Sahid Limon Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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I've used the 85L for 4 of my weddings in the past. The lens is fan-freakin-tastic in almost everything except the focus speed. The first wedding I covered was during the day, and I instantly fell in love with the lens. However, the second wedding was when I experienced the bad side of slow focus from this gem. The reception started in the evening and went on till the night, with very low light. I tried to get the lens to focus for dance shots, but it was so slow, that I was missing most of the action. When it would finally focus, it would re-focus again since people were moving, and it would take a while to lock on again... and ultimately miss focus. I ended up switching to the 50mm f/1.4, and just using that to get the shots. The lens was so slow, that I ended up missing some good action shots. On another wedding, the lens was fantastic again for the most part, but at the reception in a dimly lit hotel, it was hard to focus once again... and quite annoying to be honest. As a wedding photographer, I have a strange love-hate relationship with this lens. I love this lens to death, and am more than likely going to purchase it anyway since it's so nice and sharp. Infact, it's one of the sharpest lenses I've ever used to this day. However, the slow AF really annoys me for wedding work, and I wish there was a way around it.
As I have told others in the past, rent them both, and see which one works for you (in normal daylight and low ambient light), and then get the one you like best.
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