135/2 & 85/1.2

[justin_goeden]

Hey everyone can I see some shots of these two lenses shooting wide open? I

would like to get one sometime, but prolly not both. From what I read both

are highly regarded but I'm a visual person and I just wanna see what kinda

shots we're talking about. My fastest lens was a 1.4 but it is a 50 and I

wanna see some fast tele work. Thanks a million!

 

Justin

[vincenzo_maielli]

Hi, dear friend. My brother it's an owner of both the FD 135 mm f/ 2 and FD Canon 100 mm f/ 2, both equipped with last version of the famous FD breech mount. The FD 135 mm f/ 2 it's a very good lens, both for optical and mechanical quality. However, i prefer the FD 100 mm f/ 2, a true optical jewel.

The Canon FD 85 mm f/ 1,2 it's a fantastic lens, an optical and mechanical dream.

Ciao

 

Vincenzo Maielli Italy

[justin_goeden]

The 100/2 eh? Alrighty haven't looked into that one! Anyone with some wide open pics with the 100/2?

[ari_kermaier]

Here's a picture shot with the FD 85mm f/1.2 L, shot at about f/2.8 or f/4 (I think) on Fuji NPS.<br><br>

<img src="http://d6d2h4gfvy8t8.cloudfront.net/3760317-md.jpg">

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I'm very pleased with this lens. It's quite sharp, gives great color rendition, and can be used for extremely narrow DOF.

[justin_goeden]

wow that's extremely narrow for 2.8 or 4. very nice image. looks very sharp on the computer, i'm sure the print is tack sharp! thanks for the image!

 

Justin

[ari_kermaier]

The DOF is so shallow at this aperture because the subject is only about 4 feet away -- close to minimum focusing distance for this lens.

[dirk_dom]

I have the 85/1.2, the 100/2 and the 135/2.

 

I'm sorry that I can't post any photo's but I have no scanner.

 

I had the 100/2 first and made lots of shots at F2. It gives very good background blur. The 100/2 is also an extremely sharp and contrasty lens, maybe too sharp for portraits. It's also a small lens (Filter size 52mm)

 

The 85/2 is just awesome. I almost always use it at F 1.2. The bokeh is unbelievable. Since I have this lens I stopped using the 100/2, even if the 85 weighs more than double. aesthetically, I think this is the most beautiful lens I have.

 

The 135/2 is a very good lens. Mine is not as sharp as the 100/2. it's a very big lens which is expertly made. It gives a distinct tele perspective. Foreground subjects come distinctly loose from the background.

 

I also have the 50/1.2 ASPHERICAL. A true gem, really sharp and very high colour saturation but in bokeh the 85/1.2 beats it. Since I have the 85/1.2 I almost don't use it any more, too.

 

The 85/1.2 is something really special, and personally I wouldn't hesitate to choose it, if I had to choose between the 135/2 and the 85/1.2.

 

Bye,

 

Dirk.