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Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

05/01/2007 09:20:06 AM · #1

I got my Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM todayand its bosssssssssssss

gonna take a while to get used to thou, anyone got any tips =]

darnok

Nikon D850

05/01/2007 09:26:47 AM · #2

Enjoy the lens.

Take some shallow DOF portraits with it.

Jacko

Canon EOS-20D

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

05/01/2007 09:42:45 AM · #3

Wo sweet. That would be fun to play with.

pawdrix

Nikon D700

Nikon AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF

05/01/2007 09:54:54 AM · #4

JL should give me a promo fee, for posting this link so many times...

I think 2/3 of the images in that folder were shot with that lens. It's the best place I can think of to study the perfomnace of the 85mm 1.8.

Have fun

05/01/2007 10:12:07 AM · #5

yeahh Joey L was one of the reasons i bought the lens, the bokah and DOF u can get with the lens is great =DDD

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

05/01/2007 10:14:44 AM · #6

at 1.8, obviously the dof is very shallow - just keep in mind if you're the kind of person who locks focus using the center focus point and then recomposes - you may lose focus when you recompose. This becomes more obvious when doing portraits and you see you've missed the eyes and locked onto the eyebrows or nose or something.

05/01/2007 10:23:33 AM · #7

what appeture would yous recomend for head shots

and what appetures for full body/torso shots?

=]

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

05/01/2007 11:26:51 AM · #8

It depends on what you like. Some people like the dof very shallow, ie ... sharp eyes, but out of focus nose and hair - I don't like that so much. So for me, f4 is nice - but others may disagree.

Also, keep in mind - the farther away you get, the more dof you gain at the same aperature - so it depends on how close you are. If you prety far away, shoot at 1.8 - the bokeh will rock and perhaps you'll get everything you want in focus.

You learn as you go :)

Originally posted by exclamationjay:

what appeture would yous recomend for head shots

and what appetures for full body/torso shots?

=]