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Available in the UK for a large ammount. Be the first to own this lens:whistle2:

Linky here...:thumb:
 
Thought you were first :)

Maybe I'll just buy yours






or maybe not.
;)
 
Mine is the Mk1 version Robert.:)
 
Ohh I don't want that then!

;)

Thought you bought it because it was the new thing out (as well as deciding it would be a good tool)
 
Thats not a bad price, but definately out of my range:)
 
Steve said:
Bargain...extra for the lens hood though ;)
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Included,

Lens Case

Lens Hood

72mm Snap on lens cap,

Lens dust cap E (rear),

English Manual

Canon 1 year International warranty.

 
Not dissing the lens, but how often would someone be able to use f1.2 due to the extremely shallow DOF? I often struggle with the 50mm at f1.8 , plus you get sharper shots at nearer f/4.

Happy to be enlightened.....especially at those costs ;)
 
Sorry B, speed reading while doing other stuff at the same time ;) I stand corrected :thumb:
 
Not a bad price but it's a very specialised lens.
 
SDK^ said:
Not a bad price but it's a very specialised lens.
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Made for the wedding photographer just like yourself SDK^...:D
 
plus you get sharper shots at nearer f/4.
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That's part of the thinking behind these very open lenses. Given that just about all lenses hit their peak at about 3 stops in, starting at f1.2 means you hit that peak while still at a relativley open aperture.
 
The resolution figures for the original 85L on Photozone.de showed that it was very sharp, even at the borders, right from the maximum aperture. Similar to my 35L (f/1.4), which was one of the main reasons I bought it.
 
dazzajl said:
That's part of the thinking behind these very open lenses. Given that just about all lenses hit their peak at about 3 stops in, starting at f1.2 means you hit that peak while still at a relativley open aperture.
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Dead right! The other thing which people overlook is that those huge apertures are a boon in low light as your viewfinder is brighter and focusing is quicker, so even if you end up stopping down a little, you still get enormous benefits in useability - right up to when you press the shutter button.
 
Yep. Although i really can't stress enough how usable the 85L and 35L are at max aperture. I shot these at f/1.4 in very low light from the top deck of a ferry (click for full-size):



 
i really can't stress enough how usable the 85L and 35L are at max aperture
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Perfect examples there. There is no way that anyone (like me) with a load of f4 glass would have got near those shots.

They do also show where these lenses lose quality when used wide open. Even at that screen size you can see the image soften dramatically towards the edges of the frame.

Given a choice between getting a shot that loses sharpness away from the centre or not getting a shot at all, I'd take the wide open loses every time. In these cases the impact and atmosphere don't really suffer at all.
 
Well the border sharpness value (on photozone.de's resolution tests) of the 35L @ f/1.4 is 1574. As a comparison, the kit lens' centre resolution @ 55mm, f/5.6 is 1661, which would be nearly indistinguishable.

So even though it does soften a bit towards the edges, it's still very good. I think you probably need to see the hi-res, pre-processing originals of those shots to appreciate the border quality fully.
 
So even though it does soften a bit towards the edges, it's still very good
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I agree and I didn't mean to sound owtherwise. I'm sure the edge detail is excellent compared to many lenses centres, even wide open. I was just pointing out that you can clearly see the difference to the centre section which around f4 or 5.6 you probably woudn't

I'd love to have some wide lenses for the canon and you posting shots like those isn't helping. ;)
 
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