Which L prime(s) brought you great joy?

Which L prime(s) brought you great joy?


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I heard that the 85L was a tricky lens to use. It requires some time to get used to before good photographs are possible. Did you experience this?

My young daughter is very good with this lens.
 

Not sure if anyone else find this funny...

Canon name is evolve from the name, Kwanon... the name for Goddness of Mercy, Kwan Yin as we Chinese called it....

So Mercy of Canon sounded a bit interesting to me... lol...

Unfortunately, it is false religion. Nikon used to make lenses for Canon, so the true god is really Nikon. (For those who know their history)
 

Recently acquired 50L, 85L, 100L. One lens that always stay on my 5D is the 85L.

Extremely sharp with super creamy bokeh. No micro AF adjustment needed as it is perfectly focused at close or far focused. It is a heavy lens, but really shocked with every shots taken. This one has the 3D pop that I used to get from my 50lux and M9P combination.

This is the best Canon prime to me. So good that it is always on my cam, even though it is a 1kg lens.

My ex-Leica friend, you must try the 200mm f/2 and the 135mm f/2 also. :).
 

Haha... Will try soon! 135mm and 200mm maybe a bit too close up for me. Getting used to 85L now and almost every shots are sharp and detailed, though it is quite heavy. But for the superb IQ and bokeh, it is worth the weight.

My preferred focal length was 50mm, but now getting used to walking further away to take family shots with 85L! It is so sharp at focused area that really cant get used to other lenses, yet with super smooth bokeh at unfocused background. Unbelievable effect!

My ex-Leica friend, you must try the 200mm f/2 and the 135mm f/2 also. :).
 

I think images from the 135 is more natural than the 85 but you have to walk even further back.
 

Just a bokeh test with 85L II for fun....

 

Using 5D Mark III. Focused on letter "r" and downsized jpg to around 25% of original photo to fit the forum page. No sharpening or adjustment done. Some resolution and sharpness lost as a result of the resizing of the jpg, if not, the AF is scarily spot on with super accuracy and sharpness.

This lens is my favourite now, as it is so sharp and yet the bokeh is so unbelievably smooth!

Nice! I especially like how it rendered itself in the lower left side. What body?
 

Using 5D Mark III. Focused on letter "r" and downsized jpg to around 25% of original photo to fit the forum page. No sharpening or adjustment done. Some resolution and sharpness lost as a result of the resizing of the jpg, if not, the AF is scarily spot on with super accuracy and sharpness.

This lens is my favourite now, as it is so sharp and yet the bokeh is so unbelievably smooth!

Even without sharpening the "r" looks tack sharp. I had a second look at the bokeh... it still looks totally awesome!

I wonder if the Sigma 85 f/1.4 could produce similar results?
 

How much is 135mm f2.0 zeiss in singapore? I am from indonesia by the way.
 

for 35L, does any one face the same issue (it maybe a issue or normal) that the target is not sharp (slightly blur) at f1.4, but better IQ at f1.8+
am using 6D body center point focus only, some ppl said that it's normal for a f1.4 or f1.2 lens, usually need to down 1 f stop for a great IQ, some ppl said that because the optic axis is slightly moved which makes the f1.2/f1.4 not working well?
 

for 35L, does any one face the same issue (it maybe a issue or normal) that the target is not sharp (slightly blur) at f1.4, but better IQ at f1.8+
am using 6D body center point focus only, some ppl said that it's normal for a f1.4 or f1.2 lens, usually need to down 1 f stop for a great IQ, some ppl said that because the optic axis is slightly moved which makes the f1.2/f1.4 not working well?

Stopping down a little will surely be sharper. The question for these fast lenses is whether they are sharp enough about wide open and if it is then you have a gem.
 

How about 50mm f1.4 USM? Any opinion?
 

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