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Lenses / Re: Samyang 85 1.4 vs canon ef 85 1.8 - which one to choose?

« on: May 22, 2012, 11:08:29 PM »

Samyang 85 1.4 vs canon ef 85 1.8 - which one to choose?
Here's the answer, it's the Sigma 85 f/1.4. No question.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Sigma-85mm-f-1.4-EX-DG-HSM-Lens-Review.aspx
http://www.sigmaphoto.com/shop/85mm-f14-ex-dg-hsm-sigma

Paul Wright

I'm more than sure that there's nothing wrong with the Sigma, but where I  live, I can pick up both the samyang and the canon + the eg-s focusing screen for less than what Sigma costs. And as I don't get paid for photographing, the samyang is a logical choice.

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Lenses / Re: Samyang 85 1.4 vs canon ef 85 1.8 - which one to choose?

« on: May 22, 2012, 04:33:16 PM »

Well, i only hear good things about the Eg-s focusing screen, so i'm giving it a try!

I really like the cheaper price + bokeh of the samyang.

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Lenses / Re: Samyang 85 1.4 vs canon ef 85 1.8 - which one to choose?

« on: May 22, 2012, 03:52:11 PM »

Ok, i put an order down for a samyang 85 1.4 + an Eg-s focusing screen for 5d mark II.

Thanks all for your help! Will be uploading some images to this thread when the goods arrive to me.

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Lenses / Re: Samyang 85 1.4 vs canon ef 85 1.8 - which one to choose?

« on: May 21, 2012, 11:12:02 AM »

Yeah, if there is any, it's hardly noticeable.

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Lenses / Re: Samyang 85 1.4 vs canon ef 85 1.8 - which one to choose?

« on: May 21, 2012, 06:32:45 AM »

That's what i'm talking about, even though that is an example from a sigma 50/1.4. I have read some complaints about the samyang in this regard, although the example images I have seen are no way near as bad as the sigma above.

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Lenses / Re: Samyang 85 1.4 vs canon ef 85 1.8 - which one to choose?

« on: May 19, 2012, 04:27:14 AM »

I found this thread:
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/962374/0

with lots of praise for the samyang, and a side by side portrait test (in the second page)

I'd say there's no contest

Wow thanks for the link! yeah it's pretty clear now i'm going for the samyang. Hey how about onion ring bokeh? do i need to worry about that?

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Lenses / Re: Samyang 85 1.4 vs canon ef 85 1.8 - which one to choose?

« on: May 18, 2012, 04:24:46 AM »

Thanks for all the replies! Unfortunately the sigma doesn't fit into the budget.

I do shoot kids sometimes, as I work at a day-care center, and would love to get some "fast 85" pictures of them as well. All that aside, my primary purpose for this lens would be portraits of my soon-to-be-wife (for her fashion blog) and friends in controlled out-door environments (well, as controlled as out-door environments come). For this purpose, i believe the samyang would do a better job, as I would probably use manual focus (using live view) anyway.

But, (there's always a but) I love to take my 50mm 1.4 out with me when i'm just taking a longer walk with the dog and stuff, I would also love to do this with my 85. I have my dog on one hand and the camera on the other, so i usually have my camera on Av mode, center af point selected, and then I just point and shoot to anything. Couldn't do this with the samyang. And also, i love the laughter and smiles of kids parents when I show them the pictures printed from the 50mm 1.4, with samyang shooting kids would be more difficult. (not impossible, just more difficult.)

So difficult to decide! Does anyone have a link to a side-by-side model shoot to clearly show the differences of these lenses?

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Lenses / Samyang 85 1.4 vs canon ef 85 1.8 - which one to choose?

« on: May 17, 2012, 03:24:33 PM »

Hello!

I hope someone here could help me with my problem, you see i want a fast 85mm prime to use with my 5D mark II, and am on a budget. I have narrowed it down to the lenses mentioned in the title, and i guess my question ultimately is, is one better than the other optically? And if the samyang one is, is it so much better (especially wide-open) that it is worth not having af? I would come by without af, but it would be nice to have it for some occasions.

I appreciate your help!

Ps. just to clarify, "better optically" to me means quality in color and contrast reproduction and smooth bokeh.

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Lenses / Re: What is the most EXOTIC Canon lens?

« on: April 11, 2012, 03:28:47 PM »

Didn't even know there was a 5200mm canon lens thank you for that.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon 5D Mark III vs Nikon D800

« on: April 05, 2012, 10:07:41 AM »

I still like the unedited raws from 5d3 far better than those from d800. D800 has more room for pp, but the 5d3 doesn't need that much pp.

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Lenses / Re: How about Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HS

« on: April 05, 2012, 09:57:13 AM »

I still like the unedited raw straight from the camera more on a 5d3 than an unedited raw from d800. Sure, with the d800 you have more room for pp, but with 5d3, you don't need to do much pp.

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Lenses / Re: If you could only have one

« on: April 04, 2012, 09:33:05 AM »

Canon 50mm f1.2 L hands down 

This

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Confused! Upgrading my camera.....Advise Pleasssssssse

« on: April 03, 2012, 03:33:58 PM »

I am in need of advise on a new camera.  I was currently looking at the 7D.  Would love the 5D lll but just can't justify for being so inexperienced at this time and not sure FF makes sense for my current needs.

A full frame always makes sense, and it would love the lenses you already have (particularly the 24-105L and the 70-200 - you could take amazing portraits with great bokeh!)

If i were you, i'd probably get a 5D mark II (new or used), since 5D3 is expensive and you by your own words are still a beginner. 5D2 has a basic set of good tools to any photographer, and isn't overwhelming even to those just stepping out of the green box.

Then again, the 5D3 would be much better for those sports you mentioned, since it has the far superior AF. (or so i would assume - never actually used a 5D3) (though 5D2 would also mostly do the job just fine.)

Oh, and i would also keep the 40D as backup and probably later upgrade it to 7Dmk2 - crop (extra reach) and af of both 40D and the 7D are advantages when shooting sports compared to 5D2. If i went with the 5D3, i would sell the 40D and just lose the crop factor advantage.

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EOS Bodies / Re: digitalrev.com D800 vs 5D3

« on: April 01, 2012, 07:06:56 AM »

I was really amazed when I saw d800 images compared to 5d3 side-to-side in this video. I liked the unedited raw from 5d3 way better that d800, even though d800's images probably leave more room for post-processing.

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EOS Bodies / Re: $0.02 on the difference between the Mark II and Mark III

« on: March 26, 2012, 12:56:40 AM »

ISO 102400 24mm f/1.4 1/25
Couldn't even see her clearly through the viewfinder. Used the 580 EX to focus. Light is a streetlight about 100 feet outside the window.

Wow that noise looks beautiful compared to the ugly banding you would get on a mk2 at much lower iso!

This right here makes me want to get a 5dmk3.