Rob said: > The A*85/f1.4 is an amazing lens and whilst the front element is > large it's not as bad as you might imagine especially if you > couple it with a straight tubular Heliopan hood. It is invaluable > for natural portraiture in low light, I particularly enjoy using > it when shooting pub bands or similar subjects. The view through > the LX with SE-60 is amazing :-)
and Cotty said: > Having used the A*85 1.4 exclusively for portraiture, I can fully > endorse it's abilities as a lens of exceptional abilities. So much > so that I can truly say that it is just the most amazing lens I > have ever had the pleasure to use. The wide aperture combined > with the first rate quality means that truly stunning results can > be made. > The physical size of the lens is far from intimidating. In fact, > when I first saw the A*85mm, I was pleased because it wasn't as > big as I thought it was going to be. It is a prefect fit into my > hands, and yours. The glass at the front is large, but holding > the lens barrel it does not feel like a mammoth. It is *just > right* IMO. The A* 85/1.4 is indeed a truly exceptional lens. (It was #1 in my choices for this poll, followed by the FA* 85/1.4 and the A 100/2.8 Macro.) As for the size, I have never had any subject mention anything about it (although, I admit, that doesn't mean that they might not have been thinking about it - <g>). And, it is smaller than is the FA* 85/1.4, even if the glass size is the same. > http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/portraits/images/pic19.html > (trouble with my ISP, you might need to try reloading the page if > you get a '404') Yeah, it took only about 17 F5's to finally get the image to load. Nice shot of your son, though. Fred
