I'm worried if I ever do get close to an L lens, my life will
change for ever.
Then I'll give you a clue of which door "NOT" to open
Never! And I repeat, never open a door marked "Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L inside". If you ever open this door, all will be lost and you'll be contaminated forever and your wallet will be drained to a point of disbelief. You'll lose you mind and all contact with reality. You'll go weak as you dream and pine for the next lens. It's a communicable sickness and disease that's easily past'd on to the next unsupecting innocent soul via the internet.
If someone at a camera store, even so much as try's to show you a side-by-side comparative results this lens is capable of, blind your eyes and walk away immediately and don't turn back. If you do the salt you'll taste will be that of your very own tears as you look at your next credit card receipt. You'll have no strength to prevent this from happening. No photographer has the ability to resist after being exposed in this manner
Laws need to be passed I tell ya!
The 24-70mm f/2.8L is a gateway lens and you'll not be able to return to the light, airy and satisfying world of cheap glass, repleate with image distortions and slow focus speeds once your eyes have tasted the sweet smooth image quality a good copy of a 24-70mm f/2.8 is easily capable of
Before you know it, all the lenses that you were so happy with start getting the sideways look. Ya know, I should probably replace this lens and I know just the "L" lens that I can replace it with. It takes you over as you lose control. You no longer see the price tag of a 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, all you can think of is how can I get one. You start to lie to the family; "We can get another six years out of this fifteen year old car." And you find new ways to rationalize reusing fashions from years past; "Honey, just tell them it's the retro look." You'll know that you're hooked when a good looking gal walks by and you think, "Dang, I bet she'd look good if captured with my "L" lens and not "What a hot momma!"
So please, listen to the wisdom of my warning. Please! Ruination is all that you'll find if you should ever be so nieve as to open the door marked "Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L inside". Please..... don't do it!
You've been warned!!!!! Echo, echo..., echooooo....., ec........
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If you don't want to believe me, ignore me
