What makes L glass different from other Canon lenses?

8 years 8 months ago #450458 by Trisha.M
Always wondered this, is it the glass quality or ??


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8 years 8 months ago - 8 years 8 months ago #450465 by KCook
For starters, they are all full frame.  There are not, and never have been, any L labeled EF-S lenses.  Otherwise, everything gets upgraded (not just the glass).

Kelly

Canon 50D, Olympus PL2
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8 years 8 months ago #450757 by SJM
Number of elements and build quality and material used.  

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8 years 6 months ago #456004 by One Creative Girl
Everything is upgraded to perfection

# of elements
autofocus motors
Glass quality
and you get a cool red ribbon around the glass


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8 years 6 months ago #456039 by Screamin Scott
Fewer trade offs in the design & construction of the lens...

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8 years 6 months ago #457757 by EOS_Fan
All true, plus canon says so :lol:


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8 years 1 month ago #471753 by Stic
The price!

Seriously, though...

Some L's are worth it, but I think a few of them are inferior to their 3rd party copies...

While I'm not sure about being worth the very high margin over non 'L' lenses, my 100-400L has been with me through 2 and about to be 3 bodies...it slips a bit and has a bit of dust in it now, but it's been a fantastic motorsport lens and probably worth the initial price (about twice that of the Canon body and other lenses I have)...


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8 years 1 month ago #473198 by Sarah Ramirez
Just echoing what others have said...the L lenses are Canon's top of the line optics, so they have better glass, wider apertures, more rugged construction, and produce sharper images toward the edges. They tend to focus faster too.


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7 years 10 months ago #483365 by Scotty
Higher optics, weather resistant(need a filter on the front to complete the seal).

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7 years 10 months ago #483716 by Joslyn
Don't forget much higher price!


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7 years 10 months ago #484312 by Scotty

Joslyn wrote: Don't forget much higher price!


lol of course!

When the last candle has been blown out
and the last glass of champagne has been drunk
All that you are left with are the memories and the images-David Cooke.

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7 years 7 months ago - 7 years 6 months ago #495591 by Stic

KCook wrote: For starters, they are all full frame.  There are not, and never have been, any L labeled EF-S lenses.  Otherwise, everything gets upgraded (not just the glass).

Kelly


While this is technically true, the EF-S 15-85 f3.5-5.6 IS USM comes close to 'L spec" with three aspherical elements and one UD glass element.


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7 years 7 months ago #496977 by effron

Stic wrote: The price!


Yup....

Why so serious?
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7 years 7 months ago #496984 by Screamin Scott
Ain't that the truth !

effron wrote:

Stic wrote: The price!


Yup....


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7 years 6 months ago #498056 by PhotoViking
Quality
Price
Reputation

 - any or all....
Although I do have a Canon - camera I'll stick with Tamron lenses!

Festina lente!
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