Portrait: 85mm 1.8 or 100mm 2.0

[Daniel Flather]

who're

+1 for the uncommon "who + are" contraction.

lol

 

[CharlieB]

My thoughts... totally off the wall... perhaps.

if you are used to shooting FF with a 35mm lens... get the 85mm

if you find you're a 50mm normal shooter, get the 100mm

that simple!

 

[AdamJ]

thanks for the fast and good answers, im sorry that ive overeseen the already existing thread.

after buying the 5d mk iii and a 35mm f2.0 i want to save up some money.

i think i will go for the 85mm f1.8.

Does somebody have useful comparison pictures before i make my real final decision? i read lots of threads but im still not sure.

its a quality question now: quality, built, ?

thanks in advance,

aiai 8)

The build quality is fine. You really don't need to agonise over this. It's probably Canon's best bang-for-buck lens. You'll be making a great decision.

 

[aiai]

then ill get the 85mm 1.8
another plus is that my friend has a spare orig. lens hood that i can have!

the last question i have:

what is it about the lenses? why do people say "the first lens i got was not so good but the second is great"
how can i recognise, if a have a good lens or bad built lens?

thanks a lot

kr,
aiai 8)

 

[Zv]

The build is not the issue, it will prob be the amount of flaring, CA and purple fringing. It should be sharp at all apertures except wide open, and you should see improvement in IQ when stopped down a bit to around f/2.8. Also the AF speed should be really fast and accurate. If it performs better than all this you have a great copy, if not maybe you could swap it for another one.

Don't be shocked if it doesn't perform well at f/1.8, though it should at least be useable.