First L Lens... OH MY #^(*^!& GOD

[Razor2012]

For anything else besides shooting sports, animals and perhaps documentary u can go fine with primes only.

For anything else besides shooting landscapes, portraits and stills, you can go fine with zooms only. 

News flash. You can do anything with primes OR zooms. Its just a matter of quality and DoF vs convenience. 

Lol no news there, was just ribbing him.  I'd say it's a matter of quality and DOF vs not missing a shot.   

[Tcapp]

For anything else besides shooting sports, animals and perhaps documentary u can go fine with primes only.

For anything else besides shooting landscapes, portraits and stills, you can go fine with zooms only. 

News flash. You can do anything with primes OR zooms. Its just a matter of quality and DoF vs convenience. 

Lol no news there, was just ribbing him.  I'd say it's a matter of quality and DOF vs not missing a shot.   

Make sure you are in the right place at the right time and you won't miss a shot with any lens.

[dr croubie]

For anything else besides shooting sports, animals and perhaps documentary u can go fine with primes only.

For anything else besides shooting landscapes, portraits and stills, you can go fine with zooms only. 

For shooting anything you're fine with zooms or primes, as long as you know your kit and how to use it 

[jrista]

@LostArk: Your now on LSD: L-Series (ad)'Diction 

Enjoy your new lens, and a life without cash!


Out of curiosity, I'm not sure how to interpret your test chart shots. Neither of them look particularly great, they are different white balances, and they are different sizes so a direct comparison is pretty tough. I can't really tell if, wide open, the 24/1.4 is really better or not...kind of seems like the 28/1.8 is a tad sharper...but can't really say.

[Razor2012]

For anything else besides shooting sports, animals and perhaps documentary u can go fine with primes only.

For anything else besides shooting landscapes, portraits and stills, you can go fine with zooms only. 

News flash. You can do anything with primes OR zooms. Its just a matter of quality and DoF vs convenience. 

Lol no news there, was just ribbing him.  I'd say it's a matter of quality and DOF vs not missing a shot.   

Make sure you are in the right place at the right time and you won't miss a shot with any lens.

The thing is you can't always be at the right place at the right time.  Make sure you have the right lens at the right time and you won't miss a shot. 

[caoko]

is it just me, or do I see two test charts?

You do. One is his 28mm, the other his new 24L

interesting. why does the op own a test chart?

What do you mean by "own"? There are printers to make a ISO 12233 chart. Not surprising imho...

I'm just curious as to why he has a test chart before he has a L lens. test charts seem like a low priority item in a photographer's arsenal. heck I'm pretty sure most photographers don't have test charts.

[dr croubie]

I'm just curious as to why he has a test chart before he has a L lens. test charts seem like a low priority item in a photographer's arsenal. heck I'm pretty sure most photographers don't have test charts.

No, but when you're on canonrumours.com/forum/, then i'm sure a lot of us *do* have test charts. (Don't call me a photographer, I'm a gear-head. There is a difference, and you can be both.)
Of course, I just printed one from here on A3, but I know of at least one person around here who's spent the full few hundred dollars on a real one.

[unadog]

Can you compare to the T3i/7D? Will 6400 on the 5D3 be better than 1600 on T3i/T2i/7D?

From my own experience 5d 6400 looks a lot like 7d's 1600. So I think you 'll be happy with what you ll get!

Thanks so much! And RLPhoto too.

Good luck guys. 

I also agree on the 24-70 II.

The existing 24-70 is the one lens I would pick if I could only have 1 lens for life.  If I had to sell every other lens to get the 24-70 II, I think I would! Gonna be awesome.

That and the 70-200 and you are covered for 90% of pro work, then fill in with your specialty: 24L, 200L, Tilt Shift, etc.

Cheers! Michael

Best,
Michael