Apollo13 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (4 years 7 months 2 days 23 hours ago) and read 4050 times:
I have bee nworking my a$$ off lately at my job and the paychecks show it. And I soon might want to get the Canon 100-400 IS lens for my Xsi.
Can anyone tell me what the "L" series or "L" lens is and is it different from other versions of this lens. Also where to buy and if its only available from online dealers, is the shipping safe and insured? Any info would help a lot!!
Jetmatt777 From United States of America, joined Jun 2005, 2660 posts, RR: 37 Reply 1, posted (4 years 7 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 4041 times:
L is Canon's luxury line of lenses. They are superb in quality, both build and image. They cost more, but they are the best lenses you can get. They are classified by a small red ring around the very end of the lens, near the glass, a common mistake is that they are only the "white" lenses. False, canon does make a few L lenses that are black, with the red ring, but the majority are white.
There is really not much else to say, they provide the best image and build quality than any other lens series.
JakTrax From United Kingdom, joined Jun 2005, 4732 posts, RR: 8 Reply 2, posted (4 years 7 months 2 days 22 hours ago) and read 4035 times:
Always do your research before buying a lens at this price - do you really need it? Can you justify the cost? Do you shoot over long distances regularly?
The 100-400L is generally considered to be one of the best lenses for aviation photography, and being in the 'L' line you are assured of the finest quality. However you should look at other lenses in the 'L' series. Another very good aviation lens is the 70-200 F4 L, which is nearly half the price of the 100-400 but has identical optics. Then of course there are the 'Bigmas' (Sigma's super-telephoto range, renowned for their size), which are also worth a look.
Michlis From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 737 posts, RR: 2 Reply 4, posted (4 years 7 months 2 days 7 hours ago) and read 3932 times:
I've been renting one since June and I absolutely love it! It's great for aviation photography and it's been superb for my sports photography. I highly recommend it.
Quoting Walter2222 (Reply 3): PS: Try to test it before you buy it (e.g. from another photographer).
Check here instead: www.lensrentals.com. It costs about $179.00 per month (with insurance) to rent and they ship it FedEx 2-day and give you a return label as well. These people are really great to deal with.
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