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Feedback: EF 85 mm f/1.8 USM sharpness for handheld shots

Started Jun 20, 2015 | Questions thread
OP pilou1253 Regular Member • Posts: 139
Re: Feedback: EF 85 mm f/1.8 USM sharpness for handheld shots

EduPortas wrote:

Any feebacks / tips / suggestions are much appreciated!

Cheers,

PL

Both the 85 F1.8 and the 100 F2.0 are incredibly sharp lenses, both in FF and APS-C.

Got mine today and from what I can tell after only a couple of shots, yes, that's sharp!

I believe they do requiere a high degree of skill to use them because using high ISOs won't always suffice in avoiding natural camera shake and of course, you'll get lesser quality pictures.

At the very least, I shoot my 100m at 1/250. Any hand-shake will be evident in your picture, unless you're very keen with your shooting stance (you know, three contact points, etc). Your focus points should also be exactly where you want them to be: Being aware of your distance indicator is also very important.

Oops, never heard of the three contact points thing? Can you please explain a bit more?

Same goes for video, where using a tripod is a must for this lens.

I don't think I will ever shoot videos... And even if I change my mind, I think I would rather use the 28 or 50 mm for that.

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Canon EOS 1000D Canon EOS 70D Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM +7 more
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