50L vs 85 Rokinon / samyang vs 135L vs 70-200f4L

So I had this lenses available and decided to do quick comparison wide open between all of them the 70-200 was shot at 200mm. Minimal post processing, 0 clarity, minimal sharpening to avoid altering the bokeh. I tried to keep the framing as close as I could, but I messed up with the 50L that is why it is 2 pictures stitched, I wanted to quickly compare what can you expect in terms of DoF between them.

135mm and 200mm

Slightly wider shot.

135mm and 200mm

Full body shots, Again I messed the 50L shot, but the main part is how the background looks.

finally the 135L and the 200mm@f4

Original 50L shot no stitching

I don't understand what you are attempting here. The mish-mash of various framings and focal lengths completely removes any comparison potential for me. I think posting two sets of shots would be more helpful. One with the same framing, and the other with the subject the same size in each.

Follow up: The 135L and 200mm shots are framed roughly the same. What does "original 50mm shot" from a way different position mean to this series?

What did I learn from this? The 70-200 f4 (non IS) is very sharp (ok I knew that already) Also from close ups to half body framing the 85 f1.4 and the 135L both melt the background. But at longer distances I think the 135mm starts to pull ahead. The 135L looks a little bit less contrasty because I didn't use the lens hood in the last shot, and there was some light hitting the front element. I know this comparison is less than perfect but hopefully it will be a good starting point for someone trying to choose his next lens.

Thanks for clarification.

Like I mentioned it was quickly done, I didn't have time to do the exact framing for each lens. Sorry about that. I still think it can be useful as there are not that many comparisons of these different focal lengths. The full body shot with the 50mm was done with a completely different framing, that is why I stitched 2 shots together to get more or less the same framing as the rest of the lenses, I included it for reference in case someone thought the stitched shots were useless. I see that you own a lot of glass. It would be really cool if you can make something like this and show me how it's done. And since you also have a crop body you could also include that in your comparison.

Bassat, with so much glass you obviously have some photographic experience. This was meant as a rough guide for those who don't.



I will be happy to answer any questions that I can.

Even though I don't shoot portraits, I VERY MUCH appreciate the time and effort you went thru to post this!

skid00skid00 wrote in post #17960659
Even though I don't shoot portraits, I VERY MUCH appreciate the time and effort you went thru to post this!

Thank you! The 85L is in my wish list, and there are not many direct comparison between the 2. So I got the next best thing ( ok maybe like the next, of the next, of the next) and tried to give it a go.