Daniel ROCHA schrieb:
>
> > jm1209 wrote:
>
> Hi !
>
> > i have been trying to decide between the 50 or the 85. i need a faster
> > lens to use for available light photography. i have the 28-105 and the
> > 100-300 usm which are very slow and need a very fast film or flash. most
> > of my photos are of travel and wildlife.
> > i use the 28-105 as an all purpose lens but i think a faster lens
> > would allow a greater range of film selection and of course the use of
> > natural light.
>
> I use the 50/1,4 for some months now for available light and also a "normal"
> lens.
>
> I love it. For available light it's a winner, and allow me to take shots
> where I can't do anything with a "normal" lens which open at 2,8 ! It's
> really impressive to take available light shots, playing with DoF. It's
> really just great.
>
> About the focal lenght nobody else you can answer your question. You say ".
> i need a faster lens to use for available light photography." Determine
> what kind of photography you want to make. But perhaps with some infos we
> can help you much more :)
>
> You'll see, having such a lens is simply great and open a wide range of
> _new_ possibilities ! ;))
Absolutely. As for the choice between 50 and 85mm. My choice would be for
the 50mm, except if your low light work is mostly portrait. Even then,
all but real close portraits can be done with a 50mm, IMHO. Just don't
get closer than 1.5 - 2 meters to your subject, and avoid people with
big noses ;-) If everything else fails, you can always use the 50mm
from the same position you would used the 85mm. Cropping is easy,
adding the missing coverage of the 85 OTOH is real difficult ;-)
Besides, the 50 is still 2/3 stop faster than the 85. The 85 is an
excellent lens, as is the 50. I own both of them, but in my case the
50mm gets used a lot more than the 85.
Thomas Bantel
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