85mm f1.8

[chrisk]

well i decided on the 1.8 over the 1.4. i couldn't justify the price gap right now. i'm really enjoying it so far and it really suits my shallow dof style. big up's to the 85mm !

[Bindii]

Oh it seems lovely and sharp... love the almost arty feel to the first image there Rooz.. and the last one is also a keeper.. actually its a frame and keep me thinks..

[dodge]

I like the colours and composition in the 1st one....very nice

[dawesy]

Love #3, gorgeous moment that has been well captured.

[colin_12]

I am glad you like this lens Rooz. I have just odered it for pretty much the same use.
Another vote for #3 from me.
Regards Colin

[TC]

very nice, just ordered mine yesterday.

[casnell]

I love mine, I know people rave about the 1.4, but I'm happy with the 1.8 !

[chrisk]

thanks all. sounds like a few people either have it or ordered it. will be very interested to hear peoples views on the contrast. i find its by far my lowest contrast lens, far less contrast in the shot than the 50/1.8. every shot below f4 requires a quick L&C adjustment. not a significant issue, but it's a bit of a pain in the butt really. i wonder if its a lens fault or do other people find this to be an issue ?

[Matt. K]

Rooz
Very unlikely to be a lens issue. These lenses are often used in low light/contrast settings so that may have some bearing?

[chrisk]

good point matt. i might give it a run out the back in the sun tomorrow.

mind you...my fifty is generally used in the same conditions and i have no such problem. i should probably clarify here, when i say "lens issue", i mean my particualr lens as opposed to the 85/1.8 in general cos i had read that it was quite a contrasty lens even at large apertures. perhaps i'm just too used to the sigma150mm.

[Yi-P]

Could you post an image from this lens which you say it's 'low contrast'? Without any sort of post processing?

[chrisk]

yepp. i'm borrowing a friends 1.8 tomorrow and will run some quick comparisons. if they both perform the same then i'll post a shot of what i'm talking about. if the other one performs differently, then, well, its kind of a moot point and i'll return it for another copy.

[DJT]

Beautiful pics, I bet your wife is really loving you posting the last one. I don't have an 85mm yet, I have a Tamron 90mm so can't quite talk myself into the 85 but the 1.4 looks like the ducks guts, but the cost is a bit restrictive to those of us on a budget so I'll probably just get the 1.8 too.
maybe one day I'll trade the 90 for a longer macro lens & then I could get an 85mm

[ozimax]

Nice sharp images with a nice sharp lens, memorable!

[chrisk]

i ran a side by side and there was indeed a fault with the lens. who knows what the hell causes that ?? anyway...who cares ? i swapped it, got home, rattled off 20 images and all are spot on straight away. this is more what i expected.

[Matt. K]

That's good news!