Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

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05-28-2010, 05:19 PM
Brendan7

Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

Denise, have you rented the lens?
05-28-2010, 10:25 PM
ddt0725

Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

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Originally Posted by Sean Setters

The 85 f/1.8 is a fine lens....use it!
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I did use it today at the Chicago Botanic Gardens along with a few other lenses and I use it alot at home for portraits. I am very happy with my 85 f/1.8 so I don't know why there's this absurd obsession I have with the 85mm 1.2!
05-28-2010, 10:32 PM
ddt0725

Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

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Originally Posted by Brendan7

Denise, have you rented the lens?
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Nope, for myself I would never rent anything unless I knew it was something I would only need for a day or two and never need again like a rental car on vacation. To just try something out and I'm really serious about wanting to own one, I'd rather just buy it and simply return it if I don't like it and only pay shipping if it's out of town. So far, anything I've bought and later sold I either made money or lost alotless than I would have if I rented it ...with the exception of the 300mm.
05-28-2010, 10:38 PM
ddt0725

Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

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Originally Posted by Keith B

This shot below was shot at 1.2. I pretty much nailed the focus but it's almost useless of a shot other than showing how tough the DOF is contend with.

Hi Keith,

If ANYONE SHOULD own this lens, it is definitely you! These photos definitely show that you know exactly how to use this baby with awesome skill!

If ANYONE SHOULD NOT own this lens, its me! It is as far as a lens can get as being the right lens for me so I think I'm just going to go on with it being a never ending crush that I'll justhave to live with! [:'(]

Denise
05-28-2010, 10:42 PM
ddt0725

Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

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Originally Posted by peety3

Do not, I repeat do not rent/touch/try the 200/2. You will commit grand theft (actually five-grand theft) if you touch that lens and don't have the greenbacks standing by to buy it. If 200mm suits the composition you're after and you can get the DoF to suit your desired shot, you WILL have a great picture. It's stunning in its versatility - low-light anything, sports anything, and long portraits. Not only is it just Dreamy Goodness (see http://neilvn.com/tangents/2008/07/29/canon-200mm-f2/), the IS unit is out of this world too. If you find yourself with the 85L and the 200/2, you will simply put the 85L back in your bag, and you will walk to get the shot with the 200. The poor 85L will feel lost and neglected (I have done it, both times I've rented the 200/2).

Hmmm...maybe I'll have to lust over this one for awhile! That way, I'll know I'm super safe ...I won't commit a crime and I don't have the $$$$ so it will safely remain a secret crush forever!

Denise
05-29-2010, 01:36 AM
Keith B

Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

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Originally Posted by ddt0725

Hi Keith,

If ANYONE SHOULD own this lens, it is definitely you! These photos definitely show that you know exactly how to use this baby with awesome skill!

If ANYONE SHOULD NOT own this lens, its me! It is as far as a lens can get as being the right lens for me so I think I'm just going to go on with it being a never ending crush that I'll justhave to live with! [:'(]

Denise

Hi Denise

You are way too kind. I held off on posting portraits I shot with it, they were some kids dealing with heavy stuff and didn't feel right posting them. I use to shoot my 24 1.4 wide open all the time and now I do the same with my 35. So I've gotten pretty steady at shooting shallow DOF. It's not rocket science but it can be frustrating if your shots are OOF when you thought you actually nailed the shot.

Here a couple of candids I took with the 85L at 1.2 though

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05-30-2010, 01:13 AM
neuroanatomist

Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

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Originally Posted by Brendan7

Denise, have you rented the lens?

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Originally Posted by ddt0725

Nope, for myself I would never rent anything unless I knew it was something I would only need for a day or two and never need again like a rental car on vacation.

I'm absolutely with Denise on this one. Yes, I recommend renting lenses to some people on the forums - generally, to people who are truly unsure what they want, or would clearly benefit from short-term use of a lens which they cannot otherwise afford (e.g. honeymoon trip).

I'd even consider renting myself, for something like a TS-E lens. But, if I'd rented my three most recent purchases (7D, 100-400mm, 70-200mm f/2.8 II) from lensrentals.com for just 4 days each, that combined cost would have paid for a new EF 85mm f/1.8. If I've done my research and know I want something, especially when it adds features in a focal length I already have covered, I'd rather not waste the money on confirmation via a rental.

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Denise, I'd second Sean's recommendation to use your EF 85mm f/1.8 for a while before moving to the EF 85mm f/1.2L. What about the 85mm f/1.8 is unsatisfying?
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05-30-2010, 01:41 AM
ddt0725

Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist

Denise, I'd second Sean's recommendation to use your EF 85mm f/1.8 for a while before moving to the EF 85mm f/1.2L. What about the 85mm f/1.8 is unsatisfying?

Absolutely nothing, I really like it alot! That's why I cannot explain this obsession for the 85mm f/1.2! It will have to remain just a lens to lust over!

I have moved on to admiring the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS (the older version), at least it doesn't require quite as much percise skill and it's reasonably priced! But I have a number of smaller accessories that I want to get out of the way first before I purchase it.

Denise
05-30-2010, 02:05 AM
Keith B

Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

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Originally Posted by ddt0725

I have moved on to admiring the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS (the older version), at least it doesn't require quite as much percise skill and it's reasonably priced! But I have a number of smaller accessories that I want to get out of the way first before I purchase it.

Denise

I thought I'd sell my 70-200 2.8 IS after getting my 85 1.2. But after using the 70-200 last weekend I realized how valuable and different than the 85L it is. The images are so clean and smooth that ISO 1600 isn't that bad (sometimes). At some events you just can't sneaker zoom in and 70-200 is so valuable then.
05-30-2010, 02:55 AM
Jon Ruyle

Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens

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Originally Posted by Keith B

But after using the 70-200 last weekend I realized how valuable and different than the 85L it is.

The two lenses have about the same aperture, so in some situations you get about as much blur with 200 @ f/2.8 as with 85 @ f/1.2, but with more DOF. Of course, often the thin DOF (and not *just* the degree of oof blur) is quite the point of such a fast lens.

Very different.

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