canon L lens

[andy_corleone]

<p>are they any good?</p>

[rainer_t]

<p>For your camera ... yes ... for your purse ... no.</p>

[PuppyDigs]

<p>They don't call them an "L" of a lens fur nuttin'!</p>

[colin carron]

<p>Have a look here for comparisons.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.photozone.de/">http://www.photozone.de/</a></p>

[kenn_lau]

<p>Yes, I'm an "L"coholic : )</p>

[jakobl]

<p>I prefer the Canon N lens. They are at least two letters better.</p>

[chrisjb]

<p>>are they any good?<</p>

<p>For what ?</p>

[bueh]

<p>No, they're rubbish! The L lenses' red ring is definitively a warning sign. Canon's top-of-line lenses are the ones with the platinum (some say "silver") ring on the front.</p>

[edrodgers]

<p>'L' stands for 'Lucky if you get a good one.'</p>

[pturton]

<p>For some, the L stands for bank Loan. </p>

<p>L lenses are generally better built and have better optical properties than non-L lenses thus the higher price for the added quality.</p>

<p>And if you drop an L, it makes a heavier paper weight than the non-L counterpart.</p>

[ben_quinn1]

<p>if you drop them they often survive unlike non-L, I dropped my 70-200 at least 6 or 7 times, still fine</p>

[chrisjb]

<p>When you discover, what makes one lens better than another, how they work and, why the extra $, you make your own mind up, Is it good enough for you? :) ..HTH</p>

<p>http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=GlossaryAct&fcategoryid=216</p>

 

[mendel_leisk]

<p>Their build quality is a step up. Actually, it's more the other way around: imho the build quality of many of Canon's non-L lens is substandard. The L-lens image quality <em>tends</em> to be a step up, but in some cases not by a lot, and again, I think there are some exceptions: L-lens with near unacceptable light and sharpness fall-off in the corners, coupled with shoddy quality control.</p>

<p>I would just consider Canon's offerings lens-by-lens, consider the L factor, but don't let it become a deal maker/breaker.</p>

<p>The-Digital-Picture is a good reference.</p>

[stamos]

<p>L is just a letter in alphabet.<br />Ok. Now seriously these lenses are really good optically, mechanically and very good investment (better than deposits in some banks, as some of these banks are today).</p>

[matthijs]

<p>More seductive the L side is...</p>

[alexthornephotography]

<p >They’re excellent! Drizzle a little olive oil, salt and pepper and through it on the grill for about 5 min a side…10 min a side for the 2.8s. </p>

[KenPapai]

<p>What Alex said... tasty! Garlic helps a lot too; red stripe beer or hooegaarten white bier.</p>

[g dan mitchell]

<p>L lenses? What are those?</p>

[mrossi]

<p>Are those the kind you can use to look around corners kind of like a periscope? I think the military use them as gun scopes :)</p>

[lovcom_photo]

<p>"L" lenses help you see around corners...I think the US army uses them...</p>

[chrisjb]

<p>Ah ha, so THIS is a cheaper version of an `L` lens :o)</p>

<p>http://www.camerafilters.com/pages/rightanglelenses.aspx</p>

 

[KenPapai]

<p>Those last three 90-degree posts are declared The Winner of this thread. LOL</p>