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Sep 28, 2011 14:40 | #1

I am very excited about this purchase. I needed something for basketball and indoor soccer and now hopefully can take some decent pics there.
I had some "bonus gift cards" (aka secret stash) to Sears burning a hole in my pocket and I wanted that lens bad. Luckily Sears had them available through TriState Camera in NYC. I guess Sears is trying the Amazon/Ebay thing.
I ordered it yesterday and the expected delivery date was between October 4th and 7th. I was shocked when the UPS guy just walked in to my office and handed me the package.
All I got was the purchase confirmation and the thing was delivered within 24 hours.

I know I am talking nonsense now but it is a very exciting day for me.

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Sep 28, 2011 15:07 as a reply to @ Tarzanman's post | #3

congrats!! very niice uber lens... sexy...

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Sep 28, 2011 15:09 | #4

sexiest looking lens I own, thats for dang sure.
Time to learn it now.

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Sep 28, 2011 15:47 | #5

I don't use mine nowhere near enough!!! Nothing wrong with it, I just prefer 50mm.

Maybe I should use JUST the 85 for a week...?!?

Congrats, have fun

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Sep 28, 2011 15:49 | #6

Congrats! Sweet value lens.

Just a crazy math/Physics guy messing with optics. . .
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Sep 28, 2011 15:54 | #7

LeeRatters wrote in post #13177882

I don't use mine nowhere near enough!!! Nothing wrong with it, I just prefer 50mm.

Maybe I should use JUST the 85 for a week...?!?

Congrats, have fun

you should spice it up a bit.. =D

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Sep 28, 2011 16:07 | #8

does this thing have an AF motor? LOL
I might have gotten a defective one.

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Sep 28, 2011 16:11 | #9

I love mine!!!

The 85 and my 50 1.4 are on my camera 90 percent of the time.

Enjoy-

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Sep 28, 2011 16:19 | #10

and you got some nice lenses too
I was thinking about 50 1.4 too but cant afford it for now. using my cousin's 50 1.8 M1.

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Sep 28, 2011 16:53 as a reply to @ smyke's post | #11

Take your first photos for the purpose of finding the right exposure combo - then just trust the lens... click away!! The AF is so fast, sometimes I just turn to where the ball has gone & click - I may miss the composition, but the focus is right-on.

Tv, 1/800, ISO 400-1600 depending on the lighting; you'll stick it.

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Sep 28, 2011 20:24 | #12

smyke wrote in post #13178022

and you got some nice lenses too
I was thinking about 50 1.4 too but cant afford it for now. using my cousin's 50 1.8 M1.

The 50 1.8 is an excellent lens! I started out with the 50 1.8 MK2 prior to my 1.4 and had no complaints.

You can find the MK2's on here all the time for around a hundred bucks.

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Sep 30, 2011 14:36 | #13

Thanks gator, that will be a great starting point. indoor soccer starts soon.

I need to learn to steady my hands now. I notice that with this lens more and more. to the point I thought it was missing focus but I did the "test" and I think lens is OK.
Here are the results:

HTTP response: NOT FOUND | MIME changed to 'image/gif' | Redirected to error image by FLICKR

85mm 1.8 focus test

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HTTP response: NOT FOUND | MIME changed to 'image/gif' | Redirected to error image by FLICKR

85mm 1.8 focus test 3

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and then I did one with OCF and discovered what the CA concerns were all about

HTTP response: NOT FOUND | MIME changed to 'image/gif' | Redirected to error image by FLICKR

85mm 1.8 CA

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Sep 30, 2011 15:36 as a reply to @ smyke's post | #14

Just watch out for CA (and LoCA): https://photography-on-the.net …1098848&referrerid=270823

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Sep 30, 2011 15:42 | #15

I saw this thread. Interesting.

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