The Canon EF 17-35mm f / 2.8L USM lens was a wide-angle zoom lens made by Canon Inc. It was replaced by the Canon EF 16-35mm lens. External links. EF 17-35mm f/2.8L USM at the Canon Camera Museum; Photozone review This page was last edited on 21 September 2023, at 02:29 (UTC). Text is.. DESCRIPTION The EF 17-35mm f/2.8L USM provides silent,high speed autofocus with optical performance equal or superior to similiar fixed focal lengths lenses.
At launch 1996 Canon wrote this regarding Canon EF 17-35mm F2.8 L USM: "A large aperture, super wide angle zoom lens with the wide-angle focal length of 17mm. The optical system has two aspherical elements, including the first lens element which is a ground and polished aspherical glass lens element, thoroughly eliminating the distortion that.. Testing a Canon EF 17-35mm f/2.8 USM L was like meeting an old friend for me. I owned this lens for several years and we went through a couple of interesting photo adventures during that time (see my portfolio section).. Anyway, the lens replaced the EF 20-35mm f/2.8 L in the mid '90s and was eventually succeeded by the current EF 16-35mm f.