My first L just arrived!!

I just got my first L. Do you think this will be contagious? Maybe I'll just have one. I can quit I tell you, anytime.

So far I love it. Not a whole lot to compare it to, but the AF is so quiet and smooth and the first few shots, AHHH, so nice.

Here's the first, I know it is supposed to be a duck, but my dog will have to do.

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I think your dog is smiling too.

Graham

Time to put your quantaray on ebay, perhaps? I think you lack something nice and wide and would suggest a 17-40 - you know you want too.....

jbarclay
Yes, L's are very addictive but well worth it- nice shot of doggy

Thanks steved110, keep the peer pressure going. I have sworn off the L stuff. I know, I know, I know, the L's are so nice, but they are real expensive also. I'll have to wait until, I mean, no more. Ah, an extra wide 17-40L, good choice. I'll have to keep that in mind. I mean quit trying to talk me into things. You guys are terrible, trying to lead me astray.
The Quantary is an inexpensive lens, but it seems to work very well. I have used it for about 6 months and I must admit it is ok for a relatively inexpensive lens. I mainly wanted to get a little more reach, and the IS of the 100-400 is a super bonus. I want to see how it works for me in the real world. I'll probably keep the 70-300 for a walk around lens for a while. Until I feel the need to get that 17-40L, now stop that, I don't need another of the Ls.

Thanks for the comment joe445. They are very nice, at least so far. I went for a walk along the river and took a few shots that I'm going through now. The dog just got in the way. I still have to learn what this lens can do and how to handle it.

This is my first real pic I put on the forum. Does it look fuzzy to you when you view it. After I uploaded it and looked at it it doesn't look anything like the one I uploaded. It seems to me to have a lot of fuzzy artifact looking things all over it. The original was so much clearer. I am wondering if I did something wrong on the upload. I resized it to less than the 800X800 and checked the size. Is there something else I should be doing?

Thanks
Jack

I just make it 600 pixels or so, so that I don't have to skimp on quality. If you're using photoshop, I keep the quality around 7+. That way there's not usually any nasty compression.

So it must look fuzzy to the rest of you also? I'll try that the next post. The photo I uploaded looked so much better. It is like it compressed it more during the upload. Is that possible?

LOL man welcome to the dark side!!!! L fever has struck!! The only cure is maxed cards or death!!! LOL enjoy that lens.. Cute dog

That's a serious lens for a first L. Very nice. As for the posting of pics, I wish one of the moderators or one of the other highly qualified members would make a sticky of how to get the best quality out of the posted pics. You know, resizing and quality and all of that stuff. I have picked up tips here and there on this site but I think a step by step how to do it would be in order. Geez, maybe it's already here and I just haven't seen it. Any mods care to step up?

Congrats on the new "Pump" (100-400L) Great lense, won't hurt the pocket as bad to get the 17-40L which is another great lense.

Dan

congrats on the new lens!...and yes it's contagious.

Congratulations. You're going to find that L's can be very addictive.

Funny I just got mine 100-400mm that is.

Talk about a awesome piece of glass.

Trust me, you WILL buy another "L"

Congratulations on the 'L" lens, now you will have to learn how to properly use it. It is a great tool with a lot of ability. I have had mine for seven months and I am still learning.