Quote Originally Posted by w349
@neuroanatomist, what a lovely candid shot. Love the simplicity of the background

Thanks! There's a bit of clutter back there, but the wide aperture smooths it out pretty effectively.


Quote Originally Posted by William
@ Nero, is that a difficult lens to shoot? I know it's a favorite for portraits but it's longish (not so much on 5D), very shallow when wide, and for kids who don't sit still...do you still get plenty of keepers? How do you get on with this beautiful but possibly challenging lens?

It can be challenging, in large part due to the extremely thin DoF - I usually shoot in the f/1.4 - f/1.8 range. Keeper rate is decent, though. With quick-moving kids, the slow AF is sometimes problematic (I miss the 85mm f/1.8 for that reason). The focal length is great for outdoor portraits on an APS-C camera, although outdoors you often need an ND filter (the shot above had a 3-stop ND on the lens).