Comments on: Mark Wallace Reviews The Canon 85mm 1.2

By: Robert Zembrzycki

Robert Zembrzycki — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:10:00 +0000

Now that is something really good. I never intended to insult anyone, and if by any chance I have offended anyone, then I am sorry.

By: Mark Wallace

Mark Wallace — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:11:00 +0000

Yep, I hear that a lot. But here’s the real me: http://blog.snapfactory.com/?p=544

By: Bogdan radu

Bogdan radu — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:09:00 +0000

he is just another guy trying to make a buck in this crazy industry…teaching amateurs about gear and technical stuff… nothing else..

By: Anders Petersen

Anders Petersen — Sat, 12 Jan 2013 13:20:00 +0000

We agree on everything except terminology.

By: Roman

Roman — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 22:42:00 +0000

I really don’t know what are you argue about…

By: Anders Petersen

Anders Petersen — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:55:00 +0000

I still argue that it is light fall-off. If the physical aperture is
71mm, and the glass is still of high transparency (not sure what the
proper terminology is), then the light is lost because of the
construction around the glass, and not because of the glass itself.

If we have a full construction diagram or patent, it would be easier to see if this is actually the case.

I
suppose I should have been more accurate (or damning!), and said that
the light fall-off seems to be so severe that it affects the entire
frame, even the centre.

By: Mikhail Davydov

Mikhail Davydov — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:48:00 +0000

With 100mm and above you can work easily on the street only and even on the street it is not convenient to work. If you take full length portrait with >100mm you have to shout to tell your model what to do. Especially if you work on busy street. With 85mm is easier to work – nice compression and f/1.2-1.4-1.8 helps a lot.

By: Mikhail Davydov

Mikhail Davydov — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 18:32:00 +0000

Canon 85/1.8 has huge CA issues at 1.8 till 2.8, but it blazing fast lens. IMO Sigma 85/1.4 is the best choice for portraits it fast, sharp at 1.4, not overpriced and there is no juicy CA at open aperture.

By: Roman

Roman — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 16:55:00 +0000

I didn’t mean vignetting. The T-stop of the lens is 1.4 If you will cover lens-camera connectors with a tape and camera will not know what lens is attached, the pictures will be darker. Cameras CPU recognizes the lens and corrects the exposure in a firmware.

By: Anders Petersen

Anders Petersen — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:13:00 +0000

So you’re saying that reasonably priced gear used creatively produces more interesting results than expensive gear used mindlessly?

Creative use of flash, ambient light and environment! Also like the way you cropped in post (instead of framed it in the field), so that the snowflakes create a ring around the subject.