john schroeder Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 What is the true definition of the "L" in Canon "L" series lenses? I have been told it stands for luxury. Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric_bell Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 It's true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolver Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 L = Lighten your bank account! <br><br> <a href="http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-L-Lens-Series.aspx" TARGET=_blank> Canon "L" Series Information</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john schroeder Posted March 12, 2005 Author Share Posted March 12, 2005 And Sony means "Grab your wallet" in Japanese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcox2 Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 Literally, "luxury". In my experience, it's Japanese for amazing image quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astcell Posted March 12, 2005 Share Posted March 12, 2005 The correct pronunciation is "Ruxury." :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick tom Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 it means you can drop the lens a moutainside and it has a good chance to survive(provided you use protection)...lense hood or filter see earlier post.http://www.photo.net/shared/community-member?user_id=414091.. little mishap with 100-400l lens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrick tom Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 sorry that's "down a mountainside" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crowe Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 "L" usually means that the engineers are trying to make glass do things that it is really not meant to do, so then they have to compensate for natural inferior performance by introducing radical designs and superior optical materials. Recently they have had to deploy a two tier system of "L" glass because some of it just gets too expensive to sell to the masses that they do like to sell to. Then you end up with some "L" glass being even better than other "L" glass. Don't forget though too that some slower non-L glass performs better than the faster "L" glass, except of course at the larger apertures that the non-L glass does not have. Perhaps it stands for "L"ots of choices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 <p> <i>>> L = Lighten your bank account! </i> </p> <p> L = Lots more keepers! </p><p> :-)</p> <p>Happy shooting, <br> Yakim.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon_austin Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 Loot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_dunn2 Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 <p>L: Love it so much you may never buy another non-L lens again.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexandru_petrescu Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 L: Large, they're usually bigger than their non-L counterparts, at approximately same focal and aperture ranges. L: seaLed, usually better isolated from outside dust, water, etc. L: metaL, the outer cover is metal, as opposed to plastic. All L are metal while only some non-L are metal. L: makes sense onLy if font color is red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squareframe Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 'L'ook again, because a year later you can't really tell much difference in your prints from your 'L' lenses, and your 28-135mm or 50mm f1.4. you can't tell your Canon 50mm f1.4 prints from your Summicron 50 f2 either. you feel nauseous when you start to realize how good modern lenses are, all the money you've spent, and in all the years of your photography you can't site a single image that you've made where the lens made a significant change in the emotional and visual impact of your prints. you remember the olde days and fond memories, where you thought having an 'L' lens on your camera elevated your photography somehow. and now, you have that sinking feeling that it might have been part myth .. the 'L' magic and red-ring, a bit of a marketing scheme. still, you know you have a large aperture, better build-quality, higher-resale value, or other redeeming factor to justify the expense. best of all, you realize that you've grown as a photographer, and that you pick the lens, based on what that lens can do or not do, to best serve the image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincent_j_m Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 L = life's savings. That's what you'll pay for a top of the line L lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harman_bajwa Posted March 13, 2005 Share Posted March 13, 2005 L = "L"ord of the lenses: The Fellowship of the lense - Harman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheleberti Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 L = LOL :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna yu Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 I told my husband I always need the L series because it's the "Ladies' version".... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micheleberti Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 yes Anna... the L-adies version because of its L-ightness ... L-ol :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed_blagden Posted March 14, 2005 Share Posted March 14, 2005 Loadsamoneeeeeeeeey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
max_l Posted March 15, 2005 Share Posted March 15, 2005 Anna Yu - did he buy it? ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spehr Posted March 16, 2005 Share Posted March 16, 2005 Lust. You have to bleed money to buy them. Hence the red rings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keith turrill Posted March 18, 2005 Share Posted March 18, 2005 I thought the "L" was Canon's way of asking "Who's card is in your wallet?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur_reyes1 Posted March 22, 2005 Share Posted March 22, 2005 L=Lucky. Lucky enough to have one. Just cut and thin strip of red electrical tape and wrap it around your lens. Instant L lens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anna yu Posted April 18, 2005 Share Posted April 18, 2005 Max L, no, he didn't buy it. I had to buy it myself :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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