Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM - The Keg

[single_track]

I hate this thread. It calls to me, quietly at first.....

[futura]

One from for the vietnam trip with the 85mm, I think I shot this wide open.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/3098393823_0e6cc5ae2b_o.jpg

[airfrogusmc]

One from for the vietnam trip with the 85mm, I think I shot this wide open.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3284/3098393823_0e6cc5ae2b_o.jpg

NICE

[tooty]

ella camera 40D
Exposure (1/320)
Aperture: f/1.4
ISO 200

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/tootyparsok/IMG_0146-1.jpg

Exposure (1/200)
Aperture: f/1.8
ISO 200

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v602/tootyparsok/IMG_0140.jpg

P.S. The new firmware fixed the battery drain error on the 40D ye ha

[RSO 34]

Just got mine and had to make the first shot a portrait of "the beast"......

http://rso.smugmug.com/photos/464102321_VB2Cu-XL-1.jpg

[Jman13]

My daughter.

1D Mark II, 85L, f/1.6, ISO 800:

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/chloe_big_eyes.jpg

[SoaringUSAEagle]

Beautiful image Jordan.

[ekie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3134/3249018163_4d779fc92d_o.jpg

[airbutchie]

^ Very nice, Jordan... Her eyes are beautiful... And a classic capture, Ekin... Hehhehehhee...

- airbutchie :)

[ekie]

^^^ thanks! cute lil kid hehe


heres another adorable one :)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3383/3251519461_d07740ebf8_o.jpg

[S-S]

love these, beautiful

[Borderfox]

1dmk3 85mm f1.2 1/500th f1.8 @ ISO 3200 AIservo straight out of the camera
http://photos5.pix.ie/2F/E5/2FE5DACEB7EF4A3AB0A0A62DD833813A-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/822982)

[shaktipalooza]

http://largelifephotography.smugmug.com/photos/469563360_EsGUq-X2.jpg

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/Road/IMG_3716.jpg

[ovi.dutu]

.....:p

[Synenergy52]

One hell of a lens. Can't afford it.. hopefully the 1.8 will be a fraction as good.

[cherrymoon]

ha ha ! Rented this lens this weekend and ooooooooooh my god, it's far better than the 1,8 version !!!

Now i need to get one :p


One hell of a lens. Can't afford it.. hopefully the 1.8 will be a fraction as good.

[KrysiaG]

OMG, I just bought this lens today! I am so excited to get it! I can't WAIT UNTIL FRIDAY (when it arrives!)

[shaktipalooza]

ha ha ! Rented this lens this weekend and ooooooooooh my god, it's far better than the 1,8 version !!!

Now i need to get one :p

I thought the f/1.8 lens gave 99.9999% of the same performance as the f/1.2?

[Perry Ge]

I thought the f/1.8 lens gave 99.9999% of the same performance as the f/1.2?

:lol::lol::lol::lol:

No.

:p

[wimg]

I thought the f/1.8 lens gave 99.9999% of the same performance as the f/1.2?
As Perry mentioned: NO. Full-stop.

I had a 85 F/1.8. I thought I would be fine with that. Then I could get a used 85L II at a relatively good price, 25% below new and only 1 year old. The F/1.8 never got camera time anymore, and I sold it.

Slow focus? Yeah, yeah, you can work around that. We did that all the time in analog days. Prefocus, and you're fine, generally speaking.

IMO, the F/1.8 can't hold a candle to it, certainly not the 3 copies I tested, of which I kept one for a while :D. And for low light shooting, well, the 85L II only gets better. At F/1.2 it is sharper than the F/1.8 at F/1.8 and F/2. At F/1.4 it is sharper than the F/1.8 at F/2.2 and F/2.5. And from F/2 to F/11 it beats many a lens handsomely, not only the 85 F/1.8. And we didn't even talk bokeh yet.

I've been told by someone who has been in photography retail for over 40 years, and who still is, with one of the largest retailers in the country here, that even Leitz is jealous of this lens.

Kind regards, Wim

[Dusty]

I thought the f/1.8 lens gave 99.9999% of the same performance as the f/1.2?

:lol: bw!

[wildcart]

I got mine yesterday :cool:

[cherrymoon]

Have you ever tryed a f1.2 version ?

IMO didn't find it to slow to focus. And on crop, f1.2 is giving much more bokeh than f1.8 version.

At least, 85L is usable and tack sharp at widest aperture ! Not mine version of f1.8...


I thought the f/1.8 lens gave 99.9999% of the same performance as the f/1.2?

[airbutchie]

Impromptu shoot with a friend... 1DmkII + 85L...

@ f/1.6 with b/w conversion...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3279458876_9368a23d08_b.jpg


@ f/2 ...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3354/3279458284_11092059cb_b.jpg

- airbutchie ;)

[SeattleSpeedster]

blues from the garden

http://www.vispoint.com/album/Volunteer%20Park%20Conservatory%20VI/slides/IMG_6922.jpg

[airbutchie]

^ Woof!!! Very nice SS... Did you use extention tubes?

- airbutchie :)

[SeattleSpeedster]

yes I think two 25mm's for that one...the Ee-S focusing screen really helps nail it.

[brianch]

crap.. im debating between getting this lens or some lighting equipment... driving me nuts

[shakyhand]

Heckkk... WTF... I poisoned my friend into photography big time... and just last week talked him into buying the mk1.... Last night he bought it without my knowledge... today he brought it to my house.... Mannnnn..... I want this lens... so sharp wide open and the low light capability is mind boggling considering myself a flash believer....

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3627/3280111229_c792dbe330_b.jpg

[Leisa]

Taken at f1.2
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3247/3154761490_56fb149717_b.jpg

[Jman13]

Not the world's best shot, but for some reason I like it. My daughter seemed to get very concerned while I was taking shots, and this shows it. (I put the camera down after this shot and got her out of her exersaucer, which was what she wanted).

1DII + 85L @ f/2.0 with bounce flash:
http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/chloe_concerned.jpg

100% crop of above:
http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/chloe_concerned_crop.jpg

I love this lens.

[starblazer13]

Both shot @ 1.2

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3299/3255605436_bbf0684c5c_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3499/3241267029_bce6c8fea0_o.jpg

[airbutchie]

Great "first" post, Starblazer... Welcome to POTN...

- airbutchie

[starblazer13]

Great "first" post, Starblazer... Welcome to POTN...

- airbutchie

Thank you! Long time reader, first time poster. :)

[Gabe63]

Do you ever wonder if you look back at your photos in 10 years and think, I wonder where that shoot was taken?

[airbutchie]

^ I'll let ya know in 10 years Gabe... Hhehehehehhe...

- airbutchie :)

[tonylong]

Thank you! Long time reader, first time poster. :)

Heh! Greetings! Reading this forum is dangerous -- that 85L is a good example!

[wem]

1.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/3258529202_50bff164f4_b.jpg

2.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3362/3226537538_3df1de1584_b.jpg

3. this one really shows off the lens at 100%: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wimvangestel/3279571430/sizes/o/
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3347/3279571430_46caf0cbcf_b.jpg

[starblazer13]

Heh! Greetings! Reading this forum is dangerous -- that 85L is a good example!

I completely agree.... I am just a total aperture addict. Now I am thinking of the 24L for the wide end... NOT good at all....

[rcaq]

It's been some months - but still ...
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3148/3282380646_6c452a4d09.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3224/3282382240_e5f2cc2420.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3206/3282380052_e4fc303448.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3342/3281558611_83f02e184b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3049/3281347754_f5cf8de0f3.jpg

[archaeoman]

I'm bored at my gourmet food shop today so I thought I would pull out the 5D and the KEG :). Straight out of camera.

1/125, f/1.8, ISO 100

791x1024 version | Click here (http://www.marksdesignstudio.com/canonphotog/02172009.jpg) for 2550x3300 3.5M

http://www.marksdesignstudio.com/canonphotog/1024ver.jpg

100% Crop from Original

http://www.marksdesignstudio.com/canonphotog/02172009_100crop.jpg

[KrysiaG]

Just got mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My very first pic with it:
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/KrysiaG2/2009%20February/IMG_8186PPweb.jpg

creamy eyes
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/KrysiaG2/2009%20February/IMG_8186PPeyecropweb.jpg

http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/KrysiaG2/2009%20February/IMG_8189PPweb.jpg

http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/KrysiaG2/2009%20February/IMG_8353PPweb.jpg

http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/KrysiaG2/2009%20February/IMG_8202PPcrop1web.jpg

and my fav pic of it of my hubby and boys that I took last summer while renting this lens
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/KrysiaG/35L%2050L%2085L%20135L/85L-1.jpg

[MinhThien]

Those are wonderful set there Krysia! You make me wanting it more and more! :)

[twofruitz]

Krysia, that last picture is amazing :P

[S-S]

Just got mine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My very first pic with it:
creamy eyes
http://i721.photobucket.com/albums/ww213/KrysiaG2/2009%20February/IMG_8186PPeyecropweb.jpg



all very nice work
what PP did you do on this photo?

[KrysiaG]

all very nice work
what PP did you do on this photo?

I do the same thing to all my photos for the most part.

A mild color pop - drop the opacity lower for indoors, and leave it higher for outdoors. Then I did a curves boost and sharpened the entire image. The crop of the eyes is after all that. I didn't do anything selectively to the eyes, but the image was sharpened overall before I took the crop of the eyes. :)

[KrysiaG]

Krysia, that last picture is amazing :P

Thanks! It's one of my fav pics of my boys. I know I chopped their feet, but oh well. Just a snap for me. :)

[S-S]

I do the same thing to all my photos for the most part.

A mild color pop - drop the opacity lower for indoors, and leave it higher for outdoors. Then I did a curves boost and sharpened the entire image. The crop of the eyes is after all that. I didn't do anything selectively to the eyes, but the image was sharpened overall before I took the crop of the eyes. :)
:) thx

[cherrymoon]

English is not my native speaking language, so could someone tell me what does KEG mean ?

BTW, i'm looking too for meanning of "CherryMoon" !!

Thanx

[inthedeck]

A 'KEG' is a metal barrel filled with beer. Rather 'heavy' and 'large' and as such, it correlates that way to the 85L.

Wiki. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keg)

[rcaq]

what can I say - it's just the perfect addition to the 135L for weddings and still life ;)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3186/3280526517_ec408b1b82.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3345/3280526901_a4d8c78912.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3513/3254169136_81d0818f3b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3317/3254976853_059a7eb377.jpg

[tonylong]

I believe I've posted this somewhere before, but my long-time (15 year) family cat Poe passed away a few days ago and this is a shot I captured of him not too long ago with the 85L on the 1DM3 at f/1.2:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/95085605/original.jpg

[inthedeck]

^^Sorry to hear that Tony. I'm sure your friend lived a full life. You've captured his memory well.

[airbutchie]

^^^ My sincere condolences, Tony... Although they are pets, they're still family... And having him for that long makes it a bit more difficult when they pass... Take care...

- airbutchie

[TaDa]

Sorry to hear that Tony. At least you have the great memories

I just got my keg today, and here is the first shot with it. Pretty much straight out of the 5D at f/1.4. Just through it into Photoshop to spare you guys the boogers :)

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_s3TWm1zNgQA/SZ7nMFeqENI/AAAAAAAAA0c/Bkk112iAZ8o/s800/IMG_8698-Edit.jpg

[Perry Ge]

I believe I've posted this somewhere before, but my long-time (15 year) family cat Poe passed away a few days ago and this is a shot I captured of him not too long ago with the 85L on the 1DM3 at f/1.2:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/95085605/original.jpg

Sorry to hear about your loss Tony :(. But this at least proves that you HAVE tried the 85L on the 1D3.

[woolbr8stl]

I think I need one of these. :)

[tonylong]

Sorry to hear about your loss Tony :(. But this at least proves that you HAVE tried the 85L on the 1D3.

Hey, you know, you're right! It was last spring and maybe the only time I had them together. But, good catch!

[MinhThien]

I think I need one of these. :)
I want one! But I don't need it(for now:p)!

[zincozinco]

anyone know if there is a significant image quality bump on the mk2 compared to the mk1

[tonylong]

anyone know if there is a significant image quality bump on the mk2 compared to the mk1

Aside from some coating to protect from glare, none reported. Here's a Wikipedia article about the 85s:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_85mm_lens

[Perry Ge]

Aside from some coating to protect from glare, none reported. Here's a Wikipedia article about the 85s:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_EF_85mm_lens

:lol: I just added a quick edit that page :lol:.

[wimg]

:lol: I just added a quick edit that page :lol:.
It also has rounded aperture blades for even better bokeh - don't see that mentioned there :D.

Kind regards, Wim

[tonylong]

:lol: I just added a quick edit that page :lol:.

Perry's da man:)!

[TaDa]

I'm really amazed at how sharp this thing is wide open. f/1.2 shot

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_s3TWm1zNgQA/SaCbTnKeVEI/AAAAAAAAA1c/8yapsGP-u8Q/s800/IMG_8804.jpg

[MinhThien]

Nice shot there Tada! Man you geared up so fast!:)
I'm really amazed at how sharp this thing is wide open. f/1.2 shot

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_s3TWm1zNgQA/SaCbTnKeVEI/AAAAAAAAA1c/8yapsGP-u8Q/s800/IMG_8804.jpg

[TaDa]

You're one to talk. Last I remember, I was advising you on the 17-55 for your 40D. Things changed quickly :)

[TeeTee]

<3 for the 85L

http://eljackimages.com/temp/arno/venicemasquerade-1565.jpg

http://eljackimages.com/temp/arno/venicemasquerade-1580v2.jpg

http://eljackimages.com/temp/01.19.09venicemodernmasquerade/venicemasquerademine-1758.jpg

[Jman13]

Some from a portrait shoot for my wife's musical cast (she's a band/choir director), all with the 85L on 1DII at ~f/5.6, two off camera flashguns...main light through an umbrella, fill into a reflector umbrella.

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/alan_annie.jpg

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/sarah_annie.jpg

http://www.jordansteele.com/forumlinks/jen_annie.jpg

[ekie]

TeeTee, those are excellent! great lighting :D

[starblazer13]

Shot wide open. Almost has a tilt-shift feel to it.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3406/3302230436_9ce8603b81_o.jpg

[mattograph]

Very nice.

[GMCPhotographics]

And (as you have shown) it's pretty good as handling flare too

[starblazer13]

And (as you have shown) it's pretty good as handling flare too

In fact... I didn't even have the hood with me at the time I took the picture. I am really suprised that no flare at all showed up.

[GMCPhotographics]

A hood's not going to help with the sun directly in front of the lens. The hood just covers the off axis sun coverage. I can't remember the last time I used a hood...completely pointless IMO. The only lens that i've owned that had a noticable improvement by adding a hood was my Sigma 70-200/2.8. Even on a moderately sunny day I noticed more contrast when I used a hood. But these days, Canon's lens coatings are so good it almost makes a hood redundant.

[starblazer13]

A hood's not going to help with the sun directly in front of the lens. The hood just covers the off axis sun coverage. I can't remember the last time I used a hood...completely pointless IMO. The only lens that i've owned that had a noticable improvement by adding a hood was my Sigma 70-200/2.8. Even on a moderately sunny day I noticed more contrast when I used a hood. But these days, Canon's lens coatings are so good it almost makes a hood redundant.

When I use the hood, I think I use it more as a last line of defense against my kids wandering hands. :)

[Oteck]

Not a fan of the hood on this, i wish the hood ring didn't spin with the focus ring.
I'm more used to the tight twist on hoods than these clip ons

[kolok]

http://www.pbase.com/nicolasshapiro/image/108479008/original.jpg



Not to criticize a great photo, but the vignetting around the corners is rather significant wide-open when coupled with FF!

[GMCPhotographics]

Steve, I think you'll find that's an added Vignette in PS or Lightroom. I can see the digital steps in the fades.

As to 85IIL hoods, I don't take mine with me...it's just too big and cumbersome and makes an intimidating lens look almost predetory. What I use is the TS-e 45mm's hood. Same fittings but about half the depth...it's a lot more managable and looks a lot better too.

[airbutchie]

A few from a recent shoot @ J.Paul Getty Villa in Malibu, CA... First time visit, but certainly not the last...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3377/3300171739_39e6ea37f0_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3544/3300988584_6266a2dcbc_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3365/3301002466_b26c918489_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3599/3300183273_d5693a929f_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3509/3301021252_13c9434610_b.jpg

- airbutchie ;)

[KuyaRich]

That's a great shot Starblazer.. I wish I had the funds for this lens

[starblazer13]

That's a great shot Starblazer.. I wish I had the funds for this lens

Thanks, KuyaRich. See... the way I see the lens is not the full price, but... rather if I resell it at a later time, how much will it depreciate. That's the amount I see it as. You will see that it's WAY worth it for this lens. No other lens can produce the image that this lens can. Maybe the 135 f/2..., but at a much longer focal length.

[RMedina88]

^ I'm hoping to jump on a 5D soon, was wondering whether or not 135L or 85L will be better for portraits.

[inthedeck]

^^Either would be fine. The 85L is awesome on the 5D though...! I can say that much. :)

[SeattleSpeedster]

Got this today out running errands in the rain....85L at 1.4

http://www.vispoint.com/album/P%20Patch%20Spring/slides/IMG_7300.jpg

Thoughts and comments welcome

Mike

[tonylong]

Mike, was his hand-held? Running arund in the rain would make it seem so -- the in-focus part to me lacks the crispness that is needed to make these images "pop". At least to me. Shooting with these wide apertures can be a real pain to "get it right"!

[-g-]

Thoughts and comments welcome

My thoughts and comments: Please keep the rain there. We don't want any more here. :lol:

[SeattleSpeedster]

yes it was handheld...i have a snazzy carbon tripod but never get around to it. This is another shot of an iris petal a tad sharper, and at 1.2:

http://www.vispoint.com/album/P%20Patch%20Spring/slides/IMG_7256.jpg

[Jman13]

I think the softness makes the photo, to be honest with you.. I think that first one you posted is stellar. There is no need to have every image with cutting sharpness. I love the colors and the composition...great photo.

[SeattleSpeedster]

thanks Jordan...stopped down extra sharp flowers are easy to do and easily found on here. I like to go the other direction in AV mode. But I also realize its not everyone's thing.

[ekie]

from recent shoot (all taken between 12-2pm) .. my go-to lens :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3568/3297202719_a99b91ba62_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/3305643298_2fbf9b9689_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3348/3299059080_875ef5bc48_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3331/3298029378_425fda9064_o.jpg

[inthedeck]

^^Nice shots. Just curious, what stop ND filter did you have, to be able to achieve the SS's and f-stop used, especially at that time of day?

[ekie]

^^Nice shots. Just curious, what stop ND filter did you have, to be able to achieve the SS's and f-stop used, especially at that time of day?

thanks! i got the singh-ray variND (2-8stops). i had the 3 and 6stops but the variND comes in handy since I can change easier without having to swap filters. expensive but its worth it for me since i shoot often between f1.2-f2.8 using flashes during the day :)

[inthedeck]

Thanks for the info. Might have to invest in one, since I love using the 85L for model shoots. Outdoors in FL, though, it's always bright as heck. This may just make all the difference. Do you balance them out with a gray card? Or is that not necessary when using the vari-ND?

Now, I just need more skills. :lol:

[ekie]

Thanks for the info. Might have to invest in one, since I love using the 85L for model shoots. Outdoors in FL, though, it's always bright as heck. This may just make all the difference. Do you balance them out with a gray card? Or is that not necessary when using the vari-ND?

Now, I just need more skills. :lol:

no gray card even though i do have a whibal card. i also had 1/2 CTO gel on the flash to give it some warmth. i feel you on that FL sunshine, i deal with it too. Im in orlando, not too far from st augustine :)

[inthedeck]

no gray card even though i do have a whibal card. i also had 1/2 CTO gel on the flash to give it some warmth. i feel you on that FL sunshine, i deal with it too. Im in orlando, not too far from st augustine :)

Cool. Now I know two of you dudes down there. You and Reyno. I'll hit ya up, once I'm back in the area. A few models I've been meaning to work with, I just don't get much time on weekends, to go down there. Soon enough...!

Where do you source your models, just curiously? MM? or somewhere else?

[biggpopa]

Talk about having lens envy!!!....Would love to have this lens.....that bokeh is just fantastic!

[starblazer13]

ekk_xt, those are such awesome shots. I must try that technique myself!

[Blueskies505]

Ah yes, another thread that led to no good. I no longer dislike the 70-200mm f2.8 IS thread because I have since picked up the lens.

Likewise I will probably hold less animosity for this thread after I scrape enough pennies together and grab an 85L.

And all because of this damnable thread.

bw! Im sorry this made me laugh out loud. This is exactly how I feel. I want this lens so badly, I got my financial aid money and this is the first purchase I think I will be making with it.

[tonylong]

bw! Im sorry this made me laugh out loud. This is exactly how I feel. I want this lens so badly, I got my financial aid money and this is the first purchase I think I will be making with it.

Just don't go around that "5D Classic Admirers" thread -- they are a bunch of lunatics anyway, but when they get to talking about how the 85L behaves on the 5D, kinda magical, well, I swear there is foam coming out of their mouths...it's scary!

[mattograph]

Just don't go around that "5D Classic Admirers" thread -- they are a bunch of lunatics anyway, but when they get to talking about how the 85L behaves on the 5D, kinda magical, well, I swear there is foam coming out of their mouths...it's scary!

Tony, don't fear the lunatics..... Find a way to use them to bend the world to your will!!!!



MUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!

[inthedeck]

Just don't go around that "5D Classic Admirers" thread -- they are a bunch of lunatics anyway, but when they get to talking about how the 85L behaves on the 5D, kinda magical, well, I swear there is foam coming out of their mouths...it's scary!

Seriously. There's a bunch of nuts in there. :lol::lol::lol::twisted:

[airbutchie]

^ Hey... Who'you calling "serious"... Hehhehehehhehe...

- airbutchie ;)

[inthedeck]

Who, me??? *runs and hides* :lol:

[archaeoman]

OK, since you are bashing (lol) us 5D'rs with the 85 1.2L I'll post this for your amusement. This is straight out of the camera, resize only. Natural light.

C'mon, it *is* magical.....I give you Fenway the Boston Terrier

http://www.sedentarynomad.com/images/fenway.jpg

[tonylong]

Taken at f/1.2 with a 1D3:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/95086382/original.jpg

[-g-]

Straight out of Lightroom. No PP

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/genodm/Street/IMG_9947.jpg

[MinhThien]

Its about time! :) Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee OMG love the bokeh!
http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/genodm/Street/IMG_9947.jpg

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Its about time! :) Niceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee OMG love the bokeh!

I posted a few more in the 5D Admirer's thread (2).

Your time will come, grasshopper! :lol:

Check out the sharpness, you can almost read the fine print.

[tonylong]

I posted a few more in the 5D Admirer's thread (2).

Your time will come, grasshopper! :lol:

Check out the sharpness, you can almost read the fine print.

Geno's lovin his 85L:)!

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Geno's lovin his 85L:)!

What's not to love?!?

[tonylong]

Geno's lovin his 85L:)!

What's not to love?!?

Word!

[zincozinco]

Eurotrash unite!!! My sig is correct, I received my tracking number from Pixmania today!!! so in a not to distant future you will see me posting here!! The price ... Priceless!!:) 1293 euros for a brand SPANKING new 85mm L mk2.

[airfrogusmc]

What's not to love?!?

Now ya gotta give the 200 2L a try ;)

[ekie]

Now ya gotta give the 200 2L a try ;)

i wouldnt mind having the 200 1.8L! *dreams*

[zincozinco]

i seem to have been one of the luckiest canon shooter i europe, Pixmania have pulled the 85L from the stock.....

[airbutchie]

Toyota Supra Twin Turbo... Both wide open... Converted to b&w for added punch...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/3308699259_7ef9fd3650_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3578/3309526918_8e3f08468f_b.jpg

- airbutchie

[Oliviero]

Eurotrash unite!!! My sig is correct, I received my tracking number from Pixmania today!!! so in a not to distant future you will see me posting here!! The price ... Priceless!!:) 1293 euros for a brand SPANKING new 85mm L mk2.

Wow, now that's cheap! Congrats :)

[SeattleSpeedster]

^^^ love the twin turbo...a rare classic

Found these in a favorite garden of mine and discovered that 1.8 or so is kinda the sweet spot of sorts.

These are from my 5D, 85L, one 25mm tube and 30 degree no gloves hands

1.
http://www.vispoint.com/album/P%20Patch%20Spring/slides/IMG_7562.jpg

2.
http://www.vispoint.com/album/P%20Patch%20Spring/slides/IMG_7620.jpg

ok this one is from another garden right after the rain...

3.
http://www.vispoint.com/album/P%20Patch%20Spring/slides/IMG_7473.jpg

[geekle]

Toyota Supra Twin Turbo... Both wide open... Converted to b&w for added punch...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3517/3308699259_7ef9fd3650_b.jpg


- airbutchie


Nice shot!

Kinda looks "tiltish" to me :)

[SeattleSpeedster]

one more

http://www.vispoint.com/album/P%20Patch%20Spring/slides/IMG_7623.jpg

[David S]

Toyota Supra Twin Turbo... Both wide open... Converted to b&w for added punch...

- airbutchie

Is that your ride? If so, good to see some Supra owners here. :cool: I own a red twin turbo hardtop.

[zincozinco]

how insane is this!! just arrived, im out too shoot!!! have to go to the gym though, it weighs a lot more than the 1.8........

[zincozinco]

Is that your ride? If so, good to see some Supra owners here. :cool: I own a red twin turbo hardtop.

with my new aquisition (above) my gear now officially is worth more than the car i drive, so dont excpect any photos....... :)

[airbutchie]

Is that your ride? If so, good to see some Supra owners here. :cool: I own a red twin turbo hardtop.

It's not my car, David... It was a shoot I was assisting on... Beautiful vehicle, though...

- airbutchie :D

[wimg]

with my new aquisition (above) my gear now officially is worth more than the car i drive, so dont excpect any photos....... :)
:D Congrats! (on both counts :D)

Just one remark:
Ducks, ducks, ducks! :D

Kind regards, Wim

[zincozinco]

:D Congrats! (on both counts :D)

Just one remark:
Ducks, ducks, ducks! :D

Kind regards, Wim

quack quack , ill give it a try, not too many around where I live, infact I dont know if I have seen any, I thought I did way back but it was other birds...

[Perry Ge]

Pretty much my default lens these days.

http://modelmayhm-8.vo.llnwd.net/d1/photos/090227/11/49a841e2caf32.jpg
http://modelmayhm-8.vo.llnwd.net/d1/photos/090215/17/4998c269ea090.jpg

[zincozinco]

I like those perry, cant contribute as much as I want in the 5d thread as all money has gone ..... Both 85L?

[Perry Ge]

Seeing as this is the 85L archive, yes, obviously :lol:.

[zincozinco]

Seeing as this is the 85L archive, yes, obviously :lol:.

tennis arm? :)

[David S]

with my new aquisition (above) my gear now officially is worth more than the car i drive, so dont excpect any photos....... :)

LOL! Yeah, I have too many expensive hobbies and photography is the least expensive of them.

But please do post some shots with the 85L and 1ds2. I am thinking of getting this lens as well.

[David S]

It's not my car, David... It was a shoot I was assisting on... Beautiful vehicle, though...

- airbutchie :D

Those are great shots! I do like the B&W conversion for these.

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/10Mikolyzk3.jpg

[Perry Ge]

^ Nice, Allen.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3246/3314329853_83e3eac7e5_o.jpg

[airfrogusmc]

Not bad yourself Perry. I really like the processing.

[Perry Ge]

Thanks Allen. I wanted it to look a little like cross-processed Provia, minus the ridiculous garishness :lol:.

[airfrogusmc]

Thanks Allen. I wanted it to look a little like cross-processed Provia, minus the ridiculous garishness :lol:.

It works...

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It's not just for portraits.

http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff44/genodm/Landscape/IMG_9992-Edit.jpg

[Perry Ge]

^ EXCELLENT Geno, I was hoping you would post that one here! :D

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^ EXCELLENT Geno, I was hoping you would post that one here! :D

Thanks Perry. I get around, sometimes just a little slowly. :)

[airfrogusmc]

Yeah NICE genodm

Definately not just for portraits
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/doors%20and%20windows/104DooronCanyonRdSantaFe06.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/doors%20and%20windows/IMG_61732.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/doors%20and%20windows/IMG_6546.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/doors%20and%20windows/IMG_5581.jpg

[SeattleSpeedster]

^^ love that landscape

[Perry Ge]

Airfrog, where was number 3 shot? Looks like something out of Star Wars...

I want to buy one of those paintbrushes you have :lol:.

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Yeah NICE genodm Definately not just for portraits

WOW!!!

I'll just pack up my crap and head on down the road! Those are amazing!

[airfrogusmc]

Airfrog, where was number 3 shot? Looks like something out of Star Wars...

I want to buy one of those paintbrushes you have :lol:.

THANKS Perry....

Near Pecos NM..

Man I gotta get out there (Northern New Mexico) again soon....

[airfrogusmc]

WOW!!!

I'll just pack up my crap and head on down the road! Those are amazing!

Thank you.

But I always enjoy looking at your work. Your stuff always ROCKS...

[David S]

WOW!!!

I'll just pack up my crap and head on down the road! Those are amazing!

x2! That is a great series of shots. The colors are fantastic.

[SeattleSpeedster]

first of the tulips

http://www.vispoint.com/album/P%20Patch%20Spring/slides/IMG_7773.jpg

and Clivia

http://www.vispoint.com/album/P%20Patch%20Spring/slides/IMG_7723.jpg

Both handheld, with an extension tube and around f/2