and I am excited. The staple "first L". The 70-200 F/4 L. I was just wondering what it was like for those of you other DSLR users. What was it like to get your first L series lens (for Canon) or .... I think it's Gold series for Nikon/Nikkor. Both of my current lenses date code back to 1987 and I paid less than $80 for each of them so a brand new L series w/ hood and pouch should be quite fun. I'm quite interested to feel the luxury of smoothly dempened rings, instant and quiet USM focus motors with full time manual. I already know it won't make my photos better, as it lies all on me, the photographer, but I think it will make a powerful tool for me to learn with. Sorry if this thread seems random, but I am just excited. so share your first "expensive" lens stories.


Canon 20D
Canon EF 28-70 1:3.5-4.5