15mm fisheye. A terrible creative lens that makes you look at the world in a really different way. Mike. Hi Mark,

Welcome to the L world :) Terribly addictive!

You might also look to a decent circular polariser for this but make darn sure it is a super-thin type (Hoya Pro etc.) else the vignetting issue multiples ten fold.

The other fun lens is the 15mm fisheye. A terrible creative lens that makes you look at the world in a really different way.

Mike.

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