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

Started Jun 20, 2015 | Questions thread
EduPortas Contributing Member • Posts: 839
Re: Feedback: EF 85 mm f/1.8 USM sharpness for handheld shots

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

Yes of course, my friend. Contact point 1: the OVF of your camera firmly pressed against your eye and eyebrow region of your face. 2. Preferably, try to lean against a very solid object; a wall, a tree, etc, whilst taking your picture. 3. Pay attention to your feet and your center of gravity. Try to keep one feet in front of the next and reasonably apart from each other, as if you were holding a rifle and "leaning" into your subject.

This will definitely help with the 85/100 primes.

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.

The 85/100 will give you beautiful head shots for interviews! Give it a try! Bokeh all the way.

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