Just upgraded to L

I am a believer.

The difference in sharpness is absolutely incredible between my old lenses (17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS; 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS) and my new L glass (24-70mm f/2.8 L; 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS + 1.4x Extender). I went out on my first expedition with them today to see what they could do. I hit up a big train yard, which produced several good subjects. I couldn't get over how these lenses are!

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Congratulations on your new lens. Great pics all.

Very Nice Pictures. That is how I am planning my set up too were on the same side. One Quick question why do you need the 1.4x extender?

Cheers

Nice photos....congrats on the upgrade

jj_photography wrote in post #4066553
One Quick question why do you need the 1.4x extender?

Well, since I was replacing a lens with a 300mm long end, I wanted to give myself the option with the 1.4x attached to the 70-200 f/2.8. Even when it's attached, it's still a stop faster than my old 70-300 f/4-5.6.

Grats on the lens, it is also my fav. piece of glass.

Congrats! I have both of your old lenses, I wish I had the money to upgrade, maybe somday.

Welcome to the dark side!

Those are both wonderful lenses, you'll enjoy every minute of using them .

Great Train Shots!!!!

Great pics . congrats . got my eye on a 24-70 also....

I got the L fever last week when i got my first L! More or less every pic I took with it was worth keeping. The sharpness and colour is amazing, and the speed of focusing is blinding. All i gotta do now is hide my credit card so i dont end up spending all my wages lol.

Very nice stuff... I quite like #7, very cute

Nice shots! After a while you just get used to the exceptional image quality. One thing to realize, though, for your wallet's sake: There are a lot of lenses out there that have L-class image quality, but aren't Ls, and are a lot cheaper, so don't always feel that it has to be L to have that look to it. (Case in point...my Tamron 17-50 is incredible, and in direct comparisons, it's sharper than the 17-40L...it doesn't have the L's build or USM, but optically, it's better.) Also, my Sigma 105mm macro is as sharp as any lens in my kit, and has outstanding bokeh. Not quite as good in color rendition and contrast as my 135L, but then again, there are hardly any lenses in existence that have better IQ than the 135L.

I recieved my first L (70-200) last week and I am quite impressed with the IQ compared to my old lenses. I do have one question, I am looking for a good walk around lens and was thinking I wanted to get something with a wide angle (like a 16-35, 17-40, etc), but I have always been drawn to the 24-70. Do you feel you are getting all the shots you could want, or do you feel as if is lacking because it could be wider?

BTW, great shots! I too like #7