Comments on: Canon EF 17-40L vs. EF-S 18-55

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:07:37 +0000

Thanks for posting your test results. I have a 20d and have been recently researching the 17-40L. I do have a very nice copy of the kit lens though.

Thanks again!

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By: kaj

kaj — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 06:38:16 +0000

thank you, it has been a great help!

By: arilia

arilia — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:38:56 +0000

T.Y. I appreciate your demonstration.

By: abel rca

abel rca — Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:36:04 +0000

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By: Will

Will — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 17:49:58 +0000

Yes, Tim, this was the Mark I version, I’ve made a note in the original post to that point. Thanks for pointing that out.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 23 Jun 2006 05:16:21 +0000

Will,

Nice comparison. I just wanted to point out that Canon seems to
have changed the 18-55mm kit lens when releasing the 350D/RebelXT.
The one you tested is the “Mark I” version that came with the 300D/Rebel,
right? Supposedly (according to the review on dpreview.com) the “Mark II”
has sharpened up the edges at 18mm in exchange for making the lens less sharp
at f8, as I recall. Anyway, this is the Mark I version you tested, right?

Regards,
Tim

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 28 May 2006 22:35:34 +0000

Will,
Thank you very much for putting your time into this for us curious photographers. I’m personally blown away by the total lack of appreciation by the people who left comments. I know it took a lot of time and effort to create this page. I admit, I would like to have seen the mm to mm comparison and same with aperature to aperature. However, it’s not your personal responsibilty to the world to do such detailed comparisons. I thank you again for your unselfish contribution to the photography world.

As for the rest of you, you should be ashamed of yourselves.

Gary

By: Lukasz Stebelski

Lukasz Stebelski — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:08:17 +0000

Great comparison.

Anyone did a test of 18-55 vs. 17-40L at its edges, ie: at 18mm and 4.0 and 40mm and 4.0?

I personally have the 17-40L, which I bought right away with the 350d (without having the 18-55 before), but now consider selling it off to get a faster prime ie. 28 1.8 and would then need to complement it with a 18-55 for the wide angle.

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 16 Mar 2006 20:48:07 +0000

Thanks for the comparison. I only have the kit lens now, but i’m waiting on the new EF-S 17-55mm f2.8 IS lens to come out. Although I have been looking at this 17-40mm L for quite some time now.