Once you go "L" can you ever go back?

My first L lens came today i got th 70-200 4L. I had it shipped to my wife's shop in conn. so i didn't have to pay tax. I can't wait till she brings it home (what to shoot what to shoot)I think i have the L fever

You are ONLY getting the 70-200/f4 L lens, It is the 70-200/2.8 L IS, which is the dreaded lens in terms of addiction

The reality is that you may want to purchase L glass from then on, and you may be disappointed in your current glass after you go to L, but you will use it. I still use my 28-135 and more rarely my 75-300, but I do still use them (like when my arm gets real tired from holding up the L lenses) . Also if you occasionally shoot IR like I do, for some reason the L glass is not as good (I suspect the coating designed to minimize flare and chromatic aberations as the cause)

On the other hand I don't know you current lens very well and suspect it is fairly good already, if not it will sit on a shelf (like my Tamron piece of .....)

I went L out of necessity (There was no 10-22 or even 17-40/4L at the time, so I had to go 16-35/2.8L at the time) that was my mistake. After that it was off to L for me.

So think carefully what you will do if your current lens will no longer meet your expectations, can you afford a second L class lens.

Just my opinion,

The treatment for "L" is easy.

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ and kids

Have a child, you'll never be able to afford an "L" lens till they graduate

I use "L", "DO" and regular Canon lens. Each has their use and place in my bag.

Who is it said that gadgets don't make the photograher?

Go ahead with the 70-200 f4, and supplement it with a Tamron 28-75 2.8 and you'll be set for a good while. Untill you need a 100-400L

You don't have to always go L to get L'ish quality, but most of the time you do.

Adam

Mmmmmm....Lemme think a bit on that one. . .

NO!

Weekley Meetings

That's right, your first L begats your second L then you attend meeting that start like this "Hi My name is Toogy I'm an L ahollic" and.......and they make you carry lens caps in your pocket at all times to remind you. BEWARE.

Well... why?

It's not L. The 50mm prime is gonna seem ok... I think

Unless you have absolutely no willpower, you will be able to go back to your Sigma 18-125, not to mention you wont have any other choice BUT to use the Sigma for your wide angle shots.

You certainly can't stop just taking wide angle pictures, now can you?!

I have a mixture of Canon L lenses, Canon non-L lenses, Sigma EX lenses and Tamron SP lenses. I have been doing photography for a long time and have formed a few opinions:

I love good lenses and hate poor lenses that are not capable of resolving fine detail.

Not all good lenses are L lenses. There are lots of other good lenses (but few better).

Even the best lens will take poor photos if the person holding the camera doesn't do their job. (A poor lens in the hands of a great photographer will produce better photos than a great lens in the hands of a poor photographer.)

In short, L lenses are great if they improve your photography, but they are not the only way to get better photos.

L lenses are great, the difference is not only in the image quality, but also in build quality, etc.

But there are also a lot of non-L lenses that are great: the EF 100 f/2.8 Macro for example (the sharpest lens I have), and I also love my EF 28-135 IS.

With L lenses, you can be sure that the image quality is very good at any aperture and focal length - with some non-L lenses, there are often some combinations that you'd better avoid (for example, my 70-300 DO is not so good at the long end, wide open (f/5.6) - but if I stop it down to f/8, it's a lot sharper).

I don't find the image quality of my 17-40L dramatically better than my 28-135 when used properly (stopped down, etc.).