Testing the 85L in various situations

Raymond Lin · 2 Apr 2011 at 02:12

Went to meet a client to hand over/deliver her wedding album and was on my way to a friend's son's first Birth Party...

So whilst I have my camera on me...just mucking around

@1.6

Then I realise I can shoot @1.2 !!! lol

(that's just some random kid)

Pop goes the balloon!?

Oh, the baby isn't too bad either. lol @1.2 (sorry, I know can shoot deeper but what better way to learn the gear than a moving baby) He was FAST!

Rojin · 2 Apr 2011 at 09:08

Nice shots

I'll just have to make do with my siggy fifty on a crop for now, well for quite a while really!

dannyjo22 · 2 Apr 2011 at 09:14

I like 1,2 and 5. I really do not like the effect it gives on the distance shots of people. For head/shoulders portraits I really like the results

adamau5 · 2 Apr 2011 at 10:04

I love th closeups and the headshots - superb quality.

I agree with danny, the longer shots just look messy, there is so much CA in the background its distracting

Raymond Lin · 2 Apr 2011 at 10:07

You are right about the full body shots, that effect can work, perhaps not here though, but I have ideas

FreeStream · 2 Apr 2011 at 10:26

Damn you! That combo is sweet as.

Good stuff as always mate.

adamau5 · 2 Apr 2011 at 10:30

6 is peeerrrfect. bet the parents are pleased with that shot

ElDude · 2 Apr 2011 at 10:50

I had to laugh at the two with the kid with a balloon, then the sad kid with no balloon, that's great

Have you decided on building a cheap PC with firewire, by the way

Rojin · 2 Apr 2011 at 11:26

It's strange, I've never found CA to be an issue in a picture. It's there, you see it, but for appreciation of the picture content it never bothers me. On a technical level it's good to remove, but I find it's only photography types who pick up on it as a big issue. Of course I am talking from a non commercial perspective

ChazHurst · 2 Apr 2011 at 12:34

Real nice Raymond!

Makes me wish the Sony system had some f1.2 lenses! 1.4 will have to suffice!

An Exception · 2 Apr 2011 at 15:16

TBH, I didn't even notice the CA on the longer shot's as my eye was drawn to the subjects. Now that I have noticed it, it still doesn't bother me, but really the main thing that ever does bother me is lack of sharpness, so I'm quite easy to please.

Throttle · 3 Apr 2011 at 09:40

brilliant shots Ray, i think i would struggle to tame this lens with such a narrow dof. You have shown in your work that mastering this is part of your style and i think it makes your shots stand out.

Trick · 3 Apr 2011 at 11:00

Now that you mention it, the CA on the long shots stands out quite a lot.

Raymond Lin · 3 Apr 2011 at 12:54

CA fixed

and yes, the more you mention it, the more I notice it lol

UberTiger · 3 Apr 2011 at 13:32

Raymond Lin · 3 Apr 2011 at 13:48

UberTiger said:
CA?

Chromatic aberration

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_aberration

UberTiger · 3 Apr 2011 at 13:54

Ahh, cool, thanks

theheyes · 3 Apr 2011 at 14:10

Number 6 is great.

I quite like the effect at distance - in moderation. For me it has that sickly sweet quality where less is definitely more. I've only seen the fixed versions but they're so surreal to begin with I doubt a bit of CA would take anything away from the pictures (would be nice to see a before and after!)

It's a cool creative option to have though and I'm sure you'll put it to great use.