Its all your fault, yes you......

I was just minding my own business and one day I found POTN. There's lots to learn here. People like Dante, Tim, Cyber, coreypolis, fstopjojo (aka lightrules), wedding shooter, cdi-ink, curtisN, *bill, jamiewexler and more have just ruined me. Yes it's happened, and I blame you all.

I purchased the Canon 70-200L IS.

Now to all those mentioned above, thanks. You help peak my interest to go even see what L was all about.

To all those reading that don't know about L. I recommend the following.

1. Do not ask what it is.
2. Do not think about it.
3. Do not put one on your camera.
4. (this is the most important one) DO NOT LOOK THROUGH THE VIEWFINDER AND TAKE A PICTURE with one.

If you heed my instruction you will be safe.

Thanks Guys and Gals for all your input over the last 6-9 months, I have finally saved the money and can't wait. In fact I ordered just as soon as I had the money. I don't even have enough to speed the shipment.

Congrats on your purchase and enjoy! I'm still saving but silly things like my kid's college education keep getting in the way.

Ha Ha
Congrats on the L

I already know I'm cursed, and I don't even have any lenses yet.

Gonna go something like this

Some decent starting lens like a Tamron 24-70
A decent telephoto starting lens like the sigma 70-300 APO or tamron 70-300 macro
A decent flash 430ex

Then it'll turn into
A bunch of prime lenses and L series lenses with a 580ex.

LOL.

Make sure to give us some good sample shots!

Enjoy the lens, David. You'll feel like a proud father when you open the box...

Congrats, that's a fine peice of glass and a lovely gateway drug to what afflicts us all here...

Saralonde wrote:
Congrats on your purchase and enjoy! I'm still saving but silly things like my kid's college education keep getting in the way.

Boy do I understand that. Yeap! Just keep your eye on the prize. Have garage sales. Do what ever it takes. Me I started by doing an environmental portrait for a friend. She loved it, showed her friend, who was quite upset because she paid $350us for inferior work.

I first purchased a sigma 24-70EX and used it to earn other things. I now need a business card because people are starting to call me often. Since I have about a dozen weddings under my belt as a second, I decided to go that direction also. I'm in training for this, as I'm moving from Bronica medium format to digital 1.6 crop Canon. Although its still the same, with the exception that I do not need a tripod as much.

From my post just above, this could work. You can use your hobby to help out. I did.

HAHA! Why did it take so long? Congrats on this fantastic lens! Its all downhill from here. AND WHAT A RIDE IT IS!!!!

Thanks AKA Lightrules.
I should thank you the most. Your Lens test page has been great. I was going to get the Canon 24-70L, but from your tests I was confortable getting the Sigma. The canon is superior to MF and its hood configuration, and silent operation. But the money I saved got me almost half way to the portrait king (70-200L).

It takes this long because the camera has to earn its way. My lovely wife is willing to let me spend the earnings from the camera for new toys. Works for me but takes time.

Jeez, another one bites the dust. When will ppl learn.

I have one and I feel guilty all the time...I feel guilty that I don't use it enough.

..And don't blame us if you get nice a creamy bokeh and colours and stuff!

You know david, that lens really shines on a FF camera

Sheesh Dante, your almost all primes now. Don't start me down that path.

What's so funny is out of my 4 ultimate lenses, only one would be an L.

EF 50mm f/1.4 (Have it)
EF-S 10-20mm
EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS (Have it)
EF 70-200 f/2.8L IS

So while I do want the one L that I don't have, I don't have L fever, I have Canon Fever.