Do you HAVE to Buy an L Lens?

[xunjas]

If i dun need an L lens, i rather not buy and save the money instead.. non-L primes are good lenses without L status..

 

[yazid]

I think I'm going to buy L-lenses. It produces a great image quality!

 

[Headshotzx]

I think your 17-55 is so awesome =)

The reason why I'd buy an L lens would never be because it's L. It just so happens that whatever I want in a lens makes it L.

 

[mrchua]

i wan i wan i wan...

sponsor me?

 

[xunjas]

I think I'm going to buy L-lenses. It produces a great image quality!

you have good lens, hope u r getting a different focal range for your L, dun waste your current lens.

 

[Danntbt]

I have to buy the 200L IS F2........problem is getting the money printed....probably with the 200L IS, it should be good enough to print......but need it before I can print....arghhhh.

 

[xziredmp]

well. if u are using the gear for professional purposes, i guess its ok to own a range of Ls.

but if not.... for people who have deep pockets... L lens is good to have. but not a need to have.

 

[lesneo]

For quality, it is either L or prime lens. The latter is a cheaper alternative. Instead of a 17-40 L lens, you can opt for a 20mm F2.8 and a 50mm F1.8 option. I am a great believer of Canon's prime lens. The incredibly cheap 50mm F1.8 yields one of the most beautiful saturation and sharpness I have ever seen; and its only $150 new!!! The 85 F1.8 and 100 macro are 2 examples of ultra sharp lens, beating even some L zoom lenses covering these ranges. At the higher telephoto range, there are no non-L primes... still, several prime telephoto Ls cost lower than the zoom Ls counterparts.

 

[hazmee]

Thread from 2002 and still going strong... L lenses surely have a very strong 'force' attached to it. ;p

 

[bernstein1234]

Incidentally, I go for lens which suits my 'shooting range' (no pun intended), and if that range happens to be L, I'll get that L lens. E.g. 24-105, I got it cos of its versatility, range and IS.

But that doesn't mean I'll 'blindly' endorse all L lenses. For e.g. the 24-70L. Tried it before, and it's too freaking HEAVY for me!!! :embrass: I'll mostly get blurred shots from it compared to my 24105 (with IS on). So no matter the L lens got what special coating etc, I'll still get a lens which suits the purpose, comfort, 'and acceptable image quality' to my untrained eye.

2 cents

 

[Kongo]

Wah.. solid sia, I only hv 3, must asked my wife for permit to add more.. :bsmilie:

no. i have 14 L lenses, and all I use these days are the 28/1.8 and 85/1.8

 

[xyz123]

Incidentally, I go for lens which suits my 'shooting range' (no pun intended), and if that range happens to be L, I'll get that L lens. E.g. 24-105, I got it cos of its versatility, range and IS.

But that doesn't mean I'll 'blindly' endorse all L lenses. For e.g. the 24-70L. Tried it before, and it's too freaking HEAVY for me!!! :embrass: I'll mostly get blurred shots from it compared to my 24105 (with IS on). So no matter the L lens got what special coating etc, I'll still get a lens which suits the purpose, comfort, 'and acceptable image quality' to my untrained eye.

2 cents

oh yes. i agree with you.

 

[thinkvision]

85L V1 is must BBB L, even sharper than 2nd version (con is a little bit slower than V2)

 

[xunjas]

Thread from 2002 and still going strong... L lenses surely have a very strong 'force' attached to it. ;p

power of L~~:bsmilie:

 

[xunjas]

Incidentally, I go for lens which suits my 'shooting range' (no pun intended), and if that range happens to be L, I'll get that L lens. E.g. 24-105, I got it cos of its versatility, range and IS.

But that doesn't mean I'll 'blindly' endorse all L lenses. For e.g. the 24-70L. Tried it before, and it's too freaking HEAVY for me!!! :embrass: I'll mostly get blurred shots from it compared to my 24105 (with IS on). So no matter the L lens got what special coating etc, I'll still get a lens which suits the purpose, comfort, 'and acceptable image quality' to my untrained eye.

2 cents

yup 24-70 is good but very heavy.. 24-105mm is a good option, lighter and 3 stops of iS. =)

 

[lightning]

85L V1 is must BBB L, even sharper than 2nd version (con is a little bit slower than V2)

I have used both, can't tell the "sharper" effect of version 1 but mark 2 certainly focus much faster.

 

[stevens]

why we buy the lens? ask your heart.

The 'L 'or "not L", is not very important to me. What I treasure most is which lens could give most beautiful memory, whether its characteristic could touch me soul.

How do you think? one day we will all vanished like dust, the lens will died also.

Stevens

 

[moos blues]

I think i voted yes years back.... finally get to own one on my own...

what can i say... its not hype man.... its not hype. :bsmilie:



tried tokina PRO, Sigma EX, budget lenses, standard lenses, but the difference is it's really quite a joy when you are using L lenses, takes ur mind of the lens and it does what it needs to do.

 

[scarecrow]

Man ... L lens rock (at least the EF 200 f2.8L and 70-200 f2.8L) ! I've just been enlightened.

Amazing!:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[muvouser]

lets face it. We sometimes endorse the L more than the art itself.

yeah, many are using L and proclaims its quality, but many L users produce pictures that looks like ****.

Lets stop wasting time discussing on this fruitless obsession.