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Im looking for some advice.

I want to get a wide angle lens for my Canon 7Dmk1. I currently have the Canon 24-105mm F4 L. But find it a bit limiting doing Landscape and architecture. I've been looking at the 17-40mm F4 L and the 16-35mm F2.8 L mk2. I can afford to get a new 17-40mm but the 16-35mm would have to be a used one.

I like the build quality of an "L" lens so would like to stick with them, what are people using and what are their opinions of both these lenses?

Going forward I would like to add a full fame camera to my kit so I'm looking at the bigger picture.

Thanks Phil
 
Ah right, fair enough. TBH I would look to add the Canon 10-18mm STM. If you can find one used they are a bargain and offer great IQ. It'll be plenty wide enough for your requirements and will hold its value if you do move to FF.
 
Phil-1 said:
What's the quality like compared to the 17-40mm?
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Between 10mm and 16mm it's infinitely better.

The bottom line is that the 17-40 is only an OK UWA on FF, and on crop it's a very average short std zoom.

If you want a UWA, your choices are 10-18, 10-22 Canon.
10-20 or 12-24 Sigma

Probably others too, but a 16-35 or 17-40 is just not really wide enough.
 
The Canon 10-18mm is cheap enough to try and move on without losing much. If you can pick one up used, you would probably lose nothing by giving it a try. Sharp and light too. I have a Sigma 10-20mm and the Canon is sharper from what I've seen.
 
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