1.2 Madness

Fajitas!

So, after doing some portraits with the 85 1.2L today, it's an amazing lens for the 1.2, such a shame about the min focusing distance though, I'd love to be able to get in closer!

Anyways, to what matters:









All images are clickable to see in large, on a black background, which I reccommend.

A few more on my Flickr.

ThOnda

It's the first time I can't see images in your thread...

Fajitas!

Really?

Working grand from this side? :?

Roen

You do the lens a disservice! Return it post haste!


Love the second though

unklerosco

fantastic shots... 2nd one i brill, everything about it is spot on.... apart from the fact i didnt take it

311

Deadly shots

Borderfox

Lovely lens alright, if the focus speed was quicker it would be definitely on my list for purchase. Great shots

Fajitas!

I could handle the slow AF, but on a full frame, the min focus distance (95cm) is a killer. Then again, at 12.8mp, I can afford to crop a bit

Thanks lads!

magicbastarder

second one is fab.

rymus

like I meant to say a while ago.. great photos

sineadw

first would be my fave, it has a lovely family feeling. Second one's beautiful too though.

I'm too lazy to look - did you shoot wide open? I want 1.2

Fajitas!

Yep, all shot at 1.2

What's the point of a 1.2 if you don't

Valentia

!st and 2nd are scrumptious! Just scrumptious. Great stuff Al.

Fajitas!

Cheers!

Here's my x processed versions of the first too, using my patented technique:





Once again, clickable for larger versions on black

RichyX

The second shot is quality, very impressive capture.
You must have a way with your subjects in order to get such good portraits.
Care to share any tips?

The dof makes the third image look a bit odd and photoshopped with it's composition. I'd like to see a crop of it, as it detracts from the subject imo.

magicbastarder

don't mess with no.2! it's the best photo i've seen posted here in weeks, possibly months.

Fajitas!

Magic, too late!

Part of my B&W technique is cross processing the image to get the tonal range I want, so I see this result first

Richy, with kids, pretty much make stupid jokes, let them play with your camera gear - they love reflectors. Parents relax pretty soon once they see the kids are relaxed. With adults, just having a chat and a laugh really! Giving them a fair idea of what you're doing, and how what you're doing works relaxes them a lot, I think... If someone can tell you what they want, and follow up on it, it brings a lot of confidence into the session. This session only lasted 20 mins, because I(we) got the shots we wanted in that 20 mins... I wouldn't to work much longer unless it was a model!

The 1.2 can produce some really strange results as for DOF - Will play around with some crops, didn't think of that at first, but has given me an idea. Cheers!

countryjimbo

Fajitas! wrote:

with kids, pretty much make stupid jokes, let them play with your camera gear - they love reflectors. Parents relax pretty soon once they see the kids are relaxed.

None of the above, I think you fed the kid biscuits! Check the boys top lip in the 2nd photo large

Great shots btw , expecially the 2nd one. I like the processing too, looks very natural.

Borderfox

The minimum focusing is a pain on the 85mm f1.8 too, it would be nearly worth sticking an extension tube on it to get in close.

Fajitas!

countryjimbo wrote:

None of the above, I think you fed the kid biscuits! Check the boys top lip in the 2nd photo large

Balls.

I knew I forgot to clone something out.




Border, what's the min dist. on the 1.8? Same?

Borderfox

Same

elven

I've used one of the tubes on my 70-200 so I could shoot something closer to me... if you have the light for it, it's worth a bash.

You have a definite way with your subjects, you must show me how

eas

lovely shots Fajitas

that's one lens that I've been a bit envious that Canon owners have that Nikon owners don't.

what is the min focusing distance? It's 3 feet on the nikon 85 1.4 - looks to be about the same.....

Roen

eas wrote:

lovely shots Fajitas

that's one lens that I've been a bit envious that Canon owners have that Nikon owners don't.

what is the min focusing distance? It's 3 feet on the nikon 85 1.4 - looks to be about the same.....

Hi,
it's 95cm, so it's pretty much the same. Its not bad when you consider the 1.8 version weighs in at 85cm, not a whole lot of difference there*



















*except in price