Whoops. I just had a psuedo-epiphany this afternoon. Here’s what happened:

1. I spent a few hours editing Chris and Beth’s photos in Adobe Lightroom
2. I failed to put on any sort of distracting music to blur out my inner thoughts
3. I reflected on the equipment and methods of the pro photogs at Chris and Beth’s wedding
4. I googled, “Cheapest L series Lens Canon.” (oops)
5. I ended up on a site titled, “the BEST Canon EOS Lenses” — Their emphasis.
6. I found this blurb, “Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM … $550. A highly rated zoom and the cheapest “L” series lens”
7. I thought, “$550 is not so bad, I wonder what type of lens that is…”
8. I googled, “Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM“
9. I ended up on a review website, which I read. And determined that there was also the f/2.8L version both of which are quite good.
10. I then opened up three pages. USA Canon’s Lens site, Adorama.com, and the site: The Digital Picture. After careful consideration and mostly reality, I came up with the list below — pick one from each category.

Wide angle lenses:

N/A — go with 17-40/4 L

Fast, prime Lenses:

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Standard AutoFocus Lens – USA
$84.95

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard AutoFocus Lens – USA
$325.00

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM AutoFocus Telephoto Lens – USA
$1,870.00

“L” series wide:

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens with Case and Lens Hood – USA
$700.00

Canon EF 16 – 35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens – Canon U.S.A. Warranty
$1,450.00

“L” series standard zoom:

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM AutoFocus Wide Angle Telephoto Zoom Lens – Canon U.S.A. Warranty
$1,059.00

“L” series telephoto zoom:

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM Autofocus Telephoto Zoom Lens with Case & Hood – USA
$600.00

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM AutoFocus Telephoto Zoom Lens with Case & Hood – USA
$1,190.00

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM Image Stabilizer AutoFocus Telephoto Zoom Lens – USA
$1,699.00