p.3 #1 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
a few test shots
love this lens
tack sharp wide open, beautiful bokeh and rock solid AF and killer IS for indoor low light portraits. before I had Canon 85mm f/1.2 and 85mm f/1.8 and a sigma lens. This one blows them all out of the water.
p.3 #4 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
"Always interesting how it differs from thru the viewfinder to the actual image. Will try to get some pics put up later."
That's because most of the focusing screens are designed for f/2.8 and smaller lenses and anything wider gives a false impression of in/out of focus through the viewfinder.
p.3 #5 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
Peter Figen wrote:
"Always interesting how it differs from thru the viewfinder to the actual image. Will try to get some pics put up later."
That's because most of the focusing screens are designed for f/2.8 and smaller lenses and anything wider gives a false impression of in/out of focus through the viewfinder.
I never would have thought it was the focusing screen, I assumed it was because the effective 'sensor size' of my eye was different than the film. Why aren't there focusing screens engineered for more critical focusing then, outside of central focusing aids?
p.3 #6 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
Most likely because marketing determined that consumers prefer brighter viewfinders. The old viewfinders of the Canon F1's and Nikon F series were quite a bit dimmer but you could actually focus manually and have a pretty good idea of what a wide open image might look like.
p.3 #7 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
anselwannab wrote:
". . . the hood is far shorter than I thought, might experiment with figuring out a longer hood . . ."
The hood does seem short.
Hmmm . . . Since the hood for the 85mm f/1.4L IS is an ET-83E perhaps the longer ET-83C from 100-400mm or ET-83D from 100-400mm II Canon lenses will fit. If they're too long they can be trimmed to taste as needed. BTW, the ET-83C is a tighter fit on the 100-400 II lens than its own hood and does not have the locking feature with the release button.
There's the ET-83 / ET-83 II from the 70-200mm f/2.8 that may fit also.
p.3 #8 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
The 85/1.4L has a locking/rocking tab to attach. I placed my ET-83 on the lens, and I didn't notice any vingeting. Which is interesting since it is quite a bit longer.
It looks like Canon does round hoods for their 85mm lenses. The Otis lens looks like it is round too, but looks longer. Sigma does the four petal for their 85mm.
p.3 #9 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
It is odd that they are still using round shades when it's been known for years that a petal shaped hood is more efficient. The most efficient hood is really one that exactly matches the format of the frame - like you see in cinema setups.
p.3 #10 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
I 3D printed a hood last night, but it’s diameter was a few mm off to slip fit on the current hood, and I printed it out of PETG, so between the layers and the material, it probably won’t be that durable. I’m going to resize and print it in some PCTPE that should have a bit better layer cohesion and more importantly be more flexible to have some give. One interesting thing is that with a petal model, it looks like you are short of the maximum length because when you reverse the hood for storage, it can only be so long with out hitting the camera body, especially the pentaprism. At least with a 1DX.
p.3 #12 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
Well, the new hood IS short and does seem shorter than it needs to be. A round hood is never the optimum shape for a hood but that's what they've gone with here. Who the hell knows why. Maybe the coating is so good that it's that hard to flare and the hood is more for bump protection that solar flares.
p.3 #16 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
Robin Smith wrote:
My usual complaint is a hood being ridiculously large...such as for the 135/2. I can never see myself complaining about a hood being "too short".
When I had my 135mm I bought copies from eBay and cut down the cheap hoods - still offered protection without being ridiculously large.
p.3 #17 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
danb708 wrote:
Here's a real quick one love the lens and the IS is great cant wait to really start playing with it. This is shot at 1.4 with IS on.
It's a great photo but watch out for this razor-thin DOF, it can be tricky. The eyes are sharp but also is this very sharp stripe of hair right in the middle of the head.
p.3 #18 · Canon 85mm f1.4 IS L First Images. Show us your Images.
gfiksel wrote:
It's a great photo but watch out for this razor-thin DOF, it can be tricky. The eyes are sharp but also is this very sharp stripe of hair right in the middle of the head.
I know I was just so excited to see how sharp the lens was I'll definitely be more careful next time
