Eugene Hertoghe
pro member
Hello all!
Looks like the family has found a new place here.
Thank you Asher! It all looks very promising!
It's my first post here so here we go:
I recently bought the latest version (II) of this lens. I do have the 85 mm 1.8 since a few years.
After reading so many raving reviews about the "L" lens I'm finding out that I have to learn to work with this lens. I've done already 4 life-style shootings with it (using also the 50 mm 1.4 and the 135 mm L f2) and my feelings are mixed.
I've had a lot of out of focus pictures with it (I was shooting between 1.2 and 1.8). I'm using it on my 1ds.
Could it be that the autofocus of the 1Ds needs calibration? Or is the autofocus just not accurate enough for so little DOF?
I also read that many owners use manual focus with this lens. So is that proof that the autofocus is not accurate enough?
Also when shooting at 1.2 the image is soft, yes painterly soft but still soft. At 1.4 it's already much better. Was I expecting to much?
I compared it to my 85 mm 1.8 and for sure when both are at 1.8, the "L" lens looks rasor sharp.
From f 2.8 on they come close to each other , but the "L" has still an edge.
Could owners of this lens (vI&vII) share their experiences?
Eugene
http://www.eugene-hertoghe.com
Looks like the family has found a new place here.
Thank you Asher! It all looks very promising!
It's my first post here so here we go:
I recently bought the latest version (II) of this lens. I do have the 85 mm 1.8 since a few years.
After reading so many raving reviews about the "L" lens I'm finding out that I have to learn to work with this lens. I've done already 4 life-style shootings with it (using also the 50 mm 1.4 and the 135 mm L f2) and my feelings are mixed.
I've had a lot of out of focus pictures with it (I was shooting between 1.2 and 1.8). I'm using it on my 1ds.
Could it be that the autofocus of the 1Ds needs calibration? Or is the autofocus just not accurate enough for so little DOF?
I also read that many owners use manual focus with this lens. So is that proof that the autofocus is not accurate enough?
Also when shooting at 1.2 the image is soft, yes painterly soft but still soft. At 1.4 it's already much better. Was I expecting to much?
I compared it to my 85 mm 1.8 and for sure when both are at 1.8, the "L" lens looks rasor sharp.
From f 2.8 on they come close to each other , but the "L" has still an edge.
Could owners of this lens (vI&vII) share their experiences?
Eugene
http://www.eugene-hertoghe.com