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Lenses / Re: Canon EF 85mm f1.2 II - issue or am I just overreacting?

« on: September 17, 2012, 02:48:23 AM »

No need to panic. The nature of CA is such that it is more likely to occur the wider the aperture that is used. It is noticeable around highlights. The lens that you are using is the fastest lens in the world in the medium tele range, so you see more CA than with other lenses in its category.

The 85mm 1.2L II is a specialty lens. With the right vision and good hands, its a tool to make beautiful images with. It boils down to what did you buy that lens for? How are you going to use it?

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Lenses / Re: 85mm f/1.2 ii or 135mm f/2

« on: August 29, 2012, 07:16:49 AM »

EXIF:
first image iso 200, 1/60, 1.2, 5D2
second image iso 320, 1/60, 2.0, 5D2
Third image iso 320, 1/160, 1.2, 5D2, off-camera 580EX

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Lenses / Re: 85mm f/1.2 ii or 135mm f/2

« on: August 29, 2012, 07:08:30 AM »

Hello everyone! This is my first post to this forum. I have owned the 85mm 1.2 II version for a little more than 4 years now. It is my go to lens for people photography (portraits and people centered events). As many of you know, it is a specialty lens - a great portrait lens with a fabulous bokeh that is hard to top. I bought it for that, and I've had no regrets. Even in less than max aperture, the look it gives to the image is hard not to like. Of course, no one is going to stop you if you want to use it for more than what it is really good for. It's limitations just need to be understood - it is heavy and relatively slow to focus, and has CA which is inherent because of the huge aperture.

Here are a few images I took recently at a birthday reception.