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Canon 35mm f1.4 L ii vs Canon 24-70 f2.8 L ii vs Canon 16-35mm f4 L Comparison - Just for fun

Started Jan 26, 2018 | Discussions thread
hermit383
hermit383 Contributing Member • Posts: 728
Re: Canon 35mm f1.4 L ii vs Canon 24-70 f2.8 L ii vs Canon 16-35mm f4 L Comparison - Just for fun

I wish I was a little more patient in retrospect choosing between the 400 2.8 500 f/4 and 600 f/4 because my use for the 600 is hand held 99 percent of the time. I feel terrible for not using my nice tripod and gimbal enough.  Due to that I wonder if the 500 would have been more fun to use. I never had handled any of the lenses before ordering the 600.

I just looked at my metadata and have about  6000 photos with my 85 and 7000 with the 50 despite it being on my camera much more often.  The 85 catches up because I tend to take more photos the times it is on my camera.

If if you ever consider getting the 50L it has the focus shift that changes at 1.2 - 1.4 then stays the same, what I do is I have af micro adjust set to -10 on both my bodies, so I can shoot at any aperture at any distance unless it’s 1.2 close distance. If I want to use 1.2 super close I’ll use live view or ignore it if it’s not someone’s eye or something as critical as this. It’s not as often as you’d think, for me anyways.

The milky ness at 1.2 ish seems to be totally fixed by just adding contrast overall. It’s not really unsharp as in blurry, it’s just low global contrast to my eye. Everything still looks sharp and pops.

 hermit383's gear list:hermit383's gear list
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Canon EF 85mm F1.2L II USM Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM +6 more
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