I have been deciding between these 3 primes => 35L, 50L, and 85L to add to my kit. There has been many very interesting posts regarding these lens recently.

Thanks to all the info in these various posts, I have decided to bite the bullet and get the 85L, the speciality lens to create dreamy portraits. Of course with this decision, my piggy bank isn't up to snuff so I have to wait.

Until then, please post photos from this lens, various photos, various apertures to help me continue to add money to my piggy bank until I can get mine. My personal use would be weddings and pet portraits, but I'd like to see all kinds of photos from this lens.

Thank you

just do a search. You'll have something to look at all day long

Search is your friend...seems like I can recall at least three or four really good 85L picture threads from the past few months.

Good luck!!

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/568864/0?keyword=85L#4962858

They go on ad nauseum...

Here we go:

This is f/2.5 at the close focus limit.

The heck why not.... . Here are three with EXIF data.

bogatyr, amazing photos of the wolves. You can practically feel the texture in the fur.

jhartman & AGeoJo, very nice portraits

outdoor, 1/500s, f/2.8, iso400

Save bandwidth on the site; use photosig..

arrghh not another 85L thread - check pbase and you will find thousands of images.

Here's some dog photos. If I remember correctly, they're all shot @ f/1.2 - I hardly ever use any other aperture with this lens

encouraging, that most people chose to be constructive.

Thanks for your contribution Psychic1 & monoprint.

Nice dog photos mjri.

Oh yes, my favourite BIF lens.
(JPGs straight out of camera, resized for web.)

All portraits done one a 85L http://www.flickr.com/photos/alabang/

We've been waiting for you, Lars!

Lars, fantastic colors. Really shows what this lens can do. Thanks

Also thanks PetCal & Paulo Dolina

Peter, the 85L ll in my opinion is a excellent lens, a little hard to get used to because it has the ability to have such a shallow dof. this lens will almost create light! its a little slow to focus, but you will get used to it. here is one of my wife with window light in late afternoon, and the other 2 are web site shots for my friends store, all with only window light in a dark store. have fun with it when you get it. you could also check out the 135L if the FL is right for you, its a great lens also, and can be had from the buy and sell for under $1000.00!

James.

Moneyshot, looks like this lens will give you moneyshots.

Thanks for the advice. Stuffing more $$ into piggy bank now.

Here we go
on 1D Mark III

one more, on 1Ds Mark III

Peter, here is one with the 135L wide open at F2, dusk, with me about 15 feet away. about 1/2 the cost of the 85L ll

James.