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Considering the 85mm 1.8

 
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May 16, 2011 07:35 |  #46

Then there's the 85/1.8 MF Nikkor for under $150....if you're not unwilling to MF...
Here's a shot from the 40D...F8 (IIRC) @ ISO 400

Full frame unprocessed:

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100% crop after processing....

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and a near 100% crop...the ringneck dove cropped alone would be 100%

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My Canon kit 450D/s90; Canon lenses 18-55 IS, 70-210/3.5-4.5....Nikon kit: D610; 28-105/3.5-4.5, 75-300/4.5-5.6 AF, 50/1.8D Nikkors, Tamron 80-210; MF Nikkors: 50/2K, 50/1.4 AI-S, 50/1.8 SeriesE, 60/2.8 Micro Nikkor (AF locked), 85mm/1.8K-AI, 105/2.5 AIS/P.C, 135/2.8K/Q.C, 180/2.8 ED, 200/4Q/AIS, 300/4.5H-AI, ++ Tamron 70-210/3.8-4, Vivitar/Kiron 28/2, ser.1 70-210/3.5, ser.1 28-90; Vivitar/Komine and Samyang 28/2.8; 35mm Nikon F/FM/FE2, Rebel 2K...HTC RE UWA camera

  
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May 16, 2011 08:46 as a reply to  @ kitacanon's post |  #47

I agree with everything said - the 85/1.8 was my first lens for my T2i - bought for HS sports, but useful for everything.

Except... on a 1.6x crop body, you occasionally need more space than is available. I got the 28mm/1.8 to solve this - and that has worked pretty well... I can easily crop for better composition without losing center IQ.


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May 16, 2011 10:34 |  #48

good point bub...

I got my 85 to shoot sports in dim college and H.S. gyms...on a 35mm Nikon F...

The 50/1.4 would be the equivalent in its framing on the crop cam...
The 28/35 would take the place of the 50 I used on the F

ps...I got my nifty50 off craigslist in Sarasota...:) and a Lowepro minitrekker at a goodwill on the way back from picking it up...a sweet day that...oh, and Sarasota is a nice place...I get there on occasion to visit cuzzins...


My Canon kit 450D/s90; Canon lenses 18-55 IS, 70-210/3.5-4.5....Nikon kit: D610; 28-105/3.5-4.5, 75-300/4.5-5.6 AF, 50/1.8D Nikkors, Tamron 80-210; MF Nikkors: 50/2K, 50/1.4 AI-S, 50/1.8 SeriesE, 60/2.8 Micro Nikkor (AF locked), 85mm/1.8K-AI, 105/2.5 AIS/P.C, 135/2.8K/Q.C, 180/2.8 ED, 200/4Q/AIS, 300/4.5H-AI, ++ Tamron 70-210/3.8-4, Vivitar/Kiron 28/2, ser.1 70-210/3.5, ser.1 28-90; Vivitar/Komine and Samyang 28/2.8; 35mm Nikon F/FM/FE2, Rebel 2K...HTC RE UWA camera

  
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May 16, 2011 11:22 |  #49

any thoughts about the sigma 85 1.4?




  
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