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  • why dose the video look over exposed and whashed out?

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  • @susuraj1996 Its definitely Hong Kong...

  • The only thing i'm worry about this lens is the f4 aperture :/

  • Anyone knows if the lack of built-in IS would be an issue at all?

  • @saintphen No IS isn't that much of a problem coz if you're shooting wide, then it's not prone to shakey hands so much.... you've got the whole formula 1/focal length for hand held shooting stabilty thingi...

  • @cafepk Yea I agree. Still shots would be non-issue. I was just wondering if it would be problematic when it comes to handheld video shooting.

  • Appears evry low contrast & I love the Qui Chan Cain Music on the intro -

  • those it work on crop sensor dslr too? since kai mentioned its a full frame lens

  • @gasconade10 it WORKS on a crop.. but obviously you get that crop :)

  • I wish you would review the Canon EF 14mm f2.8L II

  • giant wooden turd. this was the best bit!

  • Sometimes you think you are close enough, and then you're not.

  • 2:57 "woh we can't ge-in!" = Ricky Gervais.

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  • Do A Review on the canon 16-35mm L!!!!

  • do not see much of the angle getting wide, even on the mark2

  • Hey DRTV..i think this channel kinda stole your videos..and translated them to some language..not sure if they have the copyright to use your videos.

    /user/fotosua/videos

    Guys please thumbs so the team will know. PLEASE

  • @Shibamobobo They haven't stolen any video's and it's russian idiot

  • @mwjk13 If you'd look closely and search for it, they took some of the DRTV's videos and translated them from english to russian. you fucking idiot. Open up your eyes and search before you talk. DIPfuckingSHIT

  • @Shibamobobo well no, its a different russian channel for electrical appliances.

  • 4:43 reminds me of man vs wild when he's stalking his prey lol.

  • Nice!!!!

    Can I request a video about WIDE vs ULTRA WIDE vs FISHEYE?

    to help us differentiate them all.

  • isn't the 70-200 f4 l cheaper?

  • @TheLittleWorldofGaz both lens about the same price

  • I love the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens on my 7D nice and fast and bright

  • @devonmale69

    Do you get a pretty good wide angle with it? Or is it still too far for you?

  • This is my favourite drtv video, I don't know why, I just love it.

  • BOKEHHHHHHHH

  • I see a bit of vignetting on the camera you used to film it. Is it a DX lens on a FX camera or something? Great video by the way! :D

  • @PhotoFrankie No its a Canon lens

  • @PhotoFrankie you're talking about a Canon lens... an L lens, no less... what are you even on about

  • @Dragon4eva Simmer, all I said was that I see vignetting on the camera. I know it's a canon. Generally, when you use a lens that is meant for an APSC camera on a full frame camera, you tend to get a little vignetting.

  • review on the tokina 11-16mm PLEASE?!

  • squat like a Mainlander! hahahah

  • Would there even be a point using this lens on a canon with an APSC censor? Does the wide angle effect really only work with a full frame?

  • @510FILMS On full frame it's a wide angle but on a crop sensor it's a general walk around with a range of 27-64mm. Kind of like a the crop version of the 24-70, just f4. But the ultra wide-ness only works with full frame, but then you also don't get the soft corners like he said.

  • @M1sterHamilton

    So is this worth if you want a wide angle for the T2i? Do the L lens really make a huge difference when it comes to sharpness compared to their non L lens?

  • @Anhslaught Yeah i find it to be 100% better than the kit lens. It's sooooo much sharper and the colours are just so vivid. I find it still to be really wide on the t2i but you can still get in in fairly close. A great walk around for me. Plus its quiet, metal, weather sealed etc.

  • @Anhslaught If you really want to go wide on an APS-C sensor camera though, you're probably better off with the EF-S 10-22. Many say that the quality's comparable to that of an L lens (sans weather sealing). Of course, this is assuming that you don't have any plans of upgrading to a full-frame camera in the near future.

  • @Anhslaught 17mm on your T2i would be eqv. 27mm, so not really that wide. I believe this lens was designed with Full-Frame sensors in mind.

  • @97purna. i just got a 70-200 for my 7d and find it supremely useful. But i shoot a LOT of outdoor sports. The 17-40 could be a great walkaround, but the f4 might not be fast enough for indoor without a flash. For that, I'd get a wide angle prime from Sigma or Canon at f1.8

  • is this lens good for a 600d? or will I only maximize its potential when used on a full frame dslr?

  • the 17-40 f4L or the 70-200 f4L for a first lens?! By the way i'm gonna buy the 550d body with it!

  • sucks that its f4 but, nice price and I already own an 24-70 F2.8L so this goes in the will buy list!

  • anybody know what lens the guy filming the reviewer was using?

  • @LivetobeEPIC 1:38 > "EF 24-105L f/4 IS" I think

  • @LivetobeEPIC Lok like's using the 24-105 I'm pretty sure

  • good review. love the stills at the end of the video. i agree. it's a great lens. it generally never comes off my camera when i'm shooting architecture. with a full frame camera, it's the only one you need for architecture or landscapes. unfortunately, canon doesn't really make one much wider for a full frame until you get to the 8-15mm, but it does the job.

  • Born presenter XD

  • Does the KENKO 77mm pro1 digital UV filter is good on 17-40mm to complete it's weather sealing?? somebody have an opinion. thank you in advance

  • Can somebody give me a suggestion? Thanks :)

  • My friend told me that this lens is too soft at f4, I am thinking to get this one for my 5d cuz I already have a 50 1.4 which can cover short of 17-40. If I got a 24-70, my 50 is gonna be somehow useless.

  • @TheShanahg The 50 f1.4 will always be great for low light and smooth bokeh. The 24-70 won't replace, especially when it's so heavy and you don't want to carry around all the time. At the same time, I think it makes more sense to get the 17-40 for the UWA and the 50mm for lowlight. It depends whether you need the 24-70 or not

  • lambeee marry meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

  • 3:43 the guy was resting the wheel on his ....

  • 8:14 is awesome!!!!!!!!!

  • Canon 17-40mm f/4 vs Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 PLEASE!!!

  • So you saying they dont squat in HK???? Been there, done that. Dont make fun of the mainlanders you idiot.

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  • i was really set on this lens

    the i discovered the sigma 17-50 f2.8

    so many good and better reviews on that lens

  • @K3BANG lol except for the fact that the Canon 17-40 is FULL FRAME and produces amazingly cool ultra-wide angle photos on full frame cameras... which is what the lens is really designed for. It's also weather sealed and has accurate/consistent AF... unlike any Sigma lens. Oh and it has something a Sigma will never have... the fact that it's a L lens ...signifying that you're a legit photographer with enough photography business income to not have to skimp on quality with cheaper lenses ;)

  • @MacBoyFilmmaker

    Nice if you have all L-lenses of Canon but can't compose a proper picture. The Signature of a photographer is neither camera nor lens, it's how you use light and composition in your photo. For example, Edward Curtis started with a selfbuilt camera. The fact that you're a legit photographer only if you have Canon's L-Lenses is making me laugh. A good photographer can shoot a better photo with the Sigma than a bad one with a L lens.

  • @Jazz0Vs0Metal And in regards to your other remarks:

    -I never said a bad photographer would take better photos with L lenses than a good photographer with a cheaper brand. Duh, a better photographer would take a better photo. But with two equally talented photographers, the one using L-lenses verses a cheaper brand will most likely end up with better shots than a cheaper brand,

    -I put emphasis on Canon being pro level because of the fact that this debate was between Sigma and Canon. Canon wins.

  • @Jazz0Vs0Metal

    -Yes, obviously those significantly more expensive and studio sophisticated medium format cameras would produce better quality every time than Canon IN STUDIO SETTINGS. But you can't take a Hasselblad out and shoot a wedding or shoot an assignment for a newspaper. A pro grade Canon (or Nikon) can shoot professional quality studio shots AND great wedding shots AND great sports/journalistic shots (ever see a Hasselblad shooter on the sidelines at an NFL game? Nope.) Apples/oranges.

  • @MacBoyFilmmaker PS: If you are talking about quality, every LEGIT photographer will laugh at you. Ever heard of Hasselblad, Sinar, Linhof? Sure, these cameras are built for studio photography and you can't really use them for sports, press etc.. but in overall quality you can go die in a corner with Canon. But i can only say it again: It doesn't matter what camera you've got, it only matters how you use light. Light is everything in photography! And yes I'm buying this lens xD

  • @Jazz0Vs0Metal Your comments are irrelevant. This debate was between a CANON 17-40mm f4L lens and a SIGMA 17-50mm f2.8 lens. Hands down, every time, the Canon version would perform better, grab accurate focus, and produce sharper images than the Sigma counterpart... and oh yeah, it can be put on a full frame camera and the Sigma has to remain with crop sensor cameras. So to stray from that topic is irrelevant.

  • @MacBoyFilmmaker as sheldon cooper said. if they could they would but they cant they shan't. grow up and buy nice gears.

  • @Jazz0Vs0Metal no offense but i always see pro photographer with heavy and expensive gears never saw a single pro photographer with d3100 and 18-55 lens.

  • @jailbird111 Are you a moron? I said that pro photographers would make better photos with bad equipment than amateur photographers with good equipment. Please read the things that I write.

  • @Jazz0Vs0Metal listen pea-brain. no pro photographer use cheap gears and never will. without good iso range, big aperture or flash how they can take pro quality photos in low light. same goes for telephoto lenses. if pro can take a usable photos by cheap equipment they would never buy these heavy equipment and pay big insurance money on it. these things like 'a pro can take good quality photos by cheap cam' is marketing technique to sell out consumer products to brainless people like you

  • @jailbird111 As it seems you can't read and understand what my point is. I did never say that I'd prefer cheap equipment over expensive equipment. I don't have the money to afford EVERY L-lens because I'm still learning photography on an photography school, I try to do the best with my equipment and I can take nice pictures without having the best equipment.

    WtF? Marketing technique says the man who bought a Sigma lens, haha I can't stop laughing.

  • @Jazz0Vs0Metal I bought sigma lens bcz i tested it rigorously and i found its result quite pleasing also i bought it second hand at price of 70-200mm @ 400$ and 150mm macro @ 300$. I check reviews of equipment to see their pros but not cons. cons i check by my self. and the biggest con every one is writing for sigma is its CA (chromatic aberration) and i only find a little in extreme near 200 and its easily corrected by LightRoom 3 in 1 min. nikon lens are the best for nikon body no doubt.

  • @jailbird111

    Learn to construct a half legible sentence before hurling insults at others. You're just making yourself look like a prick.

    I makes me laugh whenever i see some imbecile arguing with someone smarter than himself. Making themselves look like complete idiots without even realising it.

  • @flightsimrocks the topic of debate is not my poor english so quit fooling around with unrelated issues. if you don't have a reasonable and logical justification for your argument then better not to reply and stay silent or for your better understanding STFU.

  • @jailbird111

    my point exactly. -.-

  • Which is much better for a 600D Body, this 17-40mm L or 17-55mm ?

  • @RhemStar 17-40mm L. But I would rather consider getting the 17-55 first (more range) and than safing for a 16-35L if you need a good wideangle zoom lens. It's got a larger aperture than this of f 2.8

  • @RhemStar well the 17-55 IS usm f2.8, i presume, is designed for cropped sensor camera... so it will work perfectly fine... this one on the other hand was designed for full frame bodies so... the lens hood that comes with it will not work with your 600D... i got this lens mounted on my 550D... i had to take off the hood and put on a UV filter to protect the lens which i don't like doing... i normally use the hood for protection.

  • what place is that in hk that hand over to china , round building?

    

  • quite like DA12-24/4 on pentax.. but that is stabilised and has less problems with flares :)

  • @Tchoky You're missing a lot of things. Firstly, you've probably got an APS-C camera, well the 18-55mm won't work on full frame cameras like the one in this video. Secondly this has a fixed aperture throughout the zoom range. Thirdly, this is a lot sharper. Finally, this is an L lens, with USM, so it will focus faster, and is made to a lot higher quality. Same lens, pah.

  • sorry, but i dont get it: Why is this lense better, than the cheap kit lense (3,5-5,5 18-55mm)? With th kit lense you have wider aperture, wider focal range.... its just missing an L^^

    Or am I missing something?

  • @Tchoky Well - it still has the f/4 at 40mm, it's sharper, has the fast and quiet USM motor, it'sweather sealed and it can be used on a full frame or analog camera so you get the full 17mm without any crop. I guess that's the point. Well, yes: And you get a lens hood with it.

  • this is one "L" of a good deal *ZINGER*

  • I like your T-Shirt @Kai

  • this should be canons kit lens

  • LoL. He said one L of a good deal.

  • only f4

  • Can you review the Canon EF-S 10-22mm lens?

    

  • u guys gotta review the canon 24 mm f 1.4 L

  • one L of a good deal :D

  • Hey where'd you get that camera shirt!!!

  • Can you review the Canon EF-S 10-22mm lens?

  • Your reviews are great, you're funny, and I enjoy your videos!

  • I would LOVE a review of the Canon 16-35mm 2,8 ll Usm L lens :)!!

  • Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 OS hsm VS Canon 17-40mm F4 L please Kai and Lok and Alamby hehehe

  • Do more videos on wide angle lens! and UWA!

  • Is the 16-35mm f/2.8L II somewhere on your to-do list? :)

  • Review the Canon 16-35 f2.8 lens!

  • I want the camera that hanging on your neck Kay!

  • WAITH !

    is the front element really moving ????

    wtf is that

  • Kai please review the Canon 17-55 f2.8 IS Vs Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS Vs Tamron 17-50 f2.8 vc compared to Canon 17-40 F4 L

  • @BryanMumble don't forget the Tokina 16-50 f/2.8 as well.

  • Crap,Rubbish, Shit oh thats even worst :))))) 

  • can you make the video between 17-40f4 vd 17-50 f2.8

  • Nice tshirt!

  • what is 'IS'?

  • @Khai2799 Image Stabilization

  • Whoow..at last..my request :D thankyou Kwai :D

  • Whoow..at last..my request :D thankyou Kwai :D

  • Show me the BOOOKEEEH LOL

  • t shirt <3

  • waaa,,,my lens,,,i m user this lens,,,superb. I m spend 2k to buy this lens in my country, tht vry xpnsive,,,but it great for my camera.

  • Finally, Loc is back!

  • Can you PLEASE do a video comparison between Canon 17-40mm F/4 vs Canon 16-35mm F/2.8 ?

  • @AnhRichie Ive been asking for a month. Post this question on their Facebook page and they might respond.

  • keep these premium lens reviews coming Kai!

  • Nice review...

  • can you do a review of canon EF 70-200mm f/4 IS USM?

  • can you do a review of canon EF 70-200mm f/4 IS USM?

  • I wonder if sales of the 17-40 have dropped off ?

    Great lens but getting old Come on Canon we need a 17-40 with IS !!

  • @mikeismad61 no we dont. Doing that will add another $500 to the lens. Just buy a monopod or Glidecam

  • I used this lens in New Zealand on my 5DMKII and it captured some good shots. One of my favorite lens.

  • Could you do a review of Canon 135L F2? Please! Thank you!

  • @shumsky86 i agree

  • @shumsky86 That is canon sharpest lens

  • 0:38 loc starts his creepy laughing.

  • The only good thing about this lens is that it's relatively cheap.

    Nikon 14-24, Olympus 7-14, Tokina 16-28 blow it away.

  • can you do a comparison of it to the 10-22mm canon EF-S?

  • Come on Kai, ofcourse there'll be distortions at 17mm - and that's actually great, otherwise it would not be a WIDE ANGLE LENS!

    You stinking Nikon fanboy.

  • isn't the cheapest L lens the 70-200 f4L?

  • @dlu361 NOT IN PRODUCTION. HE SAID THE CHEAPEST IN PRODUCTION

  • @goldenboi24k

    70-200 f4 L non IS is in production, the hell you talking about ?

  • @goldenboi24k when did canon stop producing it?

  • @dlu361

    Actually it is - at least where I get my lenses.

  • @dlu361 he said light

  • @dlu361 he said lightest not cheapest

  • @JakeG895 he said it right, cheapest, 8:02

  • @dlu361 i think they are about the same. (The one with out the IS)

  • @dlu361 not the cheapest in production

  • @dlu361 Would say that they are at the same prize 

  • @dlu361 They are about the same price... cheers...

  • @dlu361 yup, its like 650-700

  • @dlu361 Yup!

  • @dlu361 it is the 17-40 f4l which is the cheapest.

  • I was amazed abou this lens, (relatively) cheap and a great performer!

  • Little whiners crying about "soft corners" on wide lenses like this don't deserve an SLR.

  • @gilegraam I never understood complaints about soft corners on UWA shots, nobody looks at the corners except for lens nerds, but they contribute nothing to the composition of the photo.

  • @gilegraam I guess you haven't seen the nikon wide angle review. PWND

  • @gilegraam Arrogant people don't deserve life.

  • oh this lense costs only the canon 550D

  • Isnt it f/1.4 ?

  • @Kai : where is it ? This lace is so beautiful for photography :) Can you tell me the location since I also live in Hong Kong :) Thank for the great video man :)

    Can you also make a video review of new Nikkor 50mm lens :)

  • @Kai : where is it ? This lace is so beautiful for photography :) Can you tell me the location since I also live in Hong Kong :) Thank for the great video man :)

  • Nice video , thanks

  • where can i get that t-shirt?

  • Very expensive,,,,,,,,:(

  • I would like 2.8 though... but nice review :)

    What did the girl do? She did not film it... and did not talk :O

    (@juidas yes)

  • Kai. Could you guys make a video as too. How and would lens would you uses if you were going to an Amusement park ( Disney) and how to take a good picture with all those people around ? How a can stand out and not look sooo tourist like

  • Hey, I've been to that park before. Rode a bike along the river nearby.  They always fly kites there.

  • I bought this lens about a year ago. I knew I made a good choice

  • one L of a good deal? :)

  • Can you make a comparison with Canon 10-22 (: ? It would be great to see the differences :P

  • @KevinLam2491 Well, 10-22 is wider on APS-C, but its only EF-S, so only on APS-C body. It has sh*tload of chromatic aberation (CA), its not particulary sharp, distorted. Rather buy Sigma 10-20, its better if you can get good piece (Sigma has bit poorer quality control).

  • Whats wrong with color of the sky on your photos ?

  • LOL I just realized [even though this is a Canon review], the only reason I like digital rev reviews is because they say "Nee-kon", not "nai-kon". I heard an american say that british and americans say it differently. WELL, dear americans, if it was meant to say "ny-kon", the company name would be Naikon instead of Nikon! Lol take Japanese classes?