I love the Canon 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5, but 24mm on a 22.66mm sensor is a far cry from "wide angle," and there have already been too many times in the three weeks that I've had the 10D that I've needed a much side lens.
I really can't afford the 14mm L or the 16-35mm L right now, but I like to have my shopping done before I'm ready to do my buying. Is the 16mm going to be wide enough? Is the 14mm even going to be wide enough? Will Canon follow Nikon's lead and introduce an ~12mm lens? (Canon follow Nikon's lead?)
I've got a Canon 70-200mm f/4 L, and I'm sold on L-series lenses. I would have bought the 24-70mm f/2.8 L with the 10D if it hadn't been a $1400.00 budget buster at the time.