Warning! Do NOT buy L Glass

I was perfectly happy with my 75-300 and my 28-135, but I needed just a little more wide angle. The ol' 1.6 blues, you know? Not knowing what was in store for me I went and bought a 17-40. Now I've lost my family and my job, and find myself wandering the street muttering "must...have...more...​L". I tried to sell my kids into slavery, but they're bigger and stronger than me, and I barely escaped with my life. I mugged a mafia numbers runner, but even though he was just finishing his rounds he still didn't have enough cash. The local drug dealer is just around the corner. He'd better beware.

My perfectly happy life has been ruined, just by the unthinking purchase of a single lens. I'm surprised Canon doesn't give away the first one free.

Must...have...more...L​!!!

Hmmm... Maybe we can run this one by Canon's marketing people. I like that idea!

webster,

that was great! have you considered a membership in "L glass anonymous"??

At least you did not get one of the f2.8 zooms, you can still be saved (or at least your pocket book can).

The 17-40 was not available when I went looking so I got the 16-35/2.8L, then the 50/1.4. I was hooked on aperture as well as "L".

only $55,244* and the 1200mm left to spend

I was thinking I had a problem when I bought the 70-200/2.8L IS, but it takes great pictures (as opposed to the photographer).

On the good side with a full set of 2.8 zooms from 16-200, my addiction is satisfied for the moment (at least until a FF camera I want/can afford comes out)

Just my addiction,

*trivia: based on latest BH prices for US version.

Dell Computers took a run at it and started a stampede just by offering the 70-200 f/2.8 L IS at roughly a third off the street price.

My solution to the L lens expense has worked pretty well. Do it all at once. It's too easy for the spouse to extract a promise to 'never do it again.' Then, when you do it again (and you will), you have to start all over with the abuse and guilt. If you have to go through this each and every time you buy a lens, you will evenually go completley mad.

No, just do it. Put a second mortgage on the house, sell the children into slavery, have the wife take in laundry, and do whatever else it takes, but do it now! Get the pain and suffering with over in one fell swoop!

You'll thank me for this someday.

Tom

Webster, My story is exactly like yours right down to the lenses you have and the 17-40L that started your addiction.

One question though ... How did you get rid of the family? I've got a grown son that keeps coming back and my wife refuses to leave

Seriously ... There is a different twist to my story. My plan was to build (or have my son build me) an up to date computer back in July. Then I would go for the 10D and the few accessories and lenses I might need.

Decided to get the 10D first, went with the 28-135IS and 75-300IS and still had the bankroll to build an OK computer but soon found out I needed a wider lens ... enter my addiction ... went with the 17-40L.

No new computer ... can't even shoot Or try to shoot RAW because this thing is so slow (300Mhz) that just opening the file I'm done. Hard drive is full and half the time my computer is on I'm burning the jpegs to CD. I'm even filling my HD on my computer at work!

So now I'm ready to build that new computer and I have this compulsion to keep going to the website that shows my new 100-400 L IS ... It's calling my name and it's driving me nuts, I tell you!!!

computer ... lens ... computer ... lens ... I need sleep!

L addiction is serious.
Very serious.
I started my collection with a 100-400 L IS. Lovely, finally I could get the quality I craved, the smooth operation, the silent fast focusing, and of coure it looks great too!
Now, as I am itching to get up early tomorow morning to pick up my 17-40L I am planning my next purchase....
need a standard lens like maybe a 24-70 (is that my credit card I hear running away!!!!)
Must buy decent tripod first...Must buy decent tripod first...Must buy decent tripod first...Must buy decent tripod first...Must buy decent tripod first...Must buy decent tripod first...Must buy decent tripod first...Must buy decent tripod first...Must buy decent tripod first...Must buy decent tripod first...
Priorities

L sends you nuts. My fiancee has got the right idea - whatever I don't use for the bills is my money, do with it as I please. And the Hound is not really that valuable in cash terms. He has funny ears though.

I'm glad others have this problem - I thought I was the only one. I started with the 17-40 L, I'm off to America shortly and I'm going to get the 100-400 IS while I'm there but then there's the problem of what to get to fill the 40-100 gap............

My girlfriend is very tolerant, but she doesn't know the price of 'L' glass. I wonder if I could sneak a 24-70 into my camera bag without her noticing?

Will a cure be found? Do I need curing?

You need to fit the front door with a son screen!

It gets worse than "L Mania"....

It even surpasses "Apeture Envy"

.... after that comes "Prime Paranoia"!!!!!!

All those "L" Zooms are moot!!!!


...Oh the humanity!!!!

The Cure

The only known primary cure for all three symptoms of "L" glassitis will cost you about $60,000 with some people needing the 1200mm secondary injection treatment at about $72,000. After that small injections on a semi-annual basis of about $2000 should keep your addiction down to a reasonable level.

Unfortunately the only known insurance that will cover this treatment is supplied by only a few companies (SI and NG come to mind). Otherwise you are left to pay for the treatment on your own.

Good luck,

Thank god I'm not alone...

...my name is Jyoti and I'm an L Glass Addict...

I was perfectly happy with my 50/1.8, 28-135 and 75-300IS. Then I tried out the 17-40L in a London Camera Exchange shop. Mmmm...

So I bought it! It's soooo sharp, it's now become my fave portrait lens :

http://www.bzangy.net …s/Blargle/image​/nees2.jpg

Scratch that, it's become my favourite everything lens:

http://www.bzangygroin​k.co.uk …odSept/image/se​pwalk1.jpg

I'm now drooling at the thought of the 70-200, 24-70 and all those other seductive imps.

Save me!

Thats some link you got there;

Hi CDS,

try to get the 2.0/135 "L" and you will find out what the "L" means. This lens will drive you crazy - for shure.

Dieter