Starting to live life at 1.2!

[GrahamS]

Hey Guys.
Posted a while back about whether or not to upgrade from an 85mm f1.8 to a f1.2. Took the plunge and got a 1.2. This is one of the first shots at 1.2.
Cheers.

[mikew09]

Great composure, great colours and sharp with very nice DOF - NICE

[jasnat]

Sharp as a tack fantastic bit of glass

[GrahamS]

Thanks for the comments guys. Pretty happy with it but it is taking a bit of getting used to the manual focus ring being so loose or "focus by wire'. Certainly not ungainly to handle once its mounted on the body and I dont find it too heavy to use either as some reviews had indicated.
Looking forward to seeing what this can do with Portraits. :rolleyes:
Cheers all.

[Bubbleyboy]

what is the difference in price between the 1.8 and the 1.2 ?

Bubbleyboy

[Kerrie]

Wow. It pops!

[Xenedis]

what is the difference in price between the 1.8 and the 1.2 ?

Huge.

Looking at Discount Digital Photographics (http://www.d-d-photographics.com.au/):


Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM: $448
Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM: $2,295



The difference in that case is $1,847.

[cam bicknell]

Wow and double wow. I have gear envy.

[ice]

love to see some more shots!! I've got the 1.8 and have been dreaming of the 1.2 ever since- it's a beautiful focal length.

[larrywen]

wow, it's so expensive

[Boofhead]

Very sharp and brilliant colour. I am sure you are going to love this lens. Thanks for sharing :th3:

[Xenedis]

love to see some more shots!!

All of my published images captured with my 85/1.2L II are here:

http://www.xenedis.net/viewalbum.php?a=72157600060851672

Not all of them were shot at f/1.2, but even from the previews, you'll be able to tell which were.

Here are three images shot wide-open:


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2550/3954690592_9f259ee472_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/xenedis/3954690592/)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/3981724989_ae58e846b9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/xenedis/3981724989/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3579/3454964661_037fe5ff6d_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/xenedis/3454964661/)


It's s stunning lens, and one I'd unhesitatingly recommend; but the fact that it opens up to f/1.2 doesn't mean it's always appropriate to shoot it wide-open.

[ice]

very nice shots, im jealous! Its beautiful wide open, a fantastic portrait lens, very nice!

[Tricky]

Congrats on the purchase, sure you will love the lens.



It's s stunning lens, and one I'd unhesitatingly recommend; but the fact that it opens up to f/1.2 doesn't mean it's always appropriate to shoot it wide-open.

Agree, can be very good at all apertures... that said, I suspect that 95% of the time I use it at f/1.2 :o:D

[Xenedis]

Agree, can be very good at all apertures... that said, I suspect that 95% of the time I use it at f/1.2 :o:D

Ironically, most of the time I use it at f/5.6 when I'm shooting models under lights.

[bouwy]

Wow...all pics are absolute brilliant...One day I will get this glass..

[Cage]

Love your first shot Graham, the DOF is paper thin.

At f1.2 I imagine it really throws it back on you to think seriously about your background.

[Xenedis]

At f1.2 I imagine it really throws it back on you to think seriously about your background.

What background? :-)

[darylcheshire]

How does it feel to focus with it? Apparently it has an electronic focus (even in MF) as it has to move a big chunk of glass.

Is there any lag in MF?

Daryl.

[Xenedis]

Autofocus is very slow, and the lens uses a focus-by-wire system; ie, the camera needs to be powered on, and the lens cannot be manually focused without camera power.

Manual focus is also quite slow.

It's a stunning lens, and I wouldn't swap it for anything else.