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

[tonylong]

Well... I was thinking in setting the f/1.2 first to get the *magical POP* out of the lens! Even in ISO 100 I think the shutter will be way too fast!

Sure at f/1.2 you have to pay attention to your lighting, and with real bright light your fastest shutter speed may not be fast enough and an ND filter or even a polarizer might be handy, but I've tackled outdoor situations with and without sun and done OK -- you just have to be careful with your exposures. The same holds with pretty much any setting, though, not just with f/1.2.

Just as an example, I just came across this shot, taken at f/1.2, ISO 100, 1/8000 in bright sunlight with no filter, one of many such shots:

http://www.pbase.com/image/95071179/original.jpg

[djharmonix]

Just as an example, I just came across this shot, taken at f/1.2, ISO 100, 1/8000 in bright sunlight with no filter, one of many such shots:



yes but very often 1/8000 is not fast enough at F1.2!

I good ND filter is good in midday

[Kramer80]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2557/3931051503_d94f2f0494_o.jpg

[phamster]

some new guys in the club here.. congrats.. you will love it..

new stuff

keeping it clean and simple seems to work for me, what do you think of the simple black background?

i had to add the soccer ball to cover the Crotch are if you are asking why the balls in the 3rd photo


http://i27.tinypic.com/9hjfbd.jpg

http://i30.tinypic.com/r877yd.jpg

http://i31.tinypic.com/szj1jq.jpg



http://i26.tinypic.com/2n17yaf.jpg

http://i29.tinypic.com/dqsuav.jpg

http://i25.tinypic.com/hvng9s.jpg

[airbutchie]

^ As always, very nice work Phamster...

My humble contribution to this wonderful glass...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2551/3931180103_d4feef7343_b.jpg

- airbutchie

[zariio]

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1253043306_wivd4997_IMG_4526copy.jpg

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1253043307_pslv1351_IMG_4527copy.JPG

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1253043309_ngqw3994_IMG_4530copy.jpg

[KAS]

Nice stuff, Zariio. Excellent DOF!

[echo]

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/653580118_CS9nS-XL.jpg

[KAS]

I don't know what those buttons do, but that looks like a tonne of fun!

Cool shot, too

[eth3rton]

^ I don't know what they are either but when I was into Home Theater I wanted a Lexicon MC-1 sooooooo bad. Got out of that hobby because it was too expensive :rolleyes:

[ebann]

^ I want a nice tube amp... nice shot!

[HarrisonClicks]

^ I don't know what they are either but when I was into Home Theater I wanted a Lexicon MC-1 sooooooo bad. Got out of that hobby because it was too expensive :rolleyes:

I love photography, but my MC-12 will be the last piece of gear you will ever pry out of my cold dead hands. Wow. Sorry bout that. Got caught in the moment.

[-OutofFocus-]

sorry posted on wrong thread

[AlphaChicken]

The lens can't take a pic of itself.
Posting a lens from the same mother taken by 85 1.8



This is a thread for the 85mm f/1.2 L. Not the 1.8//could have at least posted some cool shots.

[-OutofFocus-]

OOPS....it's called human error. Thanks for being so nice for saying the above things. :(.. Nice to meet you too.:confused: pfft

[AlphaChicken]

Hehe no prob. :)

[jamesbong]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2536/3897720014_495e888d4c_b.jpghttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2488/3896944191_42f3004b55_b.jpg

[airbutchie]

^ Great shots of Lolo and Lola...

- airbutchie ;)

[phamster]

They look so healthy !! my grandmother's twin !! LOL..


phamster

[jamesbong]

thanks airbuchi :D

[echo]

Autumn is starting and a brilliant time to get the 85L out :)

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/655326394_yicHb-XL.jpg
f/2.0

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/655367745_kk8tF-XL.jpg
f/2.0

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/655311785_hjGW5-XL.jpg
f/1.8

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/655336064_ni8Ap-XL.jpg
f/2.5

[zincozinco]

nice ones!!!

[phamster]

all ambient shots here but the last one..

no flash.. what ?

1
http://i37.tinypic.com/2j1u9ad.jpg


2
http://i35.tinypic.com/33kvtxi.jpg


3
http://i35.tinypic.com/k1dwex.jpg


4
http://i37.tinypic.com/i3te2r.jpg


5
http://i38.tinypic.com/2dvizqt.jpg


6
http://i33.tinypic.com/11vm8fr.jpg

7
http://i34.tinypic.com/2ptuzk5.jpg


8
ok.. the bees were used for this shot..

http://i33.tinypic.com/t70od4.jpg

[echo]

nice ones!!!

Thanks :)

Sorry to post so many.

[RyanB]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3313/3533038878_5d278df18e.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/3532958322_370cce4b10.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2242/3532099043_4c918e6367.jpg

[phamster]

Thanks :)

Sorry to post so many.


echo..

you don't have to be sorry..

post away..

phamster

[zincozinco]

echo..

you don't have to be sorry..

post away..

phamster

especially if they are nice!!

nice ones to phamster!! very nice!! a real good feel!

nice details ryan!

[airfrogusmc]

echo..

you don't have to be sorry..

post away..

phamster

Yes post away echo...

[airbutchie]

I'll post away, too... Hehehhehehhe... Well... Just two, though...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3140/3027759791_530dde2c91_b.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3016/3028560610_7be315cf0e_b.jpg

- airbutchie ;)

[shimmishim]

^ really digging that first one. i really enjoy the 3D effect this lens gives you when you shoot large apertures.

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Im sooo close to get this lense....I can smell it....

[airbutchie]

^ Come on, Alejandro... You can do it!!! Heheheheehhe... I'd love to see what you can produce with this glass...

- airbutchie :)

[phamster]

Im sooo close to get this lense....I can smell it....


buy it now !!! haha..

phamster

[phamster]

especially if they are nice!!

nice ones to phamster!! very nice!! a real good feel!

nice details ryan!


thanks zincozinco !!

Estepona, less & Less in Helsingborg - where is this wonderful named ESTEPONA? sounds so amazing...

[Palna]

Here is one from saturday

[Canonswhitelensesrule]

Maybe it's my eyes, maybe it's the extremely shallow DOF @ f1.2, but to me most of the portraits in this post appear "soft" or at least don't "POP" like you would think pictures from a lens of this quality/price would.

Some of the non portrait pics, like the two latest ones by Airbutchie are nice and clear and sharp, and even "POP", but most of the portraits seem rather "soft" or even "dull". Even the colours aren't VIBRANT it seems.

Just an observation. If I owned this lens esp for portraits, I'd want them to be RAZOR sharp, and have the "model" seem to JUMP off the screen as if in 3-D. I'd want the viewer to think OMFG that lens is SHARRRRRRRP!!!!

[echo]

Maybe I've got a super sharp version, I've mentioned before that mine wastes 135L's I've tried but the 85L is the sharpest lens that I own by some margin.

I reckon the effect you mean is that close up and wide open an eye will be in focus while the tip of the nose and the ears will be OOF. That can't make an image pop. I find the 85L has to be used a few paces back wide open or it needs stopping down for portraits to get all in focus (due to the DOF and not the IQ!).

I much prefer to mate the 85L up with a 1.3 crop such as the 1DmkIII as it just seems to work better than on FF which is why I'm not using mine so much after selling the 1D and waiting for the mkIV or whatever.

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/655341626_UfWKc-XL.jpg
f/2.0

:)

[echo]

As a follow up about the sharpness here's a 'snap' (IE, a snap) taken at f/2.8. In focus areas are very sharp (I don't re-sharpen to upload which I probably should) but you can see how thin the DOF is even at f/2.8.

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/641381122_8tq9d-XL.jpg

At that distance I'd guess f/8 or so is needed?

I'm kind of getting bored with micro DOF myself...

:)

[tonylong]

Cute kid, echo, and a pretty effective f/2.8 shot. But I agree, we don't need to be bound to narrow DOF shots just because we can take them. I often prefer something like f/4 or f/5.6 for close portraits because I don't necessarily want the ultra-narrow DOF, but really it's an on-the-fly decision and I often "bracket".

So, I try for different results.

Here's a shot of my grandson taken a couple years ago at f/1.2 that didn't turn out bad -- I don't know, though, that I'd prefer it over say f/4 except for the extreme subject isolation:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/88876493/original.jpg

Here's an f/1.2 shot that seemed to come out pretty well except for softness of the nose, which I tend to not prefer:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/89001332/original.jpg

Shot at f/2.8 seemed to come out a bit better:

http://www.pbase.com/tonylong/image/89001329/original.jpg

[echo]

Well put Tony :)

BTW, to show the 85L with 1.3 crop camera here's the first pretty wide open (f/1.6) that I could find. I don't know, I just love the 85L on 1.3 crop :)

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/444984606_pWkcK-XL.jpg

[wallybud]

Ill play, it's been a while...

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g213/wallybud/CrackedEarth.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g213/wallybud/SingleTrunkRight_Small.jpg

[Canonswhitelensesrule]

Oh I love the "separation" that the subject gets from the background with such narrow DOF, and the 1.2 max aperture. And even with such shallow DOF the subject can still STAND OUT, such as in the pics that Tony just posted.

I guess it all depends on how critical the focusing is. (For example, in the close up of the little girl that Echo posted, the parts that are in focus ARE very SHARP, which does make the image stand out, or even "POP" partially)

Also, that last pic is INCREDIBLE echo. Maybe not the most "glamorous" picture, but the sharpness, "POP", colours, and bokeh are just amazing! Now THAT is how I would want my $2,000+ lens to produce!! (Must be because of the 1D Mark III;) )

Again, I wasn't implying that the lens IS "soft". Just that it would be nice to see more images with I guess greater DOF, or at least more VIBRANCY, SHARPNESS, and "POP". Not only to the colours, but to the actual subject, even if shot in B&W.

Or even if using the max aperture, what IS in focus, should be so RAZOR SHARP that the viewer's eyes begin to bleed because they've been "cut". :lol:

But I think Echo and Tony have it bang on...this lens seems to be at it's "ULTIMATE" when stopped down a few stops. The pics I've seen where it has been OBVIOUSLY stopped down are simply FREAKIN' INCREDIBLE! Almost 3-D in appearance!

Of course there are times when f1.2 IS the PERFECT aperture to use. I guess it depends on the subject and the effect the photographer is going for. But for portraits I think stopping down seems to produce "nicer" looking images. Again JMHO.

[phamster]

Well put Tony :)

BTW, to show the 85L with 1.3 crop camera here's the first pretty wide open (f/1.6) that I could find. I don't know, I just love the 85L on 1.3 crop :)

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/444984606_pWkcK-XL.jpg

OMG.. that photo is crazy.. so cute.. the composition.. colors.. everything..

i guess your right.. the 1.3 really compresses the photo more..

subject separation is amazing..

phamster

[RyanB]

Wow, one of my favorite photos on the site.

Well put Tony :)

BTW, to show the 85L with 1.3 crop camera here's the first pretty wide open (f/1.6) that I could find. I don't know, I just love the 85L on 1.3 crop :)

http://recordproduction.smugmug.com/photos/444984606_pWkcK-XL.jpg

[phamster]

some new ones for me..

sadly i have only a full frame.. i have not the 1.3 cropper..

but still the FF creates some good bokeh..

http://i36.tinypic.com/34xkmrk.jpg




http://i37.tinypic.com/1980u8.jpg




http://i37.tinypic.com/2vj5zc2.jpg




http://i36.tinypic.com/29px5x4.jpg




http://i35.tinypic.com/2ryozs1.jpg




http://i34.tinypic.com/344cqrs.jpg




http://i34.tinypic.com/29ncxls.jpg

[Marloon]

http://i34.tinypic.com/29ncxls.jpg

the last one does it for me. (i really dont like the thick black border)

[phamster]

the last one does it for me. (i really dont like the thick black border)

sorry.. the black borders stay.. it is my style.. but i appreciate your comments.

fact is market in facebook and it helps me squares out the photos..

so i run actions to post on face book first. then i post here.. but sorry it offends you..

phamster

[AlphaChicken]

sorry.. the black borders stay.. it is my style.. but i appreciate your comments.

fact is market in facebook and it helps me squares out the photos..

so i run actions to post on face book first. then i post here.. but sorry it offends you..

phamster

Lol...did not even need to hear you say that...I dont think people ever read the signature. ;-)

As to the FB format and stuff: I completely agree. People b1tch and moan so much about borders when they do not realize that every framed photo has a "border" per-se.

[echo]

sorry.. the black borders stay.. it is my style.. but i appreciate your comments.

fact is market in facebook and it helps me squares out the photos..

so i run actions to post on face book first. then i post here.. but sorry it offends you..

phamster

Ah, I was wondering why you were using those. Is facebook worth the hassle, never used it?

Thanks for the comments and loving the pics BTW :)

[echo]

Ill play, it's been a while...

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g213/wallybud/CrackedEarth.jpg

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g213/wallybud/SingleTrunkRight_Small.jpg

Good stuff!!! :)

[echo]

Oh I love the "separation" that the subject gets from the background with such narrow DOF, and the 1.2 max aperture. And even with such shallow DOF the subject can still STAND OUT, such as in the pics that Tony just posted.

I guess it all depends on how critical the focusing is. (For example, in the close up of the little girl that Echo posted, the parts that are in focus ARE very SHARP, which does make the image stand out, or even "POP" partially)

Also, that last pic is INCREDIBLE echo. Maybe not the most "glamorous" picture, but the sharpness, "POP", colours, and bokeh are just amazing! Now THAT is how I would want my $2,000+ lens to produce!! (Must be because of the 1D Mark III;) )

Again, I wasn't implying that the lens IS "soft". Just that it would be nice to see more images with I guess greater DOF, or at least more VIBRANCY, SHARPNESS, and "POP". Not only to the colours, but to the actual subject, even if shot in B&W.

Or even if using the max aperture, what IS in focus, should be so RAZOR SHARP that the viewer's eyes begin to bleed because they've been "cut". :lol:

But I think Echo and Tony have it bang on...this lens seems to be at it's "ULTIMATE" when stopped down a few stops. The pics I've seen where it has been OBVIOUSLY stopped down are simply FREAKIN' INCREDIBLE! Almost 3-D in appearance!

Of course there are times when f1.2 IS the PERFECT aperture to use. I guess it depends on the subject and the effect the photographer is going for. But for portraits I think stopping down seems to produce "nicer" looking images. Again JMHO.

Getting back to the right distance lets you use f/1.2 to great effect but that usually also means having the subject a good distance in front of background objects, well in my experience it does. I suppose it's all to do with selecting the right aperture for the distance.

The problem is that as it's such a fast lens it can be too easy to forget that f/5.6 etc is still available and here the lens isn't just outstanding it's breathtaking :D

I am finding that in normal sized rooms there's not enough space to get the most out of the 85L, larger rooms or events etc are great though. I think that's why the 35L is such a good partner to it :)

[NeoTokyo]

The small flying insects really make the photos more magical. :)




http://i35.tinypic.com/2ryozs1.jpg




http://i34.tinypic.com/344cqrs.jpg




http://i34.tinypic.com/29ncxls.jpg

[airfrogusmc]

Getting back to the right distance lets you use f/1.2 to great effect but that usually also means having the subject a good distance in front of background objects, well in my experience it does. I suppose it's all to do with selecting the right aperture for the distance.

The problem is that as it's such a fast lens it can be too easy to forget that f/5.6 etc is still available and here the lens isn't just outstanding it's breathtaking :D

I am finding that in normal sized rooms there's not enough space to get the most out of the 85L, larger rooms or events etc are great though. I think that's why the 35L is such a good partner to it :)

The 85L and 35L are a great combo;)

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/Road/IMG_5723.jpg

[shimmishim]

^^^ pham digging the location. this new location is awesome and the back lighting of the setting sun is wonderful (as are the little buggies flying around). :)

[airbutchie]

^ Great set, Pham... Different feel, since you're using natural light... But still a spectacular series...

- airbutchie :)

[WhyFi]

So, I sold my 85 f/1.8 some time ago because I felt that the MFD was intrusive. I rented the 85L last week for a little event, and was pleased (and my wallet was a little scared) that I didn't bump my head on the MFD... and then I look up the specs and it turns out that the 85L actually has a LONGER MFD than the /1.8...

Oh, the confusion.

Maybe the magic dust of the 85L prevents me from being displeased with it?! :D

[tonylong]

True about the MFD -- this lens does great head and shoulder shots, but it isn't a macro!

People mention the 35L -- sound like a great lens. I'll say that I'm not hooked on primes and that my favorite up-close portrait lens is the 24-70 -- great MFD!

[WhyFi]

You can get close with the 35L, but I don't typically like to get closer than head & shoulders in landscape orientation - you gotta be aware of potential distortion after that. No such worries with the 85!

[shimmishim]

You can get close with the 35L, but I don't typically like to get closer than head & shoulders in landscape orientation - you gotta be aware of potential distortion after that. No such worries with the 85!

yeah i saw that one thread about the different perspectives caused by the focal lengths and i was quite surprised to see that there is a bit of distortion even at 35. I know there is at 24 on FF but surprised to see so much at 35.

[echo]

True about the MFD -- this lens does great head and shoulder shots, but it isn't a macro!

People mention the 35L -- sound like a great lens. I'll say that I'm not hooked on primes and that my favorite up-close portrait lens is the 24-70 -- great MFD!

I miss my 24-70L and was even thinking of selling my 24-105L and 85L and getting another (more suited to my work in lower light) but the 85L is so spectacular...

BTW, the 35L on 1.3 crop is also superb. Ha ha, come on Canon, I need the 1DmkIV :D

[ScootersDaddy]

A few shots from my cousin's wedding I attended up in VT over the weekend. I hardly ever get to shoot people so it was a treat for me and a great learning experience. So glad I brought the 85L.

http://www.atwoodknives.com/pics/aliviabonniejakeweb.jpg

http://www.atwoodknives.com/pics/bobandbonnie2web.jpg

http://www.atwoodknives.com/pics/cutieweb.jpg

http://www.atwoodknives.com/pics/jakesinstrumentweb.jpg

http://www.atwoodknives.com/pics/goddess1web.jpg

[Palna]

Great shots Phamster: -)

[AlphaChicken]

I agree. That set, Phamster, is simply outstanding. If I were that couple--both of them at once--we would be happy; super-duper happy.

That set shows off a really awesome chemistry between those two. Wow.

[djharmonix]

@ Palna, when quoting someone please dont include every picture because it makes browsing a PITA on slow connections...

I just ordered the EG-S focusing screen, cant wait to try it out!!!!!!

[Palna]

Of course it was a mistake: -)

@ Palna, when quoting someone please dont include every picture because it makes browsing a PITA on slow connections...

I just ordered the EG-S focusing screen, cant wait to try it out!!!!!!

[Palna]

Her is two more

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_1556.jpg

[phamster]

Her is two more
@ palna.. thanks
look at the happy mothers.. nice shots.. about 4 months apart? ha ha

I agree. That set, Phamster, is simply outstanding. If I were that couple--both of them at once--we would be happy; super-duper happy.

That set shows off a really awesome chemistry between those two. Wow.

thanks alpha.. i get to do their wedding.. hope my game is one for that one !!

she already stated she loved them !!

i don't want to be stagnate with my photography.. aways branching out..

@air..
do you always work with the medical field? both my brothers are surgeons..

what happened to me? ha ha..


phamster

[airfrogusmc]

@ palna.. thanks
look at the happy mothers.. nice shots.. about 4 months apart? ha ha



thanks alpha.. i get to do their wedding.. hope my game is one for that one !!

she already stated she loved them !!

i don't want to be stagnate with my photography.. aways branching out..

@air..
do you always work with the medical field? both my brothers are surgeons..

what happened to me? ha ha..


phamster

Yeah I was the staff photographer at a hospital for 10 years so hospital work is 80% of my business. Annual reports, environmental portraits, surgical procedures, formal portraits, photographs for all kinds of advertising, bill boards, brochures, events and golf outings and anything else health care related.

[ekie]

@1.6
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2544/3946137615_9b4df637b7_o.jpg

@1.2
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2491/3946135003_f529fef5ca_o.jpg

@1.2
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2530/3946133543_e1db95db0a_o.jpg

@4.5, 1/30 .. suprisingly i didnt get too much camera blur at this shutter speed :D
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2545/3946916268_beeb5ba89f_o.jpg

[Palna]

Thanks!

you are absolutely right there are 4 months between them: -)

@ palna.. thanks
look at the happy mothers.. nice shots.. about 4 months apart? ha ha


phamster

[AlphaChicken]

@1.6


@1.2


@1.2


@4.5, 1/30 .. suprisingly i didnt get too much camera blur at this shutter speed :D


Nice! Great to see some landscape shots in this thread; too many portraits. From the impression I get from this thread, it is usually only a portrait lens. I find it awesome, awesome, awesome for landscape/environmental shots. :)

[airfrogusmc]

Nice! Great to see some landscape shots in this thread; too many portraits. From the impression I get from this thread, it is usually only a portrait lens. I find it awesome, awesome, awesome for landscape/environmental shots. :)

Heres another one AC...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_1588.jpg

[AlphaChicken]

Heh. I like your work Allen so its all good. :)

[airfrogusmc]

Heh. I like your work Allen so its all good. :)

Thanks man glad somebody 'round here does. :lol:

[AlphaChicken]

Oh and I see your dam*ned triangles everywhere now...

[airfrogusmc]

Oh and I see your dam*ned triangles everywhere now...

:lol::lol:

[x2x3x4x5x]

http://i35.tinypic.com/3djbb.jpg
current lady. she rocks a 5d and 24L.

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_1657.jpg

[ScootersDaddy]

Cool picture Pat and a lovely lady friend. :)

[phamster]

http://i4.ph11pg

http:b.jpg
current lady. she rocks a 5d and 24L.


good stuff guys..

nice natural framing..

and great composition and colors Air !!

[airfrogusmc]

good stuff guys..

nice natural framing..

and great composition and colors Air !!

Thanks Pham

[HarrisonClicks]

Finally stopped lurking on POTN and played around a bit tonight with some OCF and the 85L. I need to stop down a bit but I am too enamored by the f/1.2. Anyway, these are from tonight's practice of my kids and dog. (all wide open at f/1.2)

[HarrisonClicks]

one more

[phamster]

Adam..

i saw these on facebook.. they look great. all of them.. but the first one your guy and the dog shot is amazing..
sweet !!

phamster

[HarrisonClicks]

Thanks Pham!!! That comment from you means alot. Much appreciated!

[phamster]

that first one is pure joy.. and the last one the dog by itself..hummm.. like the dog needs a cigar or something.. ha ha.. so relaxed and the paw..

it is awesome..

phamster

[Kramer80]

those are some sweet landscapes, ekie
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif http://photography-on-the.net/forum/images/icons/icon14.gif

[WhyFi]

Renting the 85L was a dreadful mistake...

Here's one of my wife from the 36 hours or so I had with the beast - I think that this was about at MFD

ISO1600, f/1.2 (of course!), 1/125 sec (linked to full size) -

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3948501569_6ebef171c4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/3948501569/sizes/o/)

[Leisa]

Not sure if this is posted correctly. Took me ages to figure out how to upload.

[Leisa]

One of my dogs. At f3.5.

[Oliviero]

That last one Leisa is awesome, nice and sharp and with a fabulous bokeh even at 3,5. I can't see how using a faster aperture would've made this any better. I saved the photo to my "85L motivation folder" ;)

[ebann]

Not sure if this is posted correctly. Took me ages to figure out how to upload.

Oooooooooh... it has a red ring! It must be an L-tire... :D

[shimmishim]

One of my dogs. At f3.5.

awesome! dog looks like he/she is smirking!

[HarrisonClicks]

Oooooooooh... it has a red ring! It must be an L-tire... :D

lolol

[alt4852]

can anyone post a portrait orientation head shot at minimum focusing distance?

(any and all facial portraits at MFD are welcome. thanks in advance!)

[tonylong]

I posted a few shots that were right about at MFD a couple days ago:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showpost.php?p=8684389&postcount=3342

[phamster]

That last one Leisa is awesome, nice and sharp and with a fabulous bokeh even at 3,5. I can't see how using a faster aperture would've made this any better. I saved the photo to my "85L motivation folder" ;)


Leisa.. that is the ultimate complement !!!

awesome photo.. and he is right.. that photo looks like 2.0...

sweet

phamster

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_1688.jpg

[JVS]

oh no... please i beg you guys... don't post anymore. I've never seen such crazy IQ this lens can produce... Aside from different FL prime, is this the best in creating these crazy images? How's the 50mm 1.2, 35 1.4, 24 1.4, 135L 2.0, 200 f/2.8 compared to this?

[Leisa]

That last one Leisa is awesome, nice and sharp and with a fabulous bokeh even at 3,5. I can't see how using a faster aperture would've made this any better. I saved the photo to my "85L motivation folder" ;)

Wow, thanks Oliviero! I have been following this thread for so long now and frightened to post as everyone seems so professional. I'll have to go out now and really start trying to use this lens.

Ebann - it took me some time to get that joke, but great one! :lol:

[shimmishim]

oh no... please i beg you guys... don't post anymore. I've never seen such crazy IQ this lens can produce... Aside from different FL prime, is this the best in creating these crazy images? How's the 50mm 1.2, 35 1.4, 24 1.4, 135L 2.0, 200 f/2.8 compared to this?

hands down this is the best portraiture lens due to its super shallow depth of field and super creamy bokeh it creates.

[Oliviero]

From what I've seen the 135 2.0 produces some stunning photos as well, but of course it requires a bit more light and space

[airfrogusmc]

oh no... please i beg you guys... don't post anymore. I've never seen such crazy IQ this lens can produce... Aside from different FL prime, is this the best in creating these crazy images? How's the 50mm 1.2, 35 1.4, 24 1.4, 135L 2.0, 200 f/2.8 compared to this?

Don't even go in the 200 2L thread then. ;)

[avidstarr]

One of my dogs. At f3.5.

Wonderful pic... <3

[djharmonix]

Don't even go in the 200 2L thread then. ;)

The holy trinity for me would be:

17 TS-E
85L
200 F2L

perfect kit!

[sabesh]

The holy trinity for me would be:

17 TS-E
85L
200 F2L

perfect kit!
I sorta agree. However, I'd substitute the 24 TS-E for the 17 TS-E (slightly better and sharper overall and can use filters). Cheers.

[phamster]

The holy trinity for me would be:

17 TS-E
85L
200 F2L

perfect kit!


great kit..

but you have to have the Holy Wallet to support that... wow.. what is that total?

7K-8K ish? us dollars? = Holy Crap... lol..:lol:

ok.. i am in - probably in a couple of years..

phamster

[djharmonix]

I sorta agree. However, I'd substitute the 24 TS-E for the 17 TS-E (slightly better and sharper overall and can use filters). Cheers.

Yeah but the 17 is the sharpest in it's class..

I chose the 17 because I own a 24-70 already and couldnt justify to have 2 x 24mm lenses.

great kit..

but you have to have the Holy Wallet to support that... wow.. what is that total?


well, I ordered the 17 and its pretty much paid, I own a 85L so I'm only missing the 200L !!

In a few years maybe!

[Oliviero]

well, I ordered the 17 and its pretty much paid, I own a 85L so I'm only missing the 200L !!

In a few years maybe!

Maybe... but by then there will probably be new stuff out that we desperately want but can't afford ;)

[airfrogusmc]

The holy trinity for me would be:

17 TS-E
85L
200 F2L

perfect kit!

Pretty close to my line up well the tele end. The cool quad.
24L
35L
85L
200 2L

and a couple'a 5Ds.

[tonylong]

Pretty close to my line up well the tele end. The cool quad.
24L
35L
85L
200 2L

and a couple'a 5Ds.

Ah, but then there's the new macro...:)

[airfrogusmc]

Ah, but then there's the new macro...:)

I really liked the old one but the new IS version looks INCREDIBLE.

[tonylong]

Ah, but then there's the new macro...:)

I really liked the old one but the new IS version looks INCREDIBLE.

Heh! Yeah, it would have to be if it's gonna outdo the "Classic"! For now, I'm hiding my eyes and stopping my ears. I can still get plenty mileage out of my 100 when I want to shoot macro, and I typically don't use it for other types of shooting so the IS may not be a big advantage to me...

[djharmonix]

Pretty close to my line up well the tele end. The cool quad.
24L
35L
85L
200 2L

and a couple'a 5Ds.

do you have any zoom lens at all?
I'm thinking of getting rid of the 24-70 to get the 24-35L instead so i would have 17-24-35-85...

i dunno, tough decision!

[-g-]

do you have any zoom lens at all?
I'm thinking of getting rid of the 24-70 to get the 24-35L instead so i would have 17-24-35-85... !

Save your money and collect the whole set! :)

[airfrogusmc]

do you have any zoom lens at all?
I'm thinking of getting rid of the 24-70 to get the 24-35L instead so i would have 17-24-35-85...

i dunno, tough decision!

Nope,

no zooms, thats my digital lens line up.

[airfrogusmc]

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y118/airfrogusmc/IMG_2682.jpg

[tonylong]

Save your money and collect the whole set! :)

Heh! It's a good thing to have a salad fork, a "regular" fork, a soup spoon, a "regular" spoon, a steak knife, a "regular" knife, a cocktail glass, a "regular" glass...

[-g-]

Heh! It's a good thing to have a salad fork, a "regular" fork, a soup spoon, a "regular" spoon, a steak knife, a "regular" knife, a cocktail glass, a "regular" glass...

Don't forget the specialty items - cappuccino spoon, martini glass, oyster knife, lobster fork. :)

It's only money!

[airfrogusmc]

Heh! It's a good thing to have a salad fork, a "regular" fork, a soup spoon, a "regular" spoon, a steak knife, a "regular" knife, a cocktail glass, a "regular" glass...

And I'd rather get the best glass in the focal lengths I use most. Saves money in the long run.

[-g-]

And I'd rather get the best glass in the focal lengths I use most. Saves money in the long run.

Especially when it's your profession.

[airfrogusmc]

Especially when it's your profession.

Kinda cool when what you love more than pays for itself.

[-g-]

Kinda cool when what you love more than pays for itself.

Wish I could say that about my wife... :lol:

[airfrogusmc]

Wish I could say that about my wife... :lol:

I hear ya;) Its amazing I have any $$$ left to buy equipment. :lol:

[poppie guy]

In a restaurant, light from a window, f1.2



http://mchurliman.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p315226922.jpg

[sabesh]

do you have any zoom lens at all?
I'm thinking of getting rid of the 24-70 to get the 24-35L instead so i would have 17-24-35-85...

i dunno, tough decision!
Yes, get rid of the 24-70 and get the primes. I'm only craving the 24 TS-E right now.

[Valucolso]

posted these a few months back in the transportation section, bit I figured i'd add them here...

http://www.taylorsportsmag.com/photos/619535017_Fkvvy-L.jpg

http://www.taylorsportsmag.com/photos/619530307_s9eAe-L.jpg

[Oliviero]

I really like that first one Josh, cool lighting!

[Kramer80]

posted these a few months back in the transportation section, bit I figured i'd add them here...

http://www.taylorsportsmag.com/photos/619535017_Fkvvy-L.jpg


gawwdamn this is a beast in low light. the bike is nice too. slick shot man.

[Oliviero]

Doesn't look like it's shot wide open though. Or are my eyes deceiving me?

[AlphaChicken]

Doesn't look like it's shot wide open though. Or are my eyes deceiving me?

My guess is that he was further back than MFD and about f/4-5.6?

[Valucolso]

Doesn't look like it's shot wide open though. Or are my eyes deceiving me?

It actually was wide open, but i was quite a few feet back in order to fill the frame... The 85 is actually a bit long for shooting larger objects like this on a 1.3 crop....

I forgot my tripod and it was waaay too dark to stop the lens down hehe :)

Thanks for the positive feedback on the photos though guys!

Josh

[phamster]

new stuff.. too much talk.. ha !

full post here..

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=757910



http://i33.tinypic.com/zvvbq1.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/11he73s.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/nx5w3.jpg

http://i35.tinypic.com/z6f48.jpg

[Oliviero]

Very cool lighting in those photos Phamster. Did you gel the lampposts or are those strobes? :p

[Oliviero]

It actually was wide open, but i was quite a few feet back in order to fill the frame... The 85 is actually a bit long for shooting larger objects like this on a 1.3 crop....

I forgot my tripod and it was waaay too dark to stop the lens down hehe :)

Thanks for the positive feedback on the photos though guys!

Josh

Well it looked really cool anyway so. What you earn in compression you lose in dof I suppose. A trade off like everything else. Sucks, doesn't it? ;)

[quadrap]

Renting the 85L was a dreadful mistake...

Here's one of my wife from the 36 hours or so I had with the beast - I think that this was about at MFD

ISO1600, f/1.2 (of course!), 1/125 sec (linked to full size) -

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/3948501569_6ebef171c4_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/whyfinyc/3948501569/sizes/o/)

Nice shot!!

[airfrogusmc]

Hey Pham I love #2!!!

[Valucolso]

the 85 1.2 does sports! :)

http://www.taylorsportsmag.com/photos/415413890_GbtEH-L-1.jpg

http://www.taylorsportsmag.com/photos/420895175_TK5dT-L-1.jpg

http://www.taylorsportsmag.com/photos/417743034_25q8k-L-2.jpg

[AlphaChicken]

Little dark, but looks like focus is good Josh! Were you using a high f-number?

[Valucolso]

i was bouncing from f/1.4 - 1.6

[phamster]

busy weekend for a part time photographer.. ha ha..

1 friday Gel shoot for myself.. to learn the effects of gel on wet black topped payment.. better yet..

2 saturday. a quick family shoot

3 sunday. taylor senior session

rest of the session for this stunning senior Taylor is here

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=758782




http://i35.tinypic.com/bhdl47.jpg


http://i37.tinypic.com/10xde35.jpg

[schluca]

these pics look great. the 1st one i like more. you are a great user handling the 85mm

[michaelj]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2649/3962371306_e6a75f81f3_o.jpg

Taken @ f1.2 - I took them at f4 as well, but I like the way the blur works here (daughter & mother, then grandmother, then great-aunt).

[xcon85]

finally! after lurking in this thread for about a year, i pulled the trigger on one of these magnificent pieces of glass. Hopefully newegg ships fast to APO. (almost bought one this weekend at a Canon store in Seoul, but with the conversion rate it was almost $500 more)

[quadrap]

Phamster.. where exactly do you place the back light?
where is the flash head pointing Back to the camera or to the background?
and at what setting?
Thanks

[piekarz23]

85L 1.2
http://images46.fotosik.pl/207/bf25c4e0e47a61d8med.jpg (http://www.fotosik.pl)
http://images37.fotosik.pl/203/411628ca4d01bccemed.jpg (http://www.fotosik.pl)
http://images45.fotosik.pl/207/80c7ca23567a0c93med.jpg (http://www.fotosik.pl)
http://images49.fotosik.pl/207/cb880112633850e1med.jpg (http://www.fotosik.pl)

[echo]

http://i38.tinypic.com/20qzyxg.jpg

Excellent :)

[airfrogusmc]

Excellent :)
Agree.