L glass?
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Coming from an L glass newbie....and when I say newbie, I'm talking noon today (70-200 f2.8L IS 8) )!!!
"L glasss" refers to the Canon L series of lenses and represents the best that Canon produces. If the lens is Canon L series lens it will have an L after the maximum apature...ie F/2.8L.
L series lenses produce a much better image than other lenes with sharpness being a key benefit. Check out the image in this post as an example......http://themagicinpixels.com/forum/index.php?topic=3.msg399#msg399
That in a nutshell is what I believe "L glass" to be. Tim....guys....gals.....care to correct me or add?!?!
"L glasss" refers to the Canon L series of lenses and represents the best that Canon produces. If the lens is Canon L series lens it will have an L after the maximum apature...ie F/2.8L.
L series lenses produce a much better image than other lenes with sharpness being a key benefit. Check out the image in this post as an example......http://themagicinpixels.com/forum/index.php?topic=3.msg399#msg399
That in a nutshell is what I believe "L glass" to be. Tim....guys....gals.....care to correct me or add?!?!
here's an article i found on L glass.... hope it helps
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Cano ... eries.aspx
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Cano ... eries.aspx
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Nikon has an equivalent set. I think its the "ED" designation. its the stuff that starts at 800$ and goes up. its just the marketing for the pro-line of lenses. but they come with some cool features.
some come with image stabilization.
they come with full time manual focus (so you don't need to push a switch all the time)
they are bigger and heavier but have a silent motor and are very fast to focus.
there is a bit of a cult out there concerning them, kind of like people who love leica M lenses. it is interesting to see someone at the parks with an L lens (they are either bright white or have a distinctive red ring on the lens-hood area) though mostly i see people with the kit lens on their digital rebels.
high end nikon lenses will be just as good if not better (i'm thinkin of that 85/1.4D nikon lens which is so smooth its butter)
what I'd really like to see is an andsel adams large format camera set up somewhere.
some come with image stabilization.
they come with full time manual focus (so you don't need to push a switch all the time)
they are bigger and heavier but have a silent motor and are very fast to focus.
there is a bit of a cult out there concerning them, kind of like people who love leica M lenses. it is interesting to see someone at the parks with an L lens (they are either bright white or have a distinctive red ring on the lens-hood area) though mostly i see people with the kit lens on their digital rebels.
high end nikon lenses will be just as good if not better (i'm thinkin of that 85/1.4D nikon lens which is so smooth its butter)
what I'd really like to see is an andsel adams large format camera set up somewhere.
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