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Love those shots, Carlo.

I asked something similar yesterday: For those of you who have or have tried the Batis 85 and the FE 90 Macro. Does the Batis focus faster? The FE is fairly sluggish (which is to be expected for a Macro lens). I'm considering selling it and getting the Batis 85 instead.

FE 28mm

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jocau wrote in post #18057703
Not so happy here, because my grandmother died on the 4th of July (about 5,5 hours ago).

Sorry to hear of your loss. Condolences.

Happy 4th, to the US folks

Jocau, I'm sorry for your loss. I have one grandma left in Mexico. Wish I could visit her more often.

Puckman wrote in post #18058115
Love those shots, Carlo.

I asked something similar yesterday: For those of you who have or have tried the Batis 85 and the FE 90 Macro. Does the Batis focus faster? The FE is fairly sluggish (which is to be expected for a Macro lens). I'm considering selling it and getting the Batis 85 instead.

Thanks Nadim. The FE90 is an especially slow focusing lens... 85 focuses much more quickly.

Jocau, you have my sympathies as well. Treasure the time you had with your grandmother and savor the memories you shared with her.

jocau wrote in post #18057703
Not so happy here, because my grandmother died on the 4th of July (about 5,5 hours ago).

sorry to hear that. hope you and your families will recover from the loss. of course we can't just forget, we can only remember our love one's who has passed away and keep them in our heart and memory.

look on the bright side, when it's july 4th, here in the usa will have fireworks for your grandma

be strong and support your family

mystik610 wrote in post #18058080
Very sorry to hear about your grandmother Jocau. I lost both of my grandmothers a couple of years back. They've left a void that's never really been filled. Grandmothers are a special thing.

Fourth of July photos. The other kids were not cooperating. Also...comparison between the SAL 135 f1.8 and 85GM. I like that the rendering between the two lenses is very similar, as it gives more consistency when switching between the two lenses.

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first pic is really cute

nekrosoft13 wrote in post #18058099
Yeah I definitely do more portraits then macro. Do you think 85gm is fast enough for two year old on the move?

I haven't tried it yet with a two years old. if the eyes are visible, the eye focus should help and if the camera miss the eyes, it will go face detect automatically.

I hope I can find a two years old subject soon.

nekrosoft13 wrote in post #18058099
Yeah I definitely do more portraits then macro. Do you think 85gm is fast enough for two year old on the move?

The 85GM is roughly the speed of the 85L on the 5D3, so it really depends on your acceptance level.

nekrosoft13 wrote in post #18058099
Yeah I definitely do more portraits then macro. Do you think 85gm is fast enough for two year old on the move?

My youngest is a year and a half old...and my middle is about to turn 3. The lens is slow, but can make small adjustments quickly enough for semi-controlled portraits and its worked well. It's fast enough for eye focus to work consistently. It's pretty slow when making large focus distance adjustments, so not so good for kids running around....though 85mm is not really a focal length suited for that anyway. Best bet is a zoom for that.

I am very sorry for your loss Jocau..

Best wishes, Jocau.

Went to see some local riders doing some amazing stunts on canada day. Sony a7 with canon 70 200 f4. Af was to slow so I used manual focus on these.