I have "L" fever and it might be terminal

It's very difficult to resist once you had a taste...

At least us addicts aren't alone, more and more people are joining this exclusive club lol...

Curtis N wrote in post #8376766
Ignorance is bliss.

For years, I have been happily running around with my Sigma and Tamron lenses, taking pictures and thinking my glass was pretty good. I mean, they're a little soft wide open, but every lens is like that, right? Why pay more for the fancy Canon name brand and the red ring when this aftermarket glass makes perfectly fine pictures? L glass is a waste of money, I say!

Then my wife bought a 100-400L. And I used it a little. And I quickly came to an undeniable conclusion:

L glass kicks ass.

Detail, color, contrast... holy MTF charts, batman! This thing is in a different league than Sigma & Tamron. And image stabilization opens up new possibilities, too.

I went through the process of calibrating all my lenses with the AF microadjustment feature of the 1D Mk III. The Sigma & Tamrons all needed some tweaking (little wonder the Sigma 70-200 rarely focused correctly on my 20D). The 100-400L was bang-on. No tweaking required.

Now recently my wife nagged me until I relented and approved the purchase of a 24-70L (She says it's her lens. She's in for a rude awaking on that.). First thing I did was take some comparison shots using it and my Tamron 28-75. Which confirmed my earlier conclusion:

L glass kicks ass.

So now I'm looking at the picture of the EF 70-200 F2.8L IS on the B&H website, drooling like some kid with his nose pressed against the toy store window, wondering how I'm going to resist the urge to drop another $1,700 and put my Sigma days behind me.

The problem is, that won't be the end of it. Next, I'll "need" a 17-40 too. And God knows what else. Maybe an 85L or the whole blessed holy trinity of primes. Or maybe something long and fast like a 300 f/2.8

Pity me. I have ventured down a path with no return that will suck me dry. I will die broke, and my kin will have to sell my gear to pay for my funeral.

LOL! Classic L fever!! hahahaha..

I hear ya~I have a 1000.00 cc bill waiting to be paid. Love the L lenses!!!

david.moreno wrote in post #8379516
The only cure to L disease is to get them all. I thought I kicked it when I had all the L zooms, but then you want all the primes as well. My first L prime was the 85 II, now I want the 50, 35 and 24.

50L is just super sweet!!! I can't imagine mounting another 50mm glass on my body since I got it and infact that is all I mount on my 1Ds2 whenever I walk around. No bags no nothing, they are both weather sealed but I am not LOL!

I'm with you. I just bought my first L and already I'm eying up my student loan...

was just about to post something very similar, it all started with the 24-105, then the 100-400, had a slight relapse into the realms of the non L normality with a 11-16 tok,
all within the last 2 months.

back on track now, I'm saving for the 70-200 f4is

and I'm pretty sure i will be drunkenly clicking the BUY button on the 300 2.8 is one of these nights. either that or the 5d mk2

why did canon turn me into this spending animal i have become???????
is there a cure?

l33_garf wrote in post #8380759
is there a cure?

Yep, cold turkey. No time to sell anything, just post the lenses to me. You'll be less tempted to go out and buy more if you don't have the money anyway

Geez, Curtis. You've been around here so long I can't believe its taken you this long to get the bug. Your "L" immunity must have been strong!

I've had DSLRs since Nov 2005 but have only just had the $$ to get into L lenses. In quick succession I have bought 100-400L, then on impulse the 70-200 f4; then 24-105 (from here, thanks cartha, it's a beauty) and I also have coming from here a 10-20 - not L but I'm sure it will be fine glass. I may have some things to sell in the near future, I think!

LightRules wrote in post #8376815
Well we might as well help the man out and encourage him in his new found passions:

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There, now doesn't that feel better?

I find these images strangley arousing i can't stop looking at them...I need help........L for lust

rooeey wrote in post #8381841
I find these images strangley arousing i can't stop looking at them...I need help........L for lust

I am very, very concerned for your sanity.

As with any addiction, the first step is admitting you have a problem...

wickerprints wrote in post #8381874
I am very, very concerned for your sanity.

Of course, at present the problem is holding off purchasing until after the press release on new models

wickerprints wrote in post #8381874
I am very, very concerned for your sanity.

Don't be i don't have any....