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Canon FD 85mm f/1.2L tested against Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

Started Aug 4, 2017 | User reviews thread
Jon555 Veteran Member • Posts: 7,715
Re: Canon FD 85mm f/1.2L tested against Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

jarek leo wrote:

Exactly. I hear people denigrating vintage lenses for their alleged inability to resolve adequately on modern sensors. They forget that photography is not all about pixel peeping and that in the old times we used to view prints at certain distance and admire Robert Capa for unsharp captures.

Dr_Jon wrote:

jarek leo wrote:

Actual taking aperture cannot be coded via the Techart adapter and coding the focal length is tiresome so I don't bother. But yes, they are taken at f/1.2. I keep the Canon at f/1.2. If i want to stop down there are technically better lenses, like lots of recent 85/1.4s.

Dave wrote:

No exif data. Are they all at f/1.2?

Not "technically better" for the quality of the bokeh tho...

I find my EF 85 II on a 5Dsr really isn't short of resolution, although it is mostly in the central area at less than f/2 (maybe f/2.2).

I just shot this so I could see the name of the boat, but you can also see where its home port is and read the Bar name on the awnings across the River...

SooC JPEG

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