Da lensa which keptcha on da Edga

Or for non New Yorkers of Italian descent.....the lens which has kept you on the edge.
The one which keeps your index finger poised above the "order now" button for days, but you just do not have it in you (yet) to mash that infernal "enter" key in and thus terminate your agony.

Several factors could be keeping you from ordering the lens.....perhaps budget limitations (we all have those), could be seller's reputation (or lack thereof), could be a concern about actual lens performance in your hands, etc.

I'd like to hear from you about that lens which just keeps on tempting you, and what are the reasons, at least those that you are willing to share, which are holding ya back.

Please let us not talk about fantasy lenses such as the 1200mm , etc., only those that are within your realistic reach (as well as sincere desire to own it), or close to it.

I have had a few "on the edge" lenses: the most recent one is the 50mm f/1.2L USM......I'd like to have it as soon as possible, however, I do not have total faith in its sharpness wide open.

One of the 70-200's or the 100-400. Partly because of budget and partly because of being indecisive. I'm thinking of going with the 70-200 F/4 soon and then saving up for the 100-400, get the best of both worlds. I have no concerns over the performance aside from the possible quality control over the Sigma version and it's weight.

300 f2.8 L and the 16-35L ----$$$$ darn kids and the college fund!!!! Hey....we all don't have to go to college....do they????

um. 300 2.8L IS. purely budgetary issues.

100-400L, for the same reasons cited by jcpoulin.

We're closing on our first home on the 22nd. There's going to be a little extra money lying around and the drop of that 'edge' is looking more and more tempting.

I'm a fast prime junkie ... the 85mm 1.2 or the 50mm 1.2. I don't know that I could justify spending that much on a lens that might not give me a return though (either through enjoyment or monetary). Oh god that 85 is sweet though.

I got to try the 400mm 2.8 IS this last weekend thanks to a very kind stranger I met at 6am in the middle of nowhere. Absolutely stunning lens - takes a suprising amount of skill to handle properly. The next time I've gotta purchase another car I might just consider taking the bus/bike for a few years.

jcpoulin wrote in post #2000028
300 f2.8 L and the 16-35L ----$$$$ darn kids and the college fund!!!! Hey....we all don't have to go to college....do they?

hey, i am a kid in college. but of course i got a scholarship. so i get to spent all my money on camera gear, and my parents keep taking vacations.

I've wanted a 300 2.8L IS for some time, but I'm actually leaning toward just getting the 500 after losing some faith in its performance with the 2x, which would be a regular operation for me.

I'm looking very much forward to the 50 1.2L. Looks fantastic.

jcpoulin wrote in post #2000028
300 f2.8 L and the 16-35L ----$$$$ darn kids and the college fund!!!! Hey....we all don't have to go to college....do they????

College ? Let them go thru school of hard knocks........too many IT specialists in this world already ! Yeah.....we need stone masons, landscapers, carpenters, fishermen....apprentic​eship program is the answer....
...so that you can have what's rightfully yours.

Ronald S. Jr. wrote in post #2000187
I've wanted a 300 2.8L IS for some time, but I'm actually leaning toward just getting the 500 after losing some faith in its performance with the 2x, which would be a regular operation for me.

I'm looking very much forward to the 50 1.2L. Looks fantastic.

the 500 was my dream lens too... but then i started shooting sports, and the 500 would be too long, and the 2.8 is neccesary.

lensview wrote in post #2000192
College ? Let them go thru school of hard knocks........too many IT specialists in this world already ! Yeah.....we need stone masons, landscapers, carpenters, fishermen....apprentic​eship program is the answer....
...so that you can have what's rightfully yours.

hmm..... or let them go to college, become millionares and take you for flights in their own private jets....

Ronald S. Jr. wrote in post #2000187
I've wanted a 300 2.8L IS for some time, but I'm actually leaning toward just getting the 500 after losing some faith in its performance with the 2x, which would be a regular operation for me.

Righto, or you can get stuck with a soft copy like Dante King's and not even know it.

Well this is quite a cheap lens compared to most of the others mentioned here but for me it's the 85mm 1.8... I'm saving to go away and as a student I don't have much spare cash but I really, really want the lens.. either that or the 28mm 1.8.. I'm torn between going for the wider option for live shows or the longer option for shows and portraits

I should get paid for my magazine work this week and we'll see how much that is.. if it's enough for the lens I think it's going to be mine within a week and I'll just work more to make up the difference

70-200 2.8 IS. Years ago i sold my 80-200 2.8 and have regretted it ever since! So sharp. So fast. Sooo heavy. I will find a way to get the 70-200, probably by incurring a large debt along the way!

well, i know that i will be buying the 500 as soon as the budget allows. for now though, the lens that is in my shopping cart is the 24-70 2.8 but i am noy buying until i am 100% sure that i want it more than i want the 70-200 2.8...