I adore the the bokeh from the 50L.
There are lots of nice alt lenses out there that draw bokeh nicely too, but for native EF mount the L is the champ IMO.
I've also considered getting - don't hit me now... - a nikon prime 1.2 ais or 1.4
is it possible to use af lenses via adapters on canon? in MF mode, I mean
I know that MF nikons do work on canon... does the same go for af lenses, as long as you switch to mf?
No PP other than simple curve work... it was shot on BW400CN film (in a Rebel G heehee) and even the Walgreens proof print looked good.
PetKal wrote:
That's an exceptionally fine portrait, hopefully exemplifying a notion that good non-commercial photography doesn't hinge on gear prices nor manic postprocessing.
on my monitor, mh2000's pic is gorgeous. something in it brought peter pan or maybe wiz of oz to mind, actually. very nice use of dof, but imho a wonderful composition most of all. tom, what are you viewing with?
I have used all the canon 50mm and 50L is way better in my opinion, but you would expect that from such a high price. I haven't use any alternative, but for bokeh, and overall image quality, I will just keep my 50L. Quite happy here.
Rokkor all the way, followed closely by Pentax K 50/1.2 and Zuiko 50/1.4
Didn't like Zuiko 55/1.2, planning to buy Zuiko 50/1.2
You people should go to alt forum discuss this
mh2000: Excellent photo! After I saw that, I thought to myself "hmmm, maybe I should let go of my hangups and realize that digital B&W CAN look as good as film B&W"... but then your confirmation it was shot on film set my world right again
It’s much dependent on the circumstances of course. The 1.8 can be completely ok sometimes, and at the same time if you push the 1.2L a bit the blur may “split” in a way which looks kind of cheap. See below sample, at f/1.6. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3164/3110752977_440545c4f5_o.jpg
If you work on it you can even get the blur from a noctilux look busy it seems. Anyway, both the noctilux and the rokkor seem to be a class over the EF 1.2L in terms of technical (but not necessarily esthetical) perfection of the bokeh. That's my impression.
Many people say the bokeh is a subjective taste.
The 50mm lens with best bokeh I've seen is not listed in the choices.
It's a Russian lens called Volna-9.
For exciting, beautiful bokeh - the Minolta Rokkor 58 1.2 converted to EOS. For perfectly smooth bokeh, there is only one 50mm to consider - the Sigma 1.4.
definitely the 50L. i rented for a week and like someone mentioned, while not as sharp as the 85L wide open, i do love the bokeh from it. it has a certain look to it, kinda like how the 85L does.
- a nikon prime 1.2 ais or 1.4
