Question to 85L users

Web size is also very misleading, for example check this out:

Looks sharp:

BUT is actually out of focus:

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smorter wrote in post #16435062
hmm this seems like an unusual issue, the lens seems ok for me for full length shots - as others have said try MA, and if all else fails, manually focus

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Nice work smorter.

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With stationary objects/models in the centre of the frame gives you really sharp results.
I have got some out of focus shots as well, but at most of those pictures the subject is not in the middle of the frame. The 85L is nog that sharp in the corners!

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This is from corner, left side cropped to make 4x3 out of 4x6. Late evening, ISO6400, f1.4, 1/125.

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smorter wrote in post #16435145
Web size is also very misleading, for example check this out:

Looks sharp:

BUT is actually out of focus:

My most results ends up like this, when i zoom into the face, its found out of focus. I am not ready to blame the lens and i think its because of the camera AF system, thinking seriously to upgrade to Mk III, maybe those top X-type focus points will help increase my keepers with this lens.

Rightly said, the large black squarish focus pt when covers the whole face, its upto the AF system to choose the area within and focus onto it. Here my family shot wide open, im still learning to use this lens

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bobbyz wrote in post #16437040
This is from corner, left side cropped to make 4x3 out of 4x6. Late evening, ISO6400, f1.4, 1/125.

Is this from a sigma 85 1.4? here the focus seemed to lock the hair

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Canon 24mm TSE-II, 85mm f1.2 L II, 90mm TSE-II Macro, 300mm f2.8 IS I

bobbyz wrote in post #16439573
^^ 85L. Haven't done any MA, just got the lens and first shot.

remember I had to mess with this MA thing...thanks for ur help then. I am at +4 on 7D and +8 on Mk2 with this lens

Congrats for the new glass

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turbolover wrote in post #16439616
remember I had to mess with this MA thing...thanks for ur help then. I am at +4 on 7D and +8 on Mk2 with this lens

Congrats for the new glass

Thanks. Which MA method you used? I tried dot tune for my sigma 35mm f1.4 and it seemed to work fine. I have a model shoot today afternoon so would love to fix it before that if I can.

Fuji XT-1, 18-55mm
Sony A7rIV, , Tamron 28-200mm, Sigma 40mm f1.4 Art FE, Sony 85mm f1.8 FE, Sigma 105mm f1.4 Art FE
Fuji GFX50s, 23mm f4, 32-64mm, 45mm f2.8, 110mm f2, 120mm f4 macro
Canon 24mm TSE-II, 85mm f1.2 L II, 90mm TSE-II Macro, 300mm f2.8 IS I

bobbyz wrote in post #16439643
Thanks. Which MA method you used? I tried dot tune for my sigma 35mm f1.4 and it seemed to work fine. I have a model shoot today afternoon so would love to fix it before that if I can.

A must for the shoot as i received the lens on the day of an important wedding and had to use a guessing method to bring the focus right on the dot right during the event but was still not accurate. Later followed the instruction elaborated here:
http://ophrysphotograp​hy.co.uk …allensmicroadju​stment.htm

the focus adjust chart is here:
http://www.dphotojourn​al.com/focus-test-chart.pdf

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