Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/05/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]This is not about Leica but about Canon, and I know there are a number of photographers who enjoy both Leica and Canon for their respective capabilities. Anyway, browsing the Canon lens list on the B&H website I noticed a new (to me) zoom. It's an EOS 17-40 f4L. Canon must have been reading my mind when their R&D people dreamed up this one. The information is that is excellent with analog cameras (film) and excellent with digital. It is designed to allow for the smaller chip that digital cameras have compared to film. It takes a 77mm filter and is a 2 stage operation, one to adjust focal lenght, the other for focus (manual mode). How good is it, I don't know, I just ordered it for my EOS system but being an 'L' series I anticipate excellent results. With the top end at 40, that puts it in the 'normal' range. We'll see. Dave Olson _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html