Canon L series

Splog

Splog

Suspended / Banned
Messages
6,257
Name
Steve
Edit My Images
No
Hi all :wave:

Is there a reason why some L series lenses are black and some are white? :thinking:
 
Very good question and one I'd like to know too.

All I know is that the "L" stands for luxury...
 
It's rumoured to prevent distortion of the lens body when the sun heats it up.

Bob
 
Not sure I really know the answer, but you'll find that all of the "long" zooms (>130mm??) are white, whilst the landscape lenses (<130mm) are black with a red ring.

Allegedly there is an "urban myth" that white lenses stay cooler than black ones and therefore work better .... (not sure I buy that).

More likely it's so that every one says "hey look he's got an expensive white lens"
MARKETING WORKS, CANON ARE NOT DUMB!!
Not that they make the best kit either .. other manufacturers and lens suppliers are available and may (I dunno) be even better

(said the man with a glorious super splendiferous expensive white lens :coat:)
 
i think it is lenses 200 and over. most obvious is the status symbol, canon claim it is to reflect the heat.
i read somewhere on here the l stands for the coating on/type of glass, but dont quote me on that.
 
The longer lenses contain flourite elements which is very critical on temperature (and is more brittle than glass) so the apparant reason is that its to reflect heat.

The real reason is probably marketing. Everyone associate white lenses with Canon.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top