canon's 35mm f/1.4L

[Andy]

i promised a mini-review, so here goes.

hubba hubba :lust :lust :lust :lust

there, that about sums up my feelings :lol3

for those of you who want more:

color, contrast, saturation, sharpness, superb! bokeh - dreamy, as expected and proven over and over again by many folks. the lens feels great on my 20d, i really wanted something that resembled a 50mm in the old world of 35mm film, and this comes really really close on a 1.6x body. the focus is faaaaaaaaaaast and quiet. the feel / build is typical canon-L - rock solid and buttery smooth. you can focus this thing in on a wall in the dark - not kidding!

here are some examples (the 100% crops are unaltered in any way, just converted to jpg from the original raw file):

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/10382334-L.jpg

and a 100% crop from the image:
http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/10381910-O.jpg

http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/10258283-L.jpg

and a 100% crop from the image:
http://www.moonriverphotography.com/photos/10381909-O.jpg

it's expensive, but as my wife says about her $250 hair-dos, "i'm worth it" :D

[cmr164]

i promised a mini-review, so here goes.

hubba hubba :lust :lust :lust :lust

there, that about sums up my feelings :lol3

for those of you who want more:

color, contrast, saturation, sharpness, superb! bokeh - dreamy, as expected and proven over and over again by many folks. the lens feels great on my 20d, i really wanted something that resembled a 50mm in the old world of 35mm film, and this comes really really close on a 1.6x body. the focus is faaaaaaaaaaast and quiet. the feel / build is typical canon-L - rock solid and buttery smooth. you can focus this thing in on a wall in the dark - not kidding!

here are some examples (the 100% crops are unaltered in any way, just converted to jpg from the original raw file):

it's expensive, but as my wife says about her $250 hair-dos, "i'm worth it" :D
Very nice indeed. Now if a certain new owner of *my* 85 f1.2L would post some shots :thumb

[Xney]

papa like

-karl

[Ben:::D]

WOW. Nothing like getting below f2.0 with "L" glass--TACK SHARP!! Gorgeous!! Man, now you've got me pricing them!

:clap :clap :clap

[leebase]

Looks great. A little rich for my blood. I might get the 35 f/2 though. Right now my 85mm f1.8 is my portrait lens, but it's so long indoors.

I have the plastic fantastic 50mm f1.8 -- and am considering the 1.2

But after seeing your pict, I might go for the 35 f/2 instead.

I'm just not yet at the point of ponying up $1,000 for L primes.

Lee