Personal lens test

luckyrwe

I have an unusual test. I played with my new 85/1.2 on the way home. While everyone gets out their tripod and cable release and waits for a calm day, I shot under "work conditions." I simply lifted my camera, pointed it out the front window, and snapped away.

What the camera saw:




Now this is rather boring I suppose. I tried to aim for the car, in fact I know I was pointing at the car when I started the AF. Now the AF Servo is supposed to follow the subject even out of the red square frames. So let's see what we have here. I think I see people in the car. I will enlarge the image to 500% and take a close crop of one of the people. Here is what I have:




Well now! If you ask me, this is pretty darned good for doing 55mph, with the other guy doing at least 55mph as well, and driving was my priority, I just lifted and shot. The ASA was 500 so that I could get a halfway respectable shutter speed. The lines on her face are from the phone wires.

My conclusion based on this and other images: I may go back to prime lenses!
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luckyrwe

Okay one more
On the way up the hill (I call it my 19 mile driveway) I decided to point the camera into the sunset to see what I would get. Here is what I saw. This is the original unedited image reduced to 20% for ease of viewing.



I see no flare that the lens is supposed to be know for. Okay now I wanted to zoom in. See that telephone pole? The top left has what looks like a crab with the angle of the parts. Let me zoom in to 200% life size:



I guess that says it all.

gus

Congratulations mate That is a stella lens. Def on my wish list. Sort of lens that you never sell.

Those last few are of my office.

Gus

Andy

how 'bout some mo' pics?

luckyrwe

Just got back from Blachat and Defcon. Took oodles of pics. (One oodle = both batteries need complete recharging). Will post plenty. The 85/1.2 is a dream. Now I want to trade the 24-70 for a 35/1.4L.

Prime rocks!