--- Larry Kopitnik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But with my film bodies I often like to shoot fast > primes. Especially > when I travel, I may take just a 24 f/2, a 50 f/1.2 > and an 85 f/1.4, > and find they meet my needs just fine. The EF > equivalents would be > the 24 f/1.4, the 50 f/1.4 and the 85 f/1.2. Has > anyone used any of > those lenses on a full frame digital body? > > In particular, the following in Felix's response > raised a bit of a > red flag to me: > > <<<<<<<<<< > Just bear in mind that a full frame digital reflex > does not forgive > any imperfection of the lens and particularly, in > the wides and > extreme wides. Not they are bad that they aren't but > be prepared for > shooting two or three stops close as otherwise > corners will be a > little bit soft. > <<<<<<<<<< > > Obviously, shooting a few stops down on an f/1.4 > lens defeats the > purpose of having an f/1.4 lens (and as a > photographer who likes to > shoot available light and likes wide angles, the 24 > f/1.4 is a lens > I've coveted for years). In general, as a wide angle > lens designed > for film which pushes the aperture boundaries, I'm > concerned about > blurred edges and color fringing when used on a > digital body. > > I'd have similar concerns with the 85 f/1.2, another > lens clearly > pushing the aperture limits. I don't mind investing > in these lenses. > But I'd hate to buy them then find out they're just > not that good on > a full frame digital body.
Larry: Something to consider: The EOS digital bodies are so good at high ISOs, that you may not need as fast a lens as you're used to using on film. Unless you really need the extra DOF, I suspect you'll find the 85 1.8 and 35 2.0 to be fast enough. Unless, that is, you were already pushing your film to 1600 or faster and still needed the 1.4 lenses to capture your images. The problem with the edges on FF digital is primarily a wide angle phenomenon. I doubt you'll have any problems in that respect with either 85. Bob Meyer I don't suffer from insanity... I enjoy every minute of it. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
