Continuing on from the Canon 85mm F1.8 issues......

[nessiemac]

After all the inconsistent results from the lens when i first used it, i am really glad i stuck with it!

Been out doing a lot of shooting with it now and after stopped down a bit and better technique on my part i can say i love it.

So thanks to all who helped out on the other thread a while back.

[rottie102]

I LOVE no3!!!!

IMO no4 would work better in portrait

[nessiemac]

rottie102 said:

I LOVE no3!!!!

IMO no4 would work better in portrait

Cheers rottie, no 3 is def one of the best DH photos I've taken for a long time!

[flat-planedCrank]

nessiemac said:

That's great! Is it at f1.8?

You using this on a crop-body? Looks like a good alternative for a 135mm f2 on ff body

[nessiemac]

flat-planedCrank said:

nessiemac said:

That's great! Is it at f1.8?

You using this on a crop-body? Looks like a good alternative for a 135mm f2 on ff body

Cheers FPC. That was shot at f2.2 on a 7d. I normally use flash with my biking photos but a combination of great sunshine and a wide lens meant I could capture a load of shots like this.

[RDMcG]

This raises a big question for me as it happens. I have an 85 f 1.2, and yet, the lenses I use all the time are a 24-70 and 70-200, both f2.8 zooms which I have had for a long time.

The lens weighs a ton but I keep meaning to use it.....does anyone have any experience with it, or tips?

[tim-b]

nessiemac said:

After all the inconsistent results from the lens when i first used it, i am really glad i stuck with it!

Glad to hear it, it's a great lens that deserves the investment in time that it might take to get used to it

[flat-planedCrank]

RDMcG said:

This raises a big question for me as it happens. I have an 85 f 1.2, and yet, the lenses I use all the time are a 24-70 and 70-200, both f2.8 zooms which I have had for a long time.

The lens weighs a ton but I keep meaning to use it.....does anyone have any experience with it, or tips?

I've used one (a mk1) briefly - imo they are a much more specialised lens in comparison to the 85 f1.8, less versatile but utterly astonishing at what they do best.

I'd just use it on the occasions when you want f1.2, it can give images an otherworldly feeling