On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:51:27 -0800, "Kotsinadelis, Peter (Peter)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to:
>I can partially agree in saying I have no need for super fast glass, >like the F1 and F1.2L, but the F1.4 does allow a sharper photo at F2 and >F2.8 than a lens with a max aperture of F2.8 shot wide open. Unless any lens is on a tripod, discussing sharpness differences is rather moot. I think we've already covered DOF. Yes, there are photographers who need it sometimes. And may I ask 'why' all this sharpness 'need'? I can see sharpness being important in many types of images (landscapes, nature, etc), but for some reason in portraits and available light type of images I can't see it being so important. Heck they have 'soft' lenses just for making portraits less than sharp. Handholding in available light at low shutter speeds is not where you get great sharpness even if you wanted it. Listen, those photographers who really do need fast glass don't have to pipe in here to support their need because they are really in a small minority of shooter and the images made at big apertures is really small in number. But saying that you need the 85/1.2 because it's sharper at f1.8 for portraits just doesn't make any sense to me. read_handheld_no flash_see every pore on the skin_ wow nice lens! -- Jim Davis, Nature Photography, http://easternbeaver.com/ Motorcycle Relay Kits * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
