osmosis thanks for your informative post
I'm used to variable aperture, but was wondering if I was missing out on anything. Agree that having the one lens which is fixed and the others as variable would be confusing.
Jeff - thanks for the links. However, there are many more factors at play when comparing the way you have illustrated - namely that different images have different camera bodies used, as well as the lens. Also subject is different, and shooter is different. etc. All of which contribute to the image. Howeer, thanks for the site links, as they might come in handy anyways.
I've pretty much decided that a) i cant afford the L lens, b) I probably can get alot out of the nonL, as I'm nowhere near good enough to be outclassing it and c) i probably wont be able to tell the difference in real life anyways, and for sure no-one who sees my images (apart from online) will either (non-photographers)
Plus this way, I get to upgrade at a later date, when ready to take advantage of what the L series offers.