Just received my new Canon 85mm 1.8

First picture is 85mm at 2.8

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not surprising, its a prime, stopped down, the tamron isnt, which tends to be a bit soft wide open.. shoot both at f4 or 5.6 and they will be a little closer, the 85 is a great sharp lens.

Looks nice! Mine is out for delivery today!

You can't post photos that big here though, forum rules.. 1024px on the longest size.

That second shot doesn't just look soft, it looks OOF to me.

But yes for a fair comparison you should be stopping down the Tamron to f/4 at least.

Good choice on the 85 1.8, one of my favorite lens despite the CA.

what body you using this with?

Canon T2i

So can I ask what point of this thread was/is? Are you just comparing the 2 lenses?

No point, just excited about my new lens. I wanted to see the difference the prime would make over my zoom for myself and decided to post it.

Ah! I see! I agree though that it's a little unfair to compare a prime stopped down to a zoom wide open. That being said that 85 looks sharp enough to cut yourself on. Has me thinking about ditching my 50 for an 85.