Canon EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM

Thanks guys! Thanks echo haha!

I shot with my boss' 85 today...MAN I would have to get use to that...it's really tight. It's also less personal and I didn't like that at all. I was so far back and kept wanting to just put my 35 back on. I didn't have time for the 50 but he's going to let me borrow it so I can make sure I want the 1.4 instead of the 1.2

I just need something that isn't far from my 35 but a little tighter for portraits...maybe I just need to get use to the FL at 85mm?

Ha ha.. i don't think i can say the real name here, but you understand what i was going for..

i wished i worked for them... Phambercrombie ha ha ha.

i shot these with the 5DMk2, 35L 1.4, and OCF with the Wescott 28 inch Apollo, 580 1/2 power. Triggers by alzodigital.

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sorry for the abundance of pics.

You can flood this thread, as far as I'm concerned. They are spectacular. You, and all who have contributed to this thread are the ones who convinced me that 35L is the lens for me.

I am still getting used to the lens, and sometimes it just doesn't work for me. But I come back to this thread, and I am given a smack in the face and reminded that it is me, not the lens, who is not worthy.

All are good, but I just can't keep my eyes off 10. Wonderful, wonderful work, and thanks for sharing.

x2x3x4x5x wrote in post #7669686
sorry for the abundance of pics.

Stuff looks good I really like

Day two of using the 35L. I forced myself to use it this time, but eventually I still ended up resorting to standard zoom for the range and putting the 85L on the other camera. I also forced myself to use it wide open or nearly wide open, but the focus...I don't know, doesn't seem as adept for reception work. I'll keep trying but if I just can't learn to like the lens I may return it (if they take returns).

I'm actually finding the 85L to be more useful than the 35L so far. Of course I imagine it's just habit of preferring telephoto...

Pat, messing with fake tilt shift again?

Your work is exceptional. both composition and post. BTW, may I ask what you do in post?

form wrote in post #7670592
Day two of using the 35L. I forced myself to use it this time, but eventually I still ended up resorting to standard zoom for the range and putting the 85L on the other camera. I also forced myself to use it wide open or nearly wide open, but the focus...I don't know, doesn't seem as adept for reception work. I'll keep trying but if I just can't learn to like the lens I may return it (if they take returns).

I'm actually finding the 85L to be more useful than the 35L so far. Of course I imagine it's just habit of preferring telephoto...

Form two days give it some real time....If I still shot weddings I could shoot an entire wedding and do a great job with a 35L and and 85L....

drPheta wrote in post #7670663
Pat, messing with fake tilt shift again?

Your work is exceptional. both composition and post. BTW, may I ask what you do in post?

Thanks.

I start off in LR2 to make selections/basic color/ex changes. Export my favorites into a folder, open said folder is PS. I use a few TRA actions, a few of my own actions, and on occasion a color overlay (CTRL + SHIFT N, fill it with a skin tone and set it as overlay at 5%ish).

x2x3x4x5x wrote in post #7669682

Phenomenal!

NIce work pat. I'm lovin all of it. Any reflectors used?