Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you read the Canon book about their lenses, Lens Work, it is clear that boke is very important in their designs. It is the boke that I particularly like in Canon lenses. The 85 f1.8 is particularly good and cheaper by a factor of 4 than the f1.2! All the Canon primes I have used have good boke. Frank --- Mitch Zeissler <mitch.zeissler@verizon.net> wrote: > Thanks for your kind words, Daniel. > > Reading here and other places that the Canon 50mm > f/1.0 really paled when > compared to the Noct, I reasoned that assessment > would also extend to the > 85mm f/1.2 as well. While I don't think the 85mm > has a distinct signature > like the Noct, it does have really smooth and clean > bokeh. This is one of > the links (with pics) that made me begin to change > my thinking: > > http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/85mm.shtml > > There are many more examples that have been posted > on various Canon forums > that also show nice results with the 85mm. > > Regards, > > Mitch > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Daniel Ridings > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 7:01 AM > Subject: RE: [Leica] Nope - not a Telyt either > > They're beautiful shots. Peaceful. I like the bamboo > a lot. Time and time > again I see how delicate Canon works with colors. > It's like they have a > "signature". > > Daniel > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information >