Canon 16-35mm F/2.8L II USM - TriStateTuners.com :: Home of Tristate Auto Enthusiast

SoStock92 · 05-02-2009, 05:28 PM

Just picked this guy up today. Haven't had a chance to use it up much yet, but I snapped a couple pics coming down my driveway. LOVE the wide angle. This is on a 50D.

^- That's at 35mm. I will get some wide stuff in a sec.

SoStock92 · 05-02-2009, 05:37 PM

Here is a overhead view of a room I could typically only cover in 2 or 3 exposures!

GregV · 05-02-2009, 05:42 PM

Nice.. was considering this over the 24-70 but decided I could use the $ difference elsewhere.

97TurboDSM · 05-02-2009, 05:58 PM

16-35 is an awesome lens. putting that bad boy on a FF camera would be TONS more fun

SoStock92 · 05-02-2009, 06:36 PM

Hehe if I splurged for the FF (5Dmk2) I wouldn't have the $1500 for this lens haha

sisforsurfing · 05-02-2009, 09:58 PM

Great lens, congrats on picking it up. I've only ever used one for a few minutes but I remember it handling really well on a grip body. What made you choose it over the 17-55 IS?

BlackTypeR · 05-02-2009, 10:29 PM

Rented this lens last month for the weekend. Loved it, super sharp.
Congrats.

jspek · 05-02-2009, 10:42 PM

nice pick up.

SoStock92 · 05-02-2009, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sisforsurfing

Great lens, congrats on picking it up. I've only ever used one for a few minutes but I remember it handling really well on a grip body. What made you choose it over the 17-55 IS?

Cus nothin beats L glass ;)

Thanks all! Loving it so far!

97TurboDSM · 05-03-2009, 12:47 AM

why not the 17-40L? less than half the price and equally as sharp. is the 1mm and 1stop that big a deal?

SoStock92 · 05-03-2009, 01:51 AM

Yeah dude I will take 2.8 over 4 any day of the week!

97TurboDSM · 05-03-2009, 09:00 AM

i was just curious if you would have seen any limitations from f4. f4 never presented a problem for me, especially with a camera that handles high iso so well.

sisforsurfing · 05-03-2009, 12:02 PM

f4 sucks.

hah, no but seriously, I even hate using f2.8 zooms when i've been using my primes for a while. double the price for another stop is normal and worth it IMO.

SoStock92 · 05-03-2009, 01:07 PM

I have a 70-200 F4L and while very very very nice and sharp, there are times when F4 is too small. F2.8 makes all the difference, but even 2.8 is slow compared to my 1.4, but its definitely the best lens I own now!

Evan_Murphy · 05-03-2009, 02:11 PM

that overhead shot is awesome

97TurboDSM · 05-03-2009, 04:03 PM

i never found f2.8 super necessary when using a wide angle lens. mostly using it for outdoor work anyway. indoors, or weddings is different but having f4 for wide angle doesnt bother me one bit. f2.8 and greater is huge for longer focal lengths though. i would never take a 70-200/4 over my 70-200/2.8

SoStock92 · 05-03-2009, 04:27 PM

Well my long range lens is primarily used outdoors since I don't shoot sports any longer, so I have a 70-200/4, but indoor and outdoor if a 2.8 is available I grab it.

05-02-2009, 05:28 PM	#1
SoStock92 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1721 My Ride: 92 BMW 525, 95 BMW 525, 87 BMW 325, 95 BMW 530 iTrader: (0)	Canon 16-35mm F/2.8L II USM Just picked this guy up today. Haven't had a chance to use it up much yet, but I snapped a couple pics coming down my driveway. LOVE the wide angle. This is on a 50D. ^- That's at 35mm. I will get some wide stuff in a sec.

05-02-2009, 05:42 PM	#3
GregV Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NJ Member #8141 My Ride: 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited iTrader: (0)	Nice.. was considering this over the 24-70 but decided I could use the $ difference elsewhere. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. \| To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-02-2009, 05:58 PM	#4
97TurboDSM TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #849 My Ride: '03 IY 20th GTI iTrader: (3)	16-35 is an awesome lens. putting that bad boy on a FF camera would be TONS more fun __________________ FOR SALE! Canon 5D\|17-40L\|85mm f/1.8\|Sigmalux\|580ex

05-02-2009, 09:58 PM	#6
sisforsurfing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #267 My Ride: 2003 WRX wagon iTrader: (2)	Great lens, congrats on picking it up. I've only ever used one for a few minutes but I remember it handling really well on a grip body. What made you choose it over the 17-55 IS? __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

05-02-2009, 10:29 PM	#7
BlackTypeR Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Member #459 iTrader: (0)	Rented this lens last month for the weekend. Loved it, super sharp. Congrats. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

05-02-2009, 05:37 PM	#2
SoStock92 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1721 My Ride: 92 BMW 525, 95 BMW 525, 87 BMW 325, 95 BMW 530 iTrader: (0)	Here is a overhead view of a room I could typically only cover in 2 or 3 exposures!

05-02-2009, 06:36 PM	#5
SoStock92 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1721 My Ride: 92 BMW 525, 95 BMW 525, 87 BMW 325, 95 BMW 530 iTrader: (0)	Hehe if I splurged for the FF (5Dmk2) I wouldn't have the $1500 for this lens haha

05-03-2009, 12:47 AM	#10
97TurboDSM TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #849 My Ride: '03 IY 20th GTI iTrader: (3)	why not the 17-40L? less than half the price and equally as sharp. is the 1mm and 1stop that big a deal? __________________ FOR SALE! Canon 5D\|17-40L\|85mm f/1.8\|Sigmalux\|580ex

05-03-2009, 01:51 AM	#11
SoStock92 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1721 My Ride: 92 BMW 525, 95 BMW 525, 87 BMW 325, 95 BMW 530 iTrader: (0)	Yeah dude I will take 2.8 over 4 any day of the week!

05-03-2009, 09:00 AM	#12
97TurboDSM TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #849 My Ride: '03 IY 20th GTI iTrader: (3)	i was just curious if you would have seen any limitations from f4. f4 never presented a problem for me, especially with a camera that handles high iso so well. __________________ FOR SALE! Canon 5D\|17-40L\|85mm f/1.8\|Sigmalux\|580ex

05-03-2009, 12:02 PM	#13
sisforsurfing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #267 My Ride: 2003 WRX wagon iTrader: (2)	f4 sucks. hah, no but seriously, I even hate using f2.8 zooms when i've been using my primes for a while. double the price for another stop is normal and worth it IMO. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*

05-03-2009, 01:07 PM	#14
SoStock92 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1721 My Ride: 92 BMW 525, 95 BMW 525, 87 BMW 325, 95 BMW 530 iTrader: (0)	I have a 70-200 F4L and while very very very nice and sharp, there are times when F4 is too small. F2.8 makes all the difference, but even 2.8 is slow compared to my 1.4, but its definitely the best lens I own now!

05-03-2009, 02:11 PM	#15
Evan_Murphy Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Feb 2008 Member #6938 My Ride: 04 Mach 1, 03 SVT Focus iTrader: (0)	that overhead shot is awesome __________________ -Evan_Murphy

05-03-2009, 04:03 PM	#16
97TurboDSM TST Ruined My Life! Join Date: Sep 2005 Member #849 My Ride: '03 IY 20th GTI iTrader: (3)	i never found f2.8 super necessary when using a wide angle lens. mostly using it for outdoor work anyway. indoors, or weddings is different but having f4 for wide angle doesnt bother me one bit. f2.8 and greater is huge for longer focal lengths though. i would never take a 70-200/4 over my 70-200/2.8 __________________ FOR SALE! Canon 5D\|17-40L\|85mm f/1.8\|Sigmalux\|580ex

05-03-2009, 04:27 PM	#17
SoStock92 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1721 My Ride: 92 BMW 525, 95 BMW 525, 87 BMW 325, 95 BMW 530 iTrader: (0)	Well my long range lens is primarily used outdoors since I don't shoot sports any longer, so I have a 70-200/4, but indoor and outdoor if a 2.8 is available I grab it.

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