Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II Shooting Tips?

[iso79]

My 85mm f/1.2 L lens came today. It's a glorious beast of a lens. I was able to get sharp shots after a few shots. It's not as heavy as I thought. It feels lighter than my 24-70mm. Can anyone here with the lens offer any shooting tips for this lens?

[ddt0725]

I'll be watching this thread ...in hopes of needing the info someday!! []

Congrats on your new glass!!!!! I am very envious!

Denise

[TucsonTRD]

Can anyone here with the lens offer any shooting tips for this lens?
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Congrats on the purchase and I'm sure you will enjoy it.

[mikehillman89]

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LOL

[Joel]

Can anyone here with the lens offer any shooting tips for this lens?

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Congrats on the purchase and I'm sure you will enjoy it.

I second this.








Seriously, do you have any specific problems? The challenging part about this lens is obtaining critical focus when shooting wide open an maybe the slower AF.

[Sheiky]

I don't have the lens, but there's a general rule around here that's been put up by Sean:


RULE#1: always take photos of beautiful girls


Live by that rule and you'll be just fine and we'll love your photos even if they are technically absolutely incorrect [:P]


Have fun with your lens mate []

[neuroanatomist]

Congrats! It's a great lens - I'm certainly enjoying mine.


Only tip I'd offer, if you're not already doing so, is to manually select your AF point. At wide apertures (thin DoF), focus/recompose will give you OOF shots.


Hapy shooting!