olli.pekonen 0 Posted April 9, 2007 Shot with EOS 5D hooked to 85/1.2L at 1.2 1/25 sec, hand held at ISO320 during a summer night in Helsinki Finland. Strange light - as there basically is no light except the cool, misty haze of the sun that just refuses to set. Link to comment
paoie 0 Posted April 9, 2007 nice soft colors and nice soft light that's very fitting for a portrait of a young lady such as her. good job. Link to comment
terrymcginnes 0 Posted April 9, 2007 very nice portrait! really really sexy gril! this pic has anything a good pic needs :) Link to comment
will king 0 Posted April 9, 2007 Wow. what an awesome lens. How do you like it. I have the 85 f/1.8 and thought about getting the 1.2. Any thoughts or opinions? Link to comment
olli.pekonen 0 Posted April 9, 2007 Thank you for the comments and input! About 85/1.2L - I actually do not own that lense, I borrowed it for this shot. The lense is a stellar performer optics wise, perhaps as sharp as 135/2, and the wide aperture makes it possible to shoot at virtually no light at all. On the negative side, its bulky, way heavier than 85/1.8 (which I do own), it is very slow to focus (reminded me of some army howitzer that was rolled into a position) and had (at least this model on my 5D) a systematic focus failure of focusing some 5-10cm behind the subject in very low light. It also vignetted quite a bit at 1.2. Operating the lense at <1.6 is quite a nightmare, the DOF is just too shallow for fast focusing, and you end up spending frustrating amounts of time figuring out if you should drop the tip of the nose or the ears out of focus of the ravishing model(s). But if you insist on top notch optics quality and do not mind carrying two pounds of glassware in your bag at some $2000, go right ahead :-) Link to comment
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