RE: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-06 Thread Len Paris
That's exactly what I thought, but the 85mm lens turning into a 127mm lens makes a superb tight portrait lens -great for faces without being in the face, if you get my drift. Previously I would have thought the 135mm range as pretty useless for portraits, but I was pleasantly

f/1.2 vs. f/1.4 (was: Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
Chris Brogden [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I believe it's only a half-stop from 1.2 to 1.4. Here's how f/stops compare. I don't remember where I got these numbers. I may have derived them, so feel free to question them. f/1.2 is 0.45 stop faster than f/1.4 f/1.4 is 0.62 stop faster than f/1.8.

f/1.0 vs. f/1.2 (was: RE: the ultimate digital potrait lens)

2003-03-05 Thread Paul Franklin Stregevsky
JCO wrote: BTW, if you need an extra stop over a F1.4, then a F1.0 is the answer. Canon just released a EF 50mm F1.0, $2500 list price. I doubt that Canon's 50/1.0 is geared toward serious photographers who find f/1.2 limiting. It sounds more like fuel for a pissing contest. Who buys the

Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-05 Thread Cotty
Not that my FA*85mm f/1.4 won't see a lot of use, it just becomes a little more tele than portrait but, for available light use, it and the 50mm will be my primary lenses of choice. Len, That's exactly what I thought, but the 85mm lens turning into a 127mm lens makes a superb tight portrait

RE: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-05 Thread gfen
On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, J. C. O'Connell wrote: A F1.2 lens is LESS than a half-stop faster than a F1.4 Eh? I thought it was was a halfstop? What's a halfstop quicker than 1.4? Is an f1 lens not one full stop quicker? -- http://www.infotainment.org - more fun than a poke in your eye.

RE: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-05 Thread Peter Alling
I think both are approximates. The measured F stop is almost always different than the marked value. At 11:39 AM 3/5/2003 -0600, you wrote: But on an actual lens the difference is 1.0 stops, right? I'm working on the assumption that the numbers printed on the lens are approximations, but that

Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-05 Thread Norm Baugher
My 50mm 1.4 is just as sharp as the 1.7 when set at 1.7... Norm Steve Pearson wrote: I have the 50mm 1.4 and love it! What a great lens. I saw the 1.2 for the first time last weekend and could not believe how heavy it is! Guess if you need that extra stop, you gotta have it...

the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-04 Thread adphoto
http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2915155848category=12877 55x1.5=82.5mm 1.2 who cares if it is a little soft

Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-04 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 04.03.03 11:58, adphoto at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2915155848category=12877 55x1.5=82.5mm 1.2 who cares if it is a little soft I feel that for portraits it would be often desired for this lens to be soft. Interesting anyway. The same

Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-04 Thread Cotty
Which reminds me, we just shipped out the very last of the 50mm F1.2 A lenses. Apparently, they might consider making some more in a year(!). Shame, the customer wanted 20 and we could only supply 6. They'll end up on eBay in 6 months going for twice the price - what a portrait lens for the

Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-04 Thread Carlos Royo
adphoto escribió: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2915155848category=12877 55x1.5=82.5mm 1.2 who cares if it is a little soft I think the ultimate portrait lens for the *ist D DSLR is the A 50 mm. 1.2 .Yes, I bought one from a PDMLer some days ago, and I like it a lot

Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-04 Thread Steve Pearson
I have the 50mm 1.4 and love it! What a great lens. I saw the 1.2 for the first time last weekend and could not believe how heavy it is! Guess if you need that extra stop, you gotta have it... --- Carlos Royo [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: adphoto escribió:

Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-04 Thread Chris Brogden
I believe it's only a half-stop from 1.2 to 1.4. I just picked up a 50/1.2 the other day, after having used a 50/1.4, and there's a noticeable difference in weight. chris On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Steve Pearson wrote: I have the 50mm 1.4 and love it! What a great lens. I saw the 1.2 for the

RE: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-04 Thread J. C. O'Connell
-Original Message- From: Steve Pearson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens I have the 50mm 1.4 and love it! What a great lens. I saw the 1.2 for the first time last weekend

RE: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-04 Thread J. C. O'Connell
: the ultimate digital potrait lens -Original Message- From: Steve Pearson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 8:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens I have the 50mm 1.4 and love it! What a great lens. I saw the 1.2

RE: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-04 Thread Steve Pearson
digital potrait lens I have the 50mm 1.4 and love it! What a great lens. I saw the 1.2 for the first time last weekend and could not believe how heavy it is! Guess if you need that extra stop, you gotta have it... A F1.2 lens is LESS than a half-stop faster than a F1.4 so you

Re: the ultimate digital potrait lens

2003-03-04 Thread Peter Alling
Actually a bit less but close enough. At 07:09 PM 3/4/2003 -0600, you wrote: I believe it's only a half-stop from 1.2 to 1.4. I just picked up a 50/1.2 the other day, after having used a 50/1.4, and there's a noticeable difference in weight. chris On Tue, 4 Mar 2003, Steve Pearson wrote: I