Just Got A 85mm f/1.8, So Here's A Kitten!

I just picked up an 85mm f/1.8 from a seller on eBay and put it on my 40D last night. I took about five or six pictures with it. Here's one, and the first I took. I don't care for the background (darks runs together with kitten), but it was a candid of a kitten, so it's not like I could say, "Hey kitty, move over a bit." Everytime I moved, she moved, too.

Was that shot in low light? Your cat's eyes look like they're pretty wide open so I assume your camera was also wide open! I recently bought the 50mm 1.8 and I can see that it's going to take a while before I get the hang of it. This picture was shot on a gloomy afternon and, as in your photo, the depth of field looks like it should be measured in fractions of an inch.


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cacawcacaw wrote in post #10217124
Was that shot in low light? Your cat's eyes look like they're pretty wide open so I assume your camera was also wide open! I recently bought the 50mm 1.8 and I can see that it's going to take a while before I get the hang of it. This picture was shot on a gloomy afternon and, as in your photo, the depth of field looks like it should be measured in fractions of an inch.

Cool picture. Bloodhound?

The kitten picture was taken with at ISO 400 and 1/60 at f/2.8. Ambient light, which was nothing more than a TV and and a lamp, since it was about 9:00 p.m.

I need a lot of practice with low-light, but this inexpensive lens should make learning fun.

Congrats on the new lens and a nice first attempt. I shoot my wife's cats often and it takes patience and a fast lens. The 85 1.8 should be perfect for you.

Close, he's a Vizsla - lots of hound in the breed.

Yeah, Isn't it incredible to have a lens that has a reasonably fast shutter speed even with household lighting? I'm sure that I'll learn more about exposure with this lens than I would in any other way. And I totally agree with you - I haven't found another lens that I want for less than $600. For the time being, I'm thinking that learning to use my 50mm prime lens is really what photography is all about - at least for me, right now.

The 40D is a full frame camera, right? So I'm guessing that the crop factor for the 50mm on my T2i yields a similar zoom level as your 85mm. Which invites the question as to the difference between a full frame camera and my T2i. More learning for me!

If you find any sort of tutorial on using these prime lenses, please let me know. I'll do the same.

EcoRick wrote in post #10218855
I shoot my wife's cats often and it takes patience

perhaps you need to sight in your weapon better; i never miss

cacawcacaw wrote in post #10219992
The 40D is a full frame camera, right? So I'm guessing that the crop factor for the 50mm on my T2i yields a similar zoom level as your 85mm. Which invites the question as to the difference between a full frame camera and my T2i. More learning for me!

40D is a cropped frame camera. Same as a T2i

dwarfcow wrote in post #10220000
perhaps you need to sight in your weapon better; i never miss

Reminds me of the line, "I love cats; I just can't eat a whole one by myself."

My T2i has a confusing A-Dep mode (automatic depth of field) that might have brought my whole subject into focus. I think your camera has the same setting. Have you ever used it? I'll give it a try next time I use my 50mm and see what happens.