> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 9:23 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: EOS Am I nuts?? > > > Hi, > > I would like to invest in lenses before buying the new Canon Digital that > will be anounced at Photokina. > > I will buy a 70-200 4 (good lens for a good price, very suitable for > hiking) and a 135 2L (great portrait lens, ultra sharp, good bokey) > Now I also think about buying the 85 1,8. That would give a nice prime > serie 50 - 85 - 135 > > Please talk me out of this and tell me I can do everything with the 135 > that I could do with the 85, and that I don't need a 85 even in > the studio. > .... > On the other hand a 85 is 'just' 330 something bucks and great for head > shoulders in a smaller studio. > > Who uses both 85 and 135 and especialy for what? > > Greetings > Leeuwtje > >
Hi Leeuwtje, When I went digital early last year I had to reconsider my lens system all over again and make adjustments to it due to the differences in the new FOV they would have on EOS 1D and EOS 1Ds bodies. At the time I some of the best Canon primes and zooms including: EF 15 2.8, EF 20 2.8USM, EF 24 2.8 EF 35 2, EF 50 1.8 series I, EF 50 1.4USM, EF 85 1.8USM, EF 135 2L, EF 300 2.8L, EF 300 4L IS, EF 28-105 3.5-4.5USM, EF 17-35 2.8L, EF 28-70 2.8L, EF 70-200 2.8L, EF 1.4X and EF 2X converters. For what I shot at the time (mostly motorsports, yacht racing, music personalities, "lifestyle", corporate), when I did my re-think I considered the EOS 1D's 1.3 crop and EOS 1Ds FF sensors and which body I would normally use for what type of shooting. I finally updated and simplified my lens system keeping only the best, most essential (to me!), and buying new "key" lenses, here's what I wound up with: EF 15 2.8, EF 50 1.4USM, EF 85 1.8USM, EF 300 2.8L (EF 28-105USM for an EOS 1 I use on the street/beach), EF 16-35 2.8L, EF 28-70 2.8L, EF 70-200 2.8L IS, EF 1.4X and EF 2X II converters. If you are buying a Canon DSLR and you want to use the EF 135 2L for portraits you may want to reconsider. I loved my EF 135 2L on film bodies, this was probably my sharpest lens and IMO second only to the EF 200 1.8L I sometimes rented. If you are going to buy a Canon consumer DSLR the EF 135 2L gives you a 35mm equivalent FOV of 216mm, even on an EOS 1D a 135mm has a 35mmEFOV of 175mm. Normally 216mm or 175mm focal lengths are much too long for portraits, this is not to say that it's always the case. I have used the EF 300 2.8L for portraits sometimes if I have the room or am shooting outdoors. Anyway shooting mostly with my trusty old EOS 1D I'm very happy with the EF 85 1.8USM with its 35mmEFOV of 110mm, not far from one of my old favorites for portraits, a 105mm Nikon. HTH * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
