Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

[keyframe14]

No kidding! ;)

The Lady in Red, Vianey




Vianey (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5793034526/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr
Another great one..bw!





you do realise those girls DON'T come with the lens right? :lol:
LMAO...was it really necessary to burst his bubble?!:))

[John_N]

i would imagine it would be yes. i have a friend who does a lot of street & he is on the verge of buying an 85/1.8

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5789621348/lightbox/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2159/5789621348_361945a6de_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5789621348/)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5786311933/lightbox/

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3469/5786311933_f340711863_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5786311933/)

Hi,

Mind me asking what post processing you did to these and I love that look.

Ta..

[willytee]

I havent had the chance to use this lens for portraits yet but im super excited to after seeing alot of peoples pictures here. I have mainly used it for landscapes.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2611/5791921243_1be9768d5c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/willytee/5791921243/)
New Mexico (http://www.flickr.com/photos/willytee/5791921243/) by willyteephotography (http://www.flickr.com/people/willytee/), on Flickr

[GregoryF]

[QUOTE=LeeRatters;12527463]you ain't wrong there :)



you do realise those girls DON'T come with the lens right? :lol:[/QUOTE
Are you serious? I was told that they do! Maybe I will have to reconsider my purchase. BTW what lens DO THEY COME WITH???:p

[marmatt1218]

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/--XDl_5cZpLM/TepD-M7FonI/AAAAAAAAH1I/iVhCkpmSQVk/s640/IMG_8022.JPG

[Darkwand]

A sign i Photographed today
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5196/5795375769_b682de8b76_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/5795375769/)

[tima2102]

http://cs11104.vkontakte.ru/u6416158/136202732/z_4f62eecc.jpg

[mtimber]

^^lovely shot.

[pridash]

^^^ +1

[Dankata]

+2 Awesome shot!

[Dankata]

Maybe if you get rid of the Blue color it would look better

[bubbygator]

I was shooting an AAU basketball game & saw a wife of a friend shooting with a larger lens - it obviously wasn't an "L", or a 70-200, so I guessed it was a 100-300... and I guessed right. She let me take a look & I let her look at mine. She naturally said: "WOW, what a view! Now I know why people buy these!" ... and she didn't even know about the fast AF.

[coibeo2610]

A few more from Hilton Head beach:

http://cuonglai.smugmug.com/Other/Hilton-Head-South-Carolina/i-jnjXNbV/0/XL/IMG6909-XL.jpg

http://cuonglai.smugmug.com/Other/Hilton-Head-South-Carolina/i-gqNfwcz/0/XL/IMG8660-XL.jpg

I really enjoy using this lens. This is one of the "factors" that control me not getting the 85 1.2 lol

[makko327]

shot with 7d
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-jyZH5BNbeqA/Te02vRYUnrI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/zB8A_dwDpGU/s800/flower.jpg

[jrscls]

Very nice bridal shot.

[jrscls]

A few more from Hilton Head beach:

http://cuonglai.smugmug.com/Other/Hilton-Head-South-Carolina/i-jnjXNbV/0/XL/IMG6909-XL.jpg

http://cuonglai.smugmug.com/Other/Hilton-Head-South-Carolina/i-gqNfwcz/0/XL/IMG8660-XL.jpg

I really enjoy using this lens. This is one of the "factors" that control me not getting the 85 1.2 lol

Will be in Hilton Head myself soon. Very nice, is that purple fringing in the second?

[gonças]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3035/5789985644_ed948b41d9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5789985644/)
Mugen V8 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5789985644/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

[Dankata]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/5806168197_22b315c0d6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5806168197/)
IMG_5175 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5806168197/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr

[1downfall]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/5806168197_22b315c0d6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5806168197/)
IMG_5175 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5806168197/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr
Uhhhmmmm.....WOW! very nice Dan!

[1downfall]

when you forget your landscape lens...the 85 works here too!
well...at least i think so!;)
http://i53.tinypic.com/32zqr6g.jpg

[Ballen Photo]

Tima (tima2102), This was an excellent shot on many levels. :)
Daniel (DanKata), I've been following your work as well. Very nice. ;)
-Bruce

[Dankata]

Daniel (DanKata), I've been following your work as well. Very nice. ;)
-Bruce


Why thank you very much Sir :)

[pridash]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/5806168197_22b315c0d6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5806168197/)
IMG_5175 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5806168197/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr

Damn it Dan!! Seeing that kinda shot even on a crop, makes me re-think my decision on the 85L!!!! >:( :D

[pridash]

A few more from Hilton Head beach:

http://cuonglai.smugmug.com/Other/Hilton-Head-South-Carolina/i-jnjXNbV/0/XL/IMG6909-XL.jpg


I really enjoy using this lens. This is one of the "factors" that control me not getting the 85 1.2 lol

Damn it again! >:( Do I really need the L??

[LeeRatters]

Daniel - love the seperation you get with your shots!! :)

Hi,

Mind me asking what post processing you did to these and I love that look.

Ta..

not a lot in all honesty - really trying to get it right in camera lately but lightroom shows a slight exposure increase & contrast in some & a desaturation by about -25 so nothing too major!!

another of K-M giving some mood!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5807799162/lightbox/

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5320/5807799162_cf8b8b07fb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5807799162/)

[geogecko]

:( My 85mm is going to the Canon Service Center... It's been giving me ERR 01 on my camera for quite some time now, but it seems to be getting worse, doing it almost every time I try and use it now. Contacts look clean (even cleaned them), and the contact block seems to be attached to the lens quite well, so I think something inside is going wrong. It's out of warranty, (bought it 3rd hand here on POTN), so I'm hoping the estimate doesn't get any higher than they have originally given me...

Love this lens, hope I am able to get it working again, for minimal cost.

[nepali]

Seeing pictures here and seeing my own pictures, I'm loving this lens more everyday! :)

[bedojo]

:( My 85mm is going to the Canon Service Center... It's been giving me ERR 01 on my camera for quite some time now, but it seems to be getting worse, doing it almost every time I try and use it now. Contacts look clean (even cleaned them), and the contact block seems to be attached to the lens quite well, so I think something inside is going wrong. It's out of warranty, (bought it 3rd hand here on POTN), so I'm hoping the estimate doesn't get any higher than they have originally given me...

Love this lens, hope I am able to get it working again, for minimal cost.

good luck! they like to eat your money on service side, might be worth to buy a new one i donno

[Octowl]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3265/5799309592_b40bc43419.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielmichaelphotog/5799309592/)
Danielle (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielmichaelphotog/5799309592/) by Daniel Michael (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielmichaelphotog/), on Flickr

[GregoryF]

:DMine just arrived today and the few quick tests I did, it looks great!

[geogecko]

good luck! they like to eat your money on service side, might be worth to buy a new one i donno

Well, the initial quote was for $132+tax, so hopefully that is all it will cost. Still worth it to get it repaired, if it doesn't get higher than that, I bought the lens used, which at this point, if I pay that, I could have bought a new one...

Oh, well, if it sky rockets, then I will just have them return it, and figure something else out. Hopefully it is a quick and cheap repair.

[GregoryF]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3328/5806168197_22b315c0d6_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5806168197/)
IMG_5175 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5806168197/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr

What aperture setting? Gorgeous photo as well as a gorgeous model!

[Dankata]

What aperture setting? Gorgeous photo as well as a gorgeous model!


Wide open f/1.8 :)

[idsurfer]

Do people feel the tendency for this lens to produce purple fringing varies from lens to lens? Mine def. has this a lot with back lit shots at the wider apertures, say 3.2 and wider. I know this is the ideal condition to produce this, but it is annoying. It is not always an easy fix either. It seems to be hit or miss. I just would like to know if this is a naturally occurring phenomenon with all these lenses or can some be worse than others? Thoughts.

[Dankata]

Do people feel the tendency for this lens to produce purple fringing varies from lens to lens? Mine def. has this a lot with back lit shots at the wider apertures, say 3.2 and wider. I know this is the ideal condition to produce this, but it is annoying. It is not always an easy fix either. It seems to be hit or miss. I just would like to know if this is a naturally occurring phenomenon with all these lenses or can some be worse than others? Thoughts.

Pretty bad with my copy, it's the only thing I don't like about this lens, otherwise it would've been perfect :)

[ecka]

Do people feel the tendency for this lens to produce purple fringing varies from lens to lens? Mine def. has this a lot with back lit shots at the wider apertures, say 3.2 and wider. I know this is the ideal condition to produce this, but it is annoying. It is not always an easy fix either. It seems to be hit or miss. I just would like to know if this is a naturally occurring phenomenon with all these lenses or can some be worse than others? Thoughts.

Mine does it too. It is a well knows issue with this lens, I often get purple spots in the eyes when using my speedlite flash, have to be careful with that because when it's too much it could be hard to remove in post processing.

[Dankata]

I haven't posted this shot here, but wanted to share it as it was chosen for a list of 500 photos on Flickr Explore that are supposedly the most interesting for the day (yesterday)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/5808989469_d165b9a64d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5808989469/)
Vianey (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5808989469/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr

[ecka]

I haven't posted this shot here, but wanted to share it as it was chosen for a list of 500 photos on Flickr Explore that are supposedly the most interesting for the day (yesterday)


That's a fantastic portrait Daniel. You are really good at that.

[geogecko]

Seems interesting enough to me...

[idsurfer]

Pretty bad with my copy, it's the only thing I don't like about this lens, otherwise it would've been perfect :)

I guess we will just have to work around it. I like the lens too much to ditch it. Is there anyone out there that doesn't get this with theirs?

[GregoryF]

Not me, but I was aware of this fact going into my purchasing the lens. You just have to pick your shots!

[xanavi]

Great lens. Used for a month and sort of like the details. Too bad I rent it. Time to own one.

[Arteel]

I guess we will just have to work around it. I like the lens too much to ditch it. Is there anyone out there that doesn't get this with theirs?

I bought this lens fully aware of the CA, but when I finally got to use the lens, I was suprised the purple fringing isn't as much of a problem as most people put it out to be. This leads me to believe that the extent of CA varies between copies.

[Dankata]

Besides if you frame your shot well and do not need to crop much, CA will be almost invisible, unless you want huge prints for the photo

[jj_glos]

Just picked one of these up for the second time, I'm finding it a lot more useful on a FF body.
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5812796561_bcb967fddf_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/5812796561/)
Jennie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/5812796561/) by jj_glos (http://www.flickr.com/people/jj_glos/), on Flickr

[CanonYouCan]

Is this purple fringing or purple make-up and purple lines on the hat and glasses, or is everything with purple to cover the purple fringin ??? :)

I'm at the other side, directly started with the 85 1.2L, maybe I buy a 85 1.8 later to do some comparison tests to see the IQ difference with my own eyes, then I sell one of the two.

A few more from Hilton Head beach:

http://cuonglai.smugmug.com/Other/Hilton-Head-South-Carolina/i-jnjXNbV/0/XL/IMG6909-XL.jpg

http://cuonglai.smugmug.com/Other/Hilton-Head-South-Carolina/i-gqNfwcz/0/XL/IMG8660-XL.jpg

I really enjoy using this lens. This is one of the "factors" that control me not getting the 85 1.2 lol

[idsurfer]

Just picked one of these up for the second time, I'm finding it a lot more useful on a FF body.

I think I would as well. I really only use mine outside. I justify its long FL on the crop by convincing myself that my kids like it better when I'm not all up in their face! The whole crop thing is why I have finally decided I'm done with the 50mm primes. I went with the sigma 30 and am totally stoked. So much more usable. I guess at some time I'll just go full frame. Of course then the Sigma will go bye bye.

[JakAHearts]

I use mine on my crop body pretty much solely for head and shoulder or less portraits. It gives a great depth of field at that distance, imho. I use a sigma 17-50 if I want something in the 30-50mm range and love this combo. Though, Im a rank amateur so... :D

[j4k]

Kids waiting at the finish line at a fun run...

[jj_glos]

I think I would as well. I really only use mine outside. I justify its long FL on the crop by convincing myself that my kids like it better when I'm not all up in their face! The whole crop thing is why I have finally decided I'm done with the 50mm primes. I went with the sigma 30 and am totally stoked. So much more usable. I guess at some time I'll just go full frame. Of course then the Sigma will go bye bye.

I did use the 85mm I had before on the 7D, but it wasn't very often so when I needed the money... I like both the 30mm and 50mm on the 7D, sadly although the 30mm is my favourite lens on the 7D it's sort of replaced with the 50mm on the 1Ds so I'm going to sell it and pick up either a 35mm f2 or 28mm f1.8.

[Thompson Chan]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5266/5816245383_9ff6e61c0b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thompsonchan/5816245383/)
Summer Time - Chris (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thompsonchan/5816245383/) by Thompson Chan (http://www.flickr.com/people/thompsonchan/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2610/5816813682_6e60f548d1.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thompsonchan/5816813682/)
Summer Time - Chris (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thompsonchan/5816813682/) by Thompson Chan (http://www.flickr.com/people/thompsonchan/), on Flickr

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5316/5816814646_7eeb5762b7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thompsonchan/5816814646/)
Summer Time - Chris (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thompsonchan/5816814646/) by Thompson Chan (http://www.flickr.com/people/thompsonchan/), on Flickr

[bedojo]

Is this purple fringing or purple make-up and purple lines on the hat and glasses, or is everything with purple to cover the purple fringin ??? :)

I'm at the other side, directly started with the 85 1.2L, maybe I buy a 85 1.8 later to do some comparison tests to see the IQ difference with my own eyes, then I sell one of the two.

there is always the sigma 85 :), their 50mm is amazing :)

[The Outlaw]

there is always the sigma 85 :), their 50mm is amazing :)is theirs better when it comes to the CA/purple?

[Blurr Cube]

Just picked one of these up for the second time, I'm finding it a lot more useful on a FF body.

Jennie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/5812796561/) by jj_glos (http://www.flickr.com/people/jj_glos/), on Flickr

The 85mm can be a bit long on a crop. You need some room with this lens for crop.

[cagenuts]

The 85mm can be a bit long on a crop. You need some room with this lens for crop.

Technically it's the long end for crop if you consider the portrait range on ff to be 85-135.

I'm even considering the 135 for my 60D but only outdoors though.

[Dankata]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3101/5818083735_9d0df8be6b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5818083735/)
Carolina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5818083735/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2761/5818651390_40cb62dcac_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5818651390/)
Carolina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5818651390/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2695/5818651512_26b1e510f7_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5818651512/)
Carolina (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5818651512/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr

[pridash]

^^^ nice shots again Dan. I am impressed with the dof you're getting on a crop! :)

[JakAHearts]

^^^ nice shots again Dan. I am impressed with the dof you're getting on a crop! :)

Its really not that hard. You just use the same subject distance with the same distance to the background. :D;)

His shots are continually fantastic though, huh?

[canonistul]

Linda


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5110/5779892821_294d50f1ea_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5779892821/)
IMG_3855 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5779892821/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr
Daniel , congratulations for your photos!light is excellent! what kind of lights did you use?

[jrscls]

^^^ nice shots again Dan. I am impressed with the dof you're getting on a crop! :)
Assuming he is shooting wide open at f1.8, then this would be about the same as approximately 135mm f2.8 on full frame, which is about right for this type of work. I agree nice job here and just proves it isn't just the equipment, but I certainly prefer working on full frame with a 70-200 f2.8 IS MK II.

[pridash]

Assuming he is shooting wide open at f1.8, then this would be about the same as approximately 135mm f2.8 on full frame, which is about right for this type of work. I agree nice job here and just proves it isn't just the equipment, but I certainly prefer working on full frame with a 70-200 f2.8 IS MK II.

Yh, but I'd rather shoot at 1.8 or lower on FF - I'm a shallow dof junkie! :D I'm currently still weighing up whether to get the L or settle for the 1.8...so I'm kinda impressed with what I'm seeing in Dan's work on a crop!

[jj_glos]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3309/5818864413_b476bfa2b6_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/5818864413/)
Jennie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/5818864413/) by jj_glos (http://www.flickr.com/people/jj_glos/), on Flickr

[geogecko]

Jennie (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/5818864413/) by jj_glos (http://www.flickr.com/people/jj_glos/), on Flickr

Love that picture!

[idsurfer]

Yh, but I'd rather shoot at 1.8 or lower on FF - I'm a shallow dof junkie! :D I'm currently still weighing up whether to get the L or settle for the 1.8...so I'm kinda impressed with what I'm seeing in Dan's work on a crop!

I have looked at many of Daniel's photos on his flickr for EXIF data. I would say 99% of what I have looked at was shot at 1.8. He must really be quite a distance from the ladies in order to get full body shots.

[throttle426]

i used the 85mm 1.8 and the 24mm L at the Cycle Tour 2011 Stoke on Trent heres a couple of shotshttp://farm4.static.flickr.com/3619/5821351860_a087ee7346_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43288034@N06/5821351860/)
DPP_0055 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43288034@N06/5821351860/) by throttle426 (http://www.flickr.com/people/43288034@N06/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2054/5818310276_aac55f7903_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43288034@N06/5818310276/)
Head Games (http://www.flickr.com/photos/43288034@N06/5818310276/) by throttle426 (http://www.flickr.com/people/43288034@N06/), on Flickr

[bedojo]

Yh, but I'd rather shoot at 1.8 or lower on FF - I'm a shallow dof junkie! :D I'm currently still weighing up whether to get the L or settle for the 1.8...so I'm kinda impressed with what I'm seeing in Dan's work on a crop!

why not the sigma :D? you know how good their 50mm is

[Methodical]

Really nice shots on this page; beautiful colors

[jj_glos]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5025/5821939392_2d0c3f9ddd_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/5821939392/)
Highnam Court (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/5821939392/) by jj_glos (http://www.flickr.com/people/jj_glos/), on Flickr

[pridash]

why not the sigma :D? you know how good their 50mm is

Yh...when you get a good copy! ;) I know the 85's have much less problems though. However, the images I see with the L just seem more special...especially at 1.2. Maybe it's just in my mind I dunno! :D

[PeyDay17]

http://rybphotography.smugmug.com/Other/Myrtle-Beach-May-2011/i-6BQZjn9/0/XL/lizard-XL.jpg

[chris panas]

http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/3231/51844388.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/psychopulse/5824917544/sizes/o/in/photostream/)

[gonças]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/5819363873_126407b962_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5819363873/)
Kumpania Algazarra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5819363873/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2062/5822318932_af7f75e5ba_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5822318932/)
Kumpania Algazarra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5822318932/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/5825795159_163a12c94a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5825795159/)
Kumpania Algazarra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5825795159/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

[idsurfer]

These are from the Boise half Iron Man yesterday. This lens works great for these type things. I tell you the purple is pretty bad though when shooting wide open. These were at f/2.2. Great place for a race!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5033/5826490168_6d76dae21a_z.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3442/5826489460_26920b0d57_z.jpg

[eric gautier]

Kumpania Algazarra by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/)

awesome shots!!

[kruno]

love this lens more & more each day
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5237/5824797438_38c19fd3a6_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kruno311/5824797438/)
Picture 175-3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/kruno311/5824797438/) by ngohuy311 (http://www.flickr.com/people/kruno311/), on Flickr

[pawko]

http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/3898/image051e.jpg

[h0nda]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3525/5828602469_93dde87d5c_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsanislav/5828602469/)
Danny (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsanislav/5828602469/) by Tsanislav (http://www.flickr.com/people/tsanislav/), on Flickr

[julian.shelton]

Sold my 24-70mm 2.8L for this lens yesterday. So glad I did. I used the 24-70mm 10% of the time, and when I did, it was at 70mm.

But hot damn, the depth of field is thin at 1.8 when framing is tight. How do people shoot with 1.2?

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5073/5830958344_289644ed12_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcshelto/5830958344/)
Sleepy (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jcshelto/5830958344/) by MAJU Photography (http://www.flickr.com/people/jcshelto/), on Flickr

[bedojo]

took the 85mm out today... figured i should start playing with it... i usually use my 50mm 1.4 sigma
let me know what you think :)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/5830528727_5876c0c1e9_b.jpg

[GregoryF]

Nice. really look's good!

[canonistul]

took the 85mm out today... figured i should start playing with it... i usually use my 50mm 1.4 sigma
let me know what you think :)
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3125/5830528727_5876c0c1e9_b.jpg
hello! no offense but a focus is on the leaves in the back...

[pridash]

hello! no offense but a focus is on the leaves in the back...

It isn't when you look at the full res pic. Plus given the distance to subject at f2 on a crop (to frame the pic) he may well have had nearly 2ft of dof to play with.

[chris panas]

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/9117/a1aj.jpg

What do you think?

[jj_glos]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3007/5821937594_1e64881d7e_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/5821937594/)
Highnam Court (http://www.flickr.com/photos/jj_glos/5821937594/) by jj_glos (http://www.flickr.com/people/jj_glos/), on Flickr

[CanonGrl01]

Bought this! So excited to go shoot

[TijmenDal]

I'm regrettably selling this - although I absolutely love it. I just need to get some money for the holidays. I'll most likely be buying it back whenever I get enough cash though.

Best lens ever.

[bedojo]

thanks for the comments :D.
yup at about 23 feet from subject, had almost 2 feet @ f2.0. really need put this on a full frame... when the bank account recovers :)

[tony rage]

Here's my share. Ive rented this lens many times but I finally own it. this is from my own glass.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3013/5834432988_b554dd4768_z.jpg

[kilr95ss]

More spam :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3520/5732256275_88e6ac5d73_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5732256275/)
IMG_1763 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5732256275/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr


http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5727667763_248a2420a8_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5727667763/)
IMG_1129 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5727667763/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3031/5732802174_a050b8c5d2_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5732802174/)
IMG_1670 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5732802174/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr

Wow! Just wow. Mind sharing the light set up on the last one?

[Castro]

I hope to contribute soon in here, for I just purchased a used 85 1.8 off a POTN member today.

See you later :D

[h0nda]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5160/5836544012_c83ab32139_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsanislav/5836544012/)
Dance, Dance (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tsanislav/5836544012/) by Tsanislav (http://www.flickr.com/people/tsanislav/), on Flickr

[cdo221]

This seems like a great lens... mine is coming in on Thursday. Very excited.

[Enygma3000]

hopefully i get to purchase this lens locally today, so excited.

[bedojo]

This seems like a great lens... mine is coming in on Thursday. Very excited.

only negative about this lens i could find is purple fringe @.@. (but it not that bad unless shooting high contrast and not exposing right)


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3580/5836344667_0282dd92da_z.jpg
click for flickr (http://www.flickr.com/photos/nathaniel-allen/5836344667/in/photostream)

[GregoryF]

Just got mine last week from a fellow POTN member and love it. You definetely have to watch the purple fringing at wide aperture and high contrast situations. Try to avoid these situations as much as possible, but in can be fixed with software.

[ilias]

After six months using this lens and some 5.000 pictures, i am very confused. I cant get sharp pics, like those on this thread, not even on f4,5 like the above...

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/a36d4f4f9fc834f39b490d9edc0c950e056b6549cd6418d0cc f13f95fb4ebc416g.jpg

I cant figure if its my technique or the lens (my other lenses are 18-55is and 70-300is, not too sharp either).

[Darkwand]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/5836776533_835902610f_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/5836776533/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3089/5837319700_09c638dd95_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/5837319700/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5034/5837297392_62e6fc4eda_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/5837297392/)

[ilias]

Another one...

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/52dadb53148d6083515b9740d146b3b6bd0ad32439c1dc256c 8375222aeeb2366g.jpg

[canonistul]

After six months using this lens and some 5.000 pictures, i am very confused. I cant get sharp pics, like those on this thread, not even on f4,5 like the above...

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/a36d4f4f9fc834f39b490d9edc0c950e056b6549cd6418d0cc f13f95fb4ebc416g.jpg

I cant figure if its my technique or the lens (my other lenses are 18-55is and 70-300is, not too sharp either).
is very sharp."problem "here is dof factor.put the camera at f10 ...and after that at f1.8 and see the differences.

[JakAHearts]

After six months using this lens and some 5.000 pictures, i am very confused. I cant get sharp pics, like those on this thread, not even on f4,5 like the above...

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/a36d4f4f9fc834f39b490d9edc0c950e056b6549cd6418d0cc f13f95fb4ebc416g.jpg

I cant figure if its my technique or the lens (my other lenses are 18-55is and 70-300is, not too sharp either).

They look sharp to me. Maybe with a bit of motion blur in the first shot. What was the shutter speed?

PS, I dont know how into the freestyle scene you are but I used to work with Eric Malone. He has lots of cool old shots of himself that you can use to compare. EricMalone.com

[GregoryF]

Looks pretty good to me also, although a little hard to tell at this size. You definetly have a fast enough shutter speed going. (1/250 & 1/3200)

[bedojo]

looks good to me :) use a smaller aperture to get a larger DOF. could post link to flickr? or tell us exif ?
if shooting raw, you will need to sharpen in post most likely.

[Octowl]

Another one...

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/52dadb53148d6083515b9740d146b3b6bd0ad32439c1dc256c 8375222aeeb2366g.jpg
nice capture man!

[bedojo]

here is another one from the otherday, think it is the last one i am going to edit.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5186/5838522682_c1a35fccfe_z.jpg

[John_N]

ilias, its hard to tell at that resolution if its sharp or not on the skier and after 5000 shots I'm sure you know what depth of field is :)

You will see the full size version so will know better than we can tell from that size and if you think its not sharp then I'm sure you're right.

You say your other lenses seem soft to have you considered getting your camera calibrated? Or can you try the lens on another body, maybe even at a local retailer if they're kind enough.

[ilias]

Thank you very much for your comments my friends... they are very helpfull... here is a short of exif from one of the fotos...


Both shutter speed and aperture seem to be OK for motion blur or dof... so i have to check calibration, technique or..... rely to the friends finding my pics sharp enough :)

Another one from the same set

http://www.mediafire.com/imgbnc.php/270e9fd0f91c43fcbe1fb472db0d4a194e78eb67fa847b53b1 0f6764fbdb1bab6g.jpg

http://www.mediafire.com/i/?a6o46erljyyh38u

Thanks again....:lol:

[benee]

Thank you very much for your comments my friends... they are very helpfull... here is a short of exif from one of the fotos...


Both shutter speed and aperture seem to be OK for motion blur or dof... so i have to check calibration, technique or..... rely to the friends finding my pics sharp enough :)

Another one from the same set



http://www.mediafire.com/i/?a6o46erljyyh38u

Thanks again....:lol:


Can I ask what program your screenshot is taken from (showing the DOF, hyperfocal information etc...) It seems very interesting!

[John_N]

Benee - you can get it here (http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/barnack/) - does look interesting though

[RonSmith]

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5112/5840791785_915f38fb95_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronssmith/5840791785/)
20110616 008a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronssmith/5840791785/) by Ronald S. Smith (http://www.flickr.com/people/ronssmith/), on Flickr

[Dankata]

Wow! Just wow. Mind sharing the light set up on the last one?


Thanks, I think it was a 430 EX II for fill, it was actually bounced off a ceiling. This is just for this shot and 2-3 more from the set, the rest is natural light and silver reflector.

[benee]

Benee - you can get it here (http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/barnack/) - does look interesting though

Thanks! Looks cool (and geeky)

[valiantize]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/5844133705_9cea8141dd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/valiantize/5844133705/)
5/52 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/valiantize/5844133705/) by valiant aja (http://www.flickr.com/people/valiantize/), on Flickr


comments or critics are very welcomed :D

[yogestee]

^^^^

Beautiful,, just beautiful:D

[Darkwand]

The 85 is just perfect for these things :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3410/5845166778_8a031a277c_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/5845166778/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3283/5845022694_ff5629bd1a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/adurianj/5845022694/)

[solesupremebeing]

I know, the CA is the worst thing about this lens, or should I say the only negative thing I find about it. I have tons of photos to edit, can't spend even more time on CA... I bet the girl would never notice this when she sees her photos :)

A maintenance guy helped with the background here, I saw him hosing the lawn and asked him to make me some ''rain''.. hasn't rained for 7 months here

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3466/5774499689_b158e3f7eb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5774499689/)
IMG_4341 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/danielstoychev/5774499689/) by Dankae (http://www.flickr.com/people/danielstoychev/), on Flickr

Wow Dan, you really are flying the flag for the 85mm! Phenomenal photos!

[kdarling]

20110616 008a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ronssmith/5840791785/) by Ronald S. Smith (http://www.flickr.com/people/ronssmith/), on Flickr

What a great natural portrait, thanks for sharing!

/Kenneth

[RonSmith]

What a great natural portrait, thanks for sharing!

/Kenneth


Thanks Kenneth!

[GregoryF]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2525/5844133705_9cea8141dd_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/valiantize/5844133705/)
5/52 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/valiantize/5844133705/) by valiant aja (http://www.flickr.com/people/valiantize/), on Flickr


comments or critics are very welcomed :D

Love this shot!:D

[The Outlaw]

can anyone tell me how well the "lens corrections" preset set to auto for this lens in lightroom 3? it does rather well for other lenses i've tried and the examples in my kelby books but obviously due to copy variation in lenses this feature isnt going to work well with all lenses/copies. if the lens correction preset works well for this lens i think i'll save the cash i been lusting to spend on the sigma 1.4 version. i dont mind the 1.8 or iq of the canon version i just dont want to have to constantly worry about weather or not a certain composition is going to give me tons of ca because i got my 85 1.8 mounted. that and i suck at PP anyway so its to the point that i shoot every day but rarely edit besides examples while im studying and learning more pp skills. so the last thing i want to do is add an extra segment to my workload.

[valiantize]

^^^^

Beautiful,, just beautiful:D
thx!
Love this shot!:Dthx!

[bryzf1]

Nothing special, but I haven't used this lens in a while before tonight and I haven't posted in here for quite some time...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2543/5847029953_07444d651e_b.jpg

[ilias]

Benee - you can get it here (http://www.stegmann.dk/mikkel/barnack/) - does look interesting though


:wink:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/oskar-barnack.htm

[idsurfer]

Nothing special but if I don't share, these type shots will just sit and rot on my HD. This lens is so sharp and makes lovely photos but it is taking some practice to avoid the purple issues when shooting in the sun.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5225/5852985912_23bee826a1_z.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2628/5852984818_ec462776d6_z.jpg

[joelmarineau]

My little Jacob playing in the garden :

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5222/5850778037_c758c3c065_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelmarineau/5850778037/)
IMG_5717 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/joelmarineau/5850778037/) par joel marineau (http://www.flickr.com/people/joelmarineau/), sur Flickr

[spesmeadeus]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3371/5819363873_126407b962_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5819363873/)
Kumpania Algazarra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5819363873/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2062/5822318932_af7f75e5ba_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5822318932/)
Kumpania Algazarra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5822318932/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3646/5825795159_163a12c94a_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5825795159/)
Kumpania Algazarra (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5825795159/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

Those are sick man!

[Castro]

Hey out there. Received my lens a few days ago. Here's my first contribution
http://channel29.zenfolio.com/img/v26/p845917727-5.jpg

[LeeRatters]

i need to start attaching this to my 5D2 more often.......

[jeffsl]

The Arboretum of Los Angeles:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5236/5855668161_4da770ba91_o.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5111/5855667881_d066ee0eee_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2674/5856222614_20d7ba293a_o.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/monkeysfromouterspace/sets/72157626887412817/

[discoduck]

Some from me

http://puremb.com/pics/190rev2011/IMG_5511.jpg

http://puremb.com/pics/190rev2011/IMG_5531.jpg

Sooo sharp!!
http://puremb.com/pics/190rev2011/IMG_5539.jpg

http://puremb.com/pics/190rev2011/IMG_5654.jpg

http://puremb.com/pics/190rev2011/IMG_5666.jpg

http://puremb.com/pics/190rev2011/IMG_5667.jpg

[NickiRasgo]

Just got mine yesterday. :D AF is quite fast, maybe, this will be my lens in practicing sports photography. Not sure if it is soft wide-open? Noticeable purple fringe too in highlights.

[Jonathan Taylor]

Wide Open.

[M_Six]

100% Crop

http://bimmermail.com/kitties/clippy-crop.jpg

[The Outlaw]

can anyone tell me how well the "lens corrections" preset set to auto for this lens in lightroom 3? it does rather well for other lenses i've tried and the examples in my kelby books but obviously due to copy variation in lenses this feature isnt going to work well with all lenses/copies. if the lens correction preset works well for this lens i think i'll save the cash i been lusting to spend on the sigma 1.4 version. i dont mind the 1.8 or iq of the canon version i just dont want to have to constantly worry about weather or not a certain composition is going to give me tons of ca because i got my 85 1.8 mounted. that and i suck at PP anyway so its to the point that i shoot every day but rarely edit besides examples while im studying and learning more pp skills. so the last thing i want to do is add an extra segment to my workload.

anyone????

[gonzogolf]

Playing with my recently acquired toy.

http://kevin-jones.smugmug.com/Other/General/i-wpmFjJZ/0/XL/waterlilly-XL.jpg

http://kevin-jones.smugmug.com/Other/General/i-TX4NxC3/0/XL/Coneflower-XL.jpg

[NickiRasgo]

Guys, can you check the link?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickirasgo/sets/72157626896962643/with/5859677417/

Not sure, if it's soft wide-open.

[geogecko]

Guys, can you check the link?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickirasgo/sets/72157626896962643/with/5859677417/

Not sure, if it's soft wide-open.

Looks sharp to me...can see that CA on the OOF branch on the tree though...but this lens seems to do that.

I can't wait, my copy comes back from the Canon service center today...

[randy98mtu]

Dunno who made her so mad. I don't think she was even mad, just caught her mid babbling and it makes her look mad.
http://randalsmith.smugmug.com/Life/2011/i-WzKNPQD/0/L/HighRes-2011-253-L.jpg (http://randalsmith.smugmug.com/Life/June-2011/17605701_bw9W6Z#1344935829_WzKNPQD-A-LB)

http://randalsmith.smugmug.com/Life/2011/i-Mxbq8sq/0/L/HighRes-2011-255-L.jpg (http://randalsmith.smugmug.com/Life/June-2011/17605701_bw9W6Z#1344938392_Mxbq8sq-A-LB)

[NickiRasgo]

Looks sharp to me...can see that CA on the OOF branch on the tree though...but this lens seems to do that.

I can't wait, my copy comes back from the Canon service center today...

At wide-open right? Thanks for the reply. :D I didn't took much time to check the lens when I bought it last Monday here. The CA is really noticeable in highlights.

[ecka]

anyone????

Actually, Sigma 84/1.4EX has even more CA. EF 85/1.8 problem is strong PF in highlights. Automatic lens correction can't help much in this situation, but it is not so hard to remove in post processing.

[LeeRatters]

i need to start attaching this to my 5D2 more often.......

so i did...... :p

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5856661377/in/photostream/lightbox/

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2776/5856661377_af97f96aaf_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ratters445/5856661377/)

[AxPhoto]

Very sharp lens. Makes for crisp lightning shots.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3230/5858777697_bc57045dd4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335309@N02/5858777697/)
Static (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335309@N02/5858777697/)

[Blurr Cube]

Very sharp lens. Makes for crisp lightning shots.


Static (http://www.flickr.com/photos/53335309@N02/5858777697/)

Nice lightning shot. How'd you set up to get it?

[AxPhoto]

NIce lightning shot. How'd you set up to get it?

Pretty simple set up really. Find a light or object at infinity and focus on the object/light in MF and leave the focus there. Point your camera towards the area of interest and then set your camera to M mode with BULB as the shutter speed. I change the aperture depending on how far away the lightning is from you. If it's close you'll have to stop it down between f/8 and f/11 but if it's further away you'll have to open it up to around f/3.5-f/5. Not sure what this one was taken at but it was definitely further away. Then grab a shutter release and hold down the exposure until you see a bolt in your frame and then release. That's about it.

[Blurr Cube]

Pretty simple set up really. Find a light or object at infinity and focus on the object/light in MF and leave the focus there. Point your camera towards the area of interest and then set your camera to M mode with BULB as the shutter speed. I change the aperture depending on how far away the lightning is from you. If it's close you'll have to stop it down between f/8 and f/11 but if it's further away you'll have to open it up to around f/3.5-f/5. Not sure what this one was taken at but it was definitely further away. Then grab a shutter release and hold down the exposure until you see a bolt in your frame and then release. That's about it.

Hey thanks for the detailed explanation! :cool:

[iadubber]

Pretty simple set up really. Find a light or object at infinity and focus on the object/light in MF and leave the focus there. Point your camera towards the area of interest and then set your camera to M mode with BULB as the shutter speed. I change the aperture depending on how far away the lightning is from you. If it's close you'll have to stop it down between f/8 and f/11 but if it's further away you'll have to open it up to around f/3.5-f/5. Not sure what this one was taken at but it was definitely further away. Then grab a shutter release and hold down the exposure until you see a bolt in your frame and then release. That's about it.

Exif data


Camera Canon EOS REBEL T1i (http://www.flickr.com/cameras/canon/eos_rebel_t1i/) Exposure 31 Aperture f/4.0 Focal Length 85 mm ISO Speed 100

[Mitch.A]

It's been a while since i last posted in here ,

Dankata , gonças , J.Taylor , discoduck and all the others : you're doing a great job

[Mitch.A]

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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5101/5863527998_79b27c95c6.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5863527998/)
Shadowy metaverse (8) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5863527998/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

(2)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5310/5856190853_ca4222a8b9.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5856190853/)
Shadowy metaverse (7) [Explore] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5856190853/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5306/5846812151_79bbb6e54e.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5846812151/)
Shadowy Metaverse (6) [Explored] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5846812151/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3014/5809046465_e5c6f37dd7.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5809046465/)
Shadowy metaverse (5) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5809046465/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3285/5830381485_a883322863.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5830381485/)
When it rains (15) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5830381485/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2079/5794591015_42cf1050ba.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5794591015/)
When it rains (12) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5794591015/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2470/5812373570_9ac292b0a0.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5812373570/)
When it rains (13) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5812373570/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3551/5821866660_5a7ab9397f.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5821866660/)
When it rains (14) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5821866660/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

[benee]

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Shadowy metaverse (8) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5863527998/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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Shadowy metaverse (7) [Explore] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5856190853/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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Shadowy Metaverse (6) [Explored] (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5846812151/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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Shadowy metaverse (5) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5809046465/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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When it rains (15) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5830381485/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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When it rains (12) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5794591015/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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When it rains (13) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5812373570/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr

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When it rains (14) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitch88/5821866660/) by Mitch.A (Busy) (http://www.flickr.com/people/mitch88/), on Flickr


This whole set is fantastic - I love the feeling of shadow space created on the pavement.

[kdarling]

Guys, can you check the link?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickirasgo/sets/72157626896962643/with/5859677417/

Not sure, if it's soft wide-open.

If you want to check for softness then:

a) Use a full size picture, not a resized one
b) Don't focus and re-compose, as there is a risk that you will change the distance to the focus point when doing the re-compose. I can't see if you re-composed or just used an off-center focusing point.

[idsurfer]

Actually, Sigma 84/1.4EX has even more CA. EF 85/1.8 problem is strong PF in highlights. Automatic lens correction can't help much in this situation, but it is not so hard to remove in post processing.

Everyone keeps saying that the PF and CA aren't that hard to fix in PP. It is hit or miss with me. I don't find LR3 to have a powerful CA removal system and it always has to be done manually as opposed to with the simple slider in the lens profile. Can a particular lens be improved in this area if sent to canon? Mine just seems pretty bad.