[erick]

cAnon EOS 5D
Canon EF 17-40

the photo in dark gray background

[Dave]

Love the detail in clouds. Can I see a main road in the foreground, as it gives an impression of scale ?

[erick]

in the foreground is the beginning of a town ... small houses , road

[DavidGilkes]

That is lovely.

[Joe T]

Very cool!

[Mike Aiken]

Super shot again Erick.

[Sonsey]

What an astounding sky you've captured, wonderful colours TFS

Looks like a 17-40L might have to be ordered, not sure I'd find it wide enough on my 350D though.

Regards,
Iain.

[erick]

the 17-40 L is a very nice lens

[Steve]

Fantastic shot Erick, possibly my personal favourite out of all of your shots that I have seen here or anywhere else on the net.

I have a 17-40L lens but unfortunately, not a full frame camera. I still find it to be one of my favourite lenses.

[Steve]

Originally Posted by Sonsey

Looks like a 17-40L might have to be ordered, not sure I'd find it wide enough on my 350D though.

Regards,
Iain.

I would not discount using the 17-40 on your 350D, I have one and have used it on both the old 10D and my current 20D and it has always served me well even with the 1.6x crop factor. Pop into a Jessops or your local dealer and try it on the camera to see the field of view, that way you can make an informed decision. If you find it wide enough, I can guarantee you will be blown away by the quality.

[Sonsey]

Originally Posted by Steve

I would not discount using the 17-40 on your 350D

Far from it Steve, it's just a concern at the moment. It's between that and the 10-22 but the 17-40 is actually the lens I'd rather have... L = great build quality, image quality and compatability as going full frame does interest me (allthough that won't be for a long while).

Originally Posted by Steve

Pop into a Jessops or your local dealer and try it on the camera to see the field of view, that way you can make an informed decision.

Thankfully I can do better than that (our Jessops is a nightmare), a friend has the 10-22 and has agreed to let me have a morning's shooting with it, so plenty of shots at the wide end to see just how good it is, and plenty at 17mm to see if I could live with that width.

p.s. Sorry for hijacking the thread a bit

[Steve]

It would be great to see your results and read your thoughts after you have had chance to use the 10-22

[erick]

I shall not buy a EF-S lens ... if you want to upgrade to FF one day, and days are coming when the FF are cheaper

I agree with Steve the 17-40 is really a lens to own
the 50 mm 1.8 too :-)

if you buy it on line in Germany (if you are in Europea) they have really a good price