Halloween order

• Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Camera with ET65III Lens Hood
• Bogen - 4 Section Light-Weight Monopod
• Slik Able 340DX Black 4-Section Tripod
• Adorama Filter Case for Cokin P series - Holds 6 filters


w00t! I'll post my 85mm pics asap.

Nice! I like my Canon 85 1.8. I do not have the hood yet. Looking forward to some pics.

Congrats! My 50 f/1.4 misses the 85 f/1.8. They used to be a pair all the time.

Rhinotherunt wrote in post #2196851
Nice! I like my Canon 85 1.8. I do not have the hood yet.

The hood seems like pretty cheap plastic. I'm going to be very careful packing it in the camera case. I don't use UV filters so it's my only line of defense against lens damage.

The 85 seems good out of the box! Here's a very unscientific focus test. 100% crop (center of image), wide open, .jpg mode, black levels adjusted in PS, save for web: high quality.

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TimothyHughes wrote in post #2211860
The hood seems like pretty cheap plastic. I'm going to be very careful packing it in the camera case. I don't use UV filters so it's the only line of defense against lens damage.

The 85 seems good out of the box! Here's a very unscientific focus test. 100% crop (center of image), wide open, .jpg mode, black levels adjusted in PS, save for web: high quality.


More later!

That does look good. I have not done any "test" on mine. I just did a real world stuff. I am pleased!

Rhinotherunt wrote in post #2212055
That does look good. I have not done any "test" on mine. I just did a real world stuff. I am pleased!

Shooting a newspaper (tripod mounted camera) seems to be a quick and easy test to see how your copy of the lens does wide open. My 85mm at 1.8 performs better than my 50mm at 1.4.

Here's a quick grab of a tree stump with my new lens wide open. Curves, saturation, and USM in post.

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Some links to my real world shots with the 85.
Here is the Canon 85 1.8 indoors:
85 indoors

Here is the Canon 85 1.8 outside:
85 outside a
85 outside b