Getting my First L!

Getting my very first "L" (from the PTON Sell Forum) to go with my recent 50D body upgrade. This will be my general walk around lens to replace the 17-85 IS I've been using for 4 years. Looking forward using my first L! I've already started my list of L replacements for the other lenses in my bag since I know I'm going to be impressed with the switch right?

Wow - just looked at my stats and I joined this forum back in 2004 when I finally went digital and can't believe I haven't posted more - love reading all the comments and will have to become more active.

Deanna

Sounds like that focal length will be great for a walkaround!

Welcome back! Which lens did you buy?

24-105L I believe -> sell forum

Enjoy it!

Well duh - guess I forgot to mention which lens. It's the 24-105L f4 IS.

That's a great buy. I'm sure you'll enjoy it.

Congrats on your purchase. Very nice lens and buy.

Congratulations on getting a great lens! It too is my walk around lens that gets the most amount of use. You'll love it.

Uh oh - you've done it now D! ENJOY!

I have that lens on my 40D right now. You made a great choice

Of course now you'll have ti get a 10-22 Non-L to cover the wide end, and a 100-400L to cover the long end.

PLUUUUS a new bag to accommodate all your gear...then you'll get sick of changing lenses, so you'll have to get a used 40D or another new 50D...

Congrats on your new lens.... But ....24mm may feel a bit narrow on a crop, its a great lens for FF but on a cropped sensor like the 50D its not wide enough imo.

Me and my shooting partner have just swapped from 40D to 5D MKII and he had the 24-70mm for a while on his 40D before getting the 5D MKII (shot our last 4 weddings of last year with it) and stuggled with it as it was neither wide enough or long enough on a crop body..... 24mm is a great starting point on a FF as its very slightly wider than 17mm on a crop, but 24mm on a crop isnt very wide.

He had the 10-22mm on his spare 40D body and I have never sene him shoot as many images with it, he just wasnt finding the 24-70mm wide enough on a crop.

I too just purchased the 24-105L!! Should be here Tuesday! Sounds like you are just as stoked as I am!!

dino8031 wrote in post #7104459
Of course now you'll have ti get a 10-22 Non-L to cover the wide end, and a 100-400L to cover the long end.

100-400L is definitely on the list . My next body upgrade will be full frame, so going towards the EF instead of EF-S options. I have a friend with the 10-22 and she does enjoy it.