Brian D3300

Practicing shooting at 85mm and 135mm only with the 70-200mm to see what you generally like more (the background rendering is no match for the primes of course). I love my 85mm 1.2 DS but have ...

For portrait work  that isn't in a studio, hands down get a prime.  I bought a RF70-200mm 2.8 first then later a 85mm 1.2 DS.   The background rendering difference is substantially better on the  ...

RF 85mm 1.2 DS for me

Very nice set!  I am not a fan of the one image that is color graded to greenish skin but other than that artistic choice, great genuine expressions captured.

That is quite interesting on it being sharper for whatever reason we don't know :D  yeah I've watched some of the international comparisons as well, all show the DS to have a more pleasing rendering.

That is quite interesting, really appreciate the added comparison. I know I see Irene Rudnyk videos on youtube she uses the non-ds a ton  and shoots wide open or at f/2.0 quite often.  I typically ...

Appreciate the efforts!  Thankyou.

Thank you so much! So it looks like they are basically the same then at 2.8 and 5.6, right? https://www.flickr.com/photos/134376641@N08/ https://www.instagram.com/briankrippendorf/

Kind of you!

Those are cool comparisons!  Would you mind trying something like 2.8 and 5.6?  I'd be curious to see if the light becomes identical which is what I've heard (f/2.0 is supposedly the point the DS ...

Thank you for the detail impressions!   You've made some very interesting findings that I have not heard from others (I would have thought the youtubers would have tested) That is interesting that ...

"Also, my tastes are currently leaning more to brutal sharpness and resolution of details (which this lens delivers in spades) vs. dreamy bokeh." There is no sharpness sacrificed on the DS ...

In all your examples and from videos on youtube,  Chris Frost,  Manny Ortiz and a few other videos I always preferred the DS background rendering.  That said yes there are times inside that the ...

Well the 135mm is coming!

Funny I am going to shoot a live performance in a theater soon and for this type of thing I wish I had the non-DS to try out to keep the iso even lower.

Hell yeah that is an awesome pic!  Motivating me to shoot my cats more. Love my 85 ds:

That is not my experience with the tc at all.  Far from a waste and have many fantastic pictures with the tc at 700mm.  IQ is razor sharp at 700mm and af is fantastic.

YOu are the best, appreciate it!  I like electronic as well for the lack of shutter shcok.  I need to mess with all those cases you talk about as I have not even looked at them in at least 6 ...

Amazing shots!  What settings are you using for birds in flight?    I love the RF100-500 with 1.4 combo but not the greatest at in flight shots.

I was there last summer.   I definitely recommend adding a 1.4tc to the 100-500mm if you plan on photographing birds, sloths and other animals.    I believe these were both 700mm with the ...