Post your L series photo comparisons...

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Im thinking of upgrading to L series... through time... not all at once...

Im a canon user... and from what i've seen on here the L series lenses really are the dogs balls!

I just strygle to get over the step up in cost over my current set which are a good set of lenses... Sigma 15-30mm, Canon 28-235mm and Canon 75-300mm.

Just so I can hopefully see the difference between the lenses... can people post any pics here that they have maybe taken with L series glass... and maybe by contrast something they have not that is similar in composition lighting etc... or indeed any direct comparrisions people have done... I know this is a bit subjective depending on many varying factors... but ive read enough about the benefits of L series and seen the test pics... just want to see some real pics... I want to mainly see this diff in contrast that they are famed for!

Thankyou!

M
 
i dont think i have any direct comparisons or any very good pictures to show with my L lens but honsetly there worth it. the quality is great AF is sharp and fast i love mine but wish i had more tme to use it...

great lens wish the user was better :( lol

which one are you thinking off going for?
 
Im considering changing the 28-135 to the 24-105 (But im worried i'll miss the 30mm at the top end... but think the 4mm at the bottom end will make up for it... as I often want to go a little wider) and the 75-300 to a 100-400 or a 70-200 with a x2 converter(But im concerned they are both very heavy to carry... I do allot of travel and wilderness photography)

M
 
Think of it this way.

the normal lenses are compromised in some way or other compared to L series stuff (which is the best there is)

The question is are those worth it? If you can live with a stop here and or plastic build quality then its worth it.

Personally, the build quality isn't that important to me at all because I take good care of my stuff and don't rely on build quality to save the day.

The optics on L series are superb but at the end the of the day, Photoshop can also help you in many ways to improve contrast/sharpness.

With current prices, its probably not worth the price going for a L series ( or any lens for that matter)

sid
 
sidxms said:
Think of it this way.

the normal lenses are compromised in some way or other compared to L series stuff (which is the best there is)

The question is are those worth it? If you can live with a stop here and or plastic build quality then its worth it.

Personally, the build quality isn't that important to me at all because I take good care of my stuff and don't rely on build quality to save the day.

The optics on L series are superb but at the end the of the day, Photoshop can also help you in many ways to improve contrast/sharpness.

With current prices, its probably not worth the price going for a L series ( or any lens for that matter)

sid
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So are you saying that the L series Lenses are actually not worth the money in terms of optics because you can increase the sharpness in photoshop anyway? That seems a revelation to me and almost worth its own post... In fact I am going to post that!

Mark
 
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sidxms said:
Think of it this way.

the normal lenses are compromised in some way or other compared to L series stuff (which is the best there is)

The question is are those worth it? If you can live with a stop here and or plastic build quality then its worth it.

Personally, the build quality isn't that important to me at all because I take good care of my stuff and don't rely on build quality to save the day.

The optics on L series are superb but at the end the of the day, Photoshop can also help you in many ways to improve contrast/sharpness.

With current prices, its probably not worth the price going for a L series ( or any lens for that matter)

sid
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There's nothing that comes close to my L lens, & nothing in Photoshop will compensate for it.:thumbs:

Spence
 
I had a Sigma 70-200 f2.8 and it was ok, the quality was good but the quality didnn't feel great it was heavy but the finish and the coating on the front element didn't seem to great plus the AF was like a donkey, so i folked out the extra £200 for an L Glass 70-200 and I'll never regret it :).
 
I had a Sigma 70-200 2.8 which did give me what I thought were nice pictures, I now have the Canon 70-200 2.8 IS. There is a big difference in the number of keepers, and they are far sharper with better colour, to the point where I hardly need to process them (a big relief as processing and me do not mix!).
Why not see if you can borrow an L lens if you know someone you could go out with for the day or hire one and see what the difference is for yourself.

The worst thing I did was borrow a prime for some shots :love: thats my next lens purchase!!!
 
markelliot said:
So are you saying that the L series Lenses are actually not worth the money in terms of optics because you can increase the sharpness in photoshop anyway? That seems a revelation to me and almost worth its own post... In fact I am going to post that!

Mark
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Thats not entirely true lol

But you can definately improve the shot in PP,

As I said its about whether you can accept the compromise or not.

sid
 
Personally all this banter is boring. Sure you can PP but you dont buy any lens for that purpose, you buy it to get the job done.

There are some great L series lenses, some mediocre and some terrible ones out there. Some third party brand ones compare up very well to Canon and price is what does it.

The main advantage I have found over my current range of L's is build, USM and its creamy bokeh. Optical quality will come with the territory but in all honesty, I will use whatever gets the job done.

Whilst I do not have any direct third party equivalents, I cannot provide a direct sample but it all depends on what you are after.
 
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