The $500 100mm macro from Canon, IQ was amazing, I planned to sell all my other lenses and get it for the IQ, but after the purchase I soon realized that on a crop it was pretty much unusable indoors. Had to take it back 
King22 Member 60 posts Likes: 6 Joined Dec 2013 Location: San Diego More info | Dec 24, 2013 19:13 | #361 The $500 100mm macro from Canon, IQ was amazing, I planned to sell all my other lenses and get it for the IQ, but after the purchase I soon realized that on a crop it was pretty much unusable indoors. Had to take it back 7D| Σ 50mm f/1.4 | 24-105 L
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WavyC Senior Member 857 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jan 2005 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland More info | Dec 24, 2013 20:40 | #362 For me, the 70-200 f4 non-IS. This was the first lens that really surprised me with its clarity and sharpness. Although I've used other great lenses since, it still takes something very good to be a major step up from pictures from the 70-200 f4. Apart from the quality of its glass, its a nice lens in other ways too - very compact and lightweight for the range it covers.
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TriqueDaddi Goldmember  More info | Dec 24, 2013 20:46 | #363 The first time I used my 70-200mm 2.8 non IS almost 7 years ago! It still delivers. Canon 7DMKII,7D 40D, 20D, CANON 100-400mm IS 4.5/5.6L, Canon 70-200mm 2.8L, Canon 50mm 1.8, Canon 100mm 2.8 macro, Kenko Extension Tubes, Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 EX DC OS, 580EX II Flash,Gittos MH 5580 monopod, Thinktank Airport Takeoff.
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McNeese72 Goldmember  More info | Dec 24, 2013 20:57 | #364 I've had two "Wow" moments with the same lens. My 70-200 F2.8 IS. 2 Canon 1Dx's | Canon R6 | EF 70-200 F2.8 L IS II | Canon 300mm F2.8 I | EF 24-70mm f/2.8L II USM | Canon Extender EF 2x III | Canon Extender EF 1.4x III | Editing of photos is okay.
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Scrumhalf Cream of the Crop  More info | Dec 24, 2013 21:10 | #365 My first L lens.. the 70-200 F4 IS. It still wows me when I use it. Sam
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100 to 400 mm L
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uOpt Goldmember  2,283 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA, USA More info | Dec 24, 2013 21:42 | #367 45mm TS-E. My imagine composition sucks. I need a heavier lens.
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bobbyz Cream of the Crop 20,506 posts Likes: 3479 Joined Nov 2007 Location: Bay Area, CA More info | Dec 24, 2013 21:54 | #368 Cesium wrote in post #15797636  The sigma 30 f/1.4. I used it almost exclusively on my 1D for over a year. Same here and I had used 135L, 70-200mm f2.8 IS II, 300mm f2.8 IS I before that. Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
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Dec 24, 2013 22:20 | #369 The 15-85 on my crop, after moving from the kit lenses. I loved that lens. Then it was a tie between the 40mm pancake, and the 24 f/2.8 IS. Again on crop. Just the combination of fast & accurate focusing, great colour rendition and nicely detailed images that did it for me
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Dec 24, 2013 22:32 | #370 The kit lens
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Tony_Stark Shellhead  4,287 posts Likes: 350 Joined May 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada More info | Dec 24, 2013 22:33 | #371 |
xeodragon Senior Member 287 posts Joined Aug 2011 More info | Dec 25, 2013 02:14 | #372 Has to be the Canon 70-200 F4L IS > Sigma 35 1.4 > Canon 17-55 in that order (from my lens collection).
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Dec 25, 2013 03:13 | #373 10-22mm. The perspective, and quality of the colours was a lot higher than the 18-55mm kit lens I was using. Canon 5D Mark III - Leica M240
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Madweasel Cream of the Crop  6,224 posts Likes: 61 Joined Jun 2006 Location: Fareham, UK More info | Dec 25, 2013 04:40 | #374 For me it's been the more extreme lenses: Mark.
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Lowner "I'm the original idiot"  12,924 posts Likes: 18 Joined Jul 2007 Location: Salisbury, UK. More info | Dec 25, 2013 04:49 | #375 My 70-200 f/2.8 L. Its the sharpest lens of my collection, despite owning a 24-70 L which I would have expected to beat it. Richard
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Of course that was my first lens on a first DSLR. Everything about it was a wow factor.