The 85 1.4 "creates" light . . .

I was browsing some older images looking for a shot to process with that new RAW Shooter converter and decided to use a basic snapshot of my son taken in the shade. I wanted to process it because it was taken with my favorite lens - the 85 1.4. I had low expectations for this shot but I must say the 85 surprised me (the raw converter surprised me too - it's FAST and free - two good features).

This lens seems to pull every drop of light out of the scene and make it shine - even in the shade. It's also pretty sharp considering it was shot at 1.8. I'm convinced there are flat snapshots and snapshots with some pop - the difference being the glass.

BTW, the processing I did was a small WB tweak, mild eye sharpening, levels and a curve for mid tone contrast.

D2h & 85 1.4 @ 1.8 (EV +1/3):


BTW, I think posting on this board is different than DPR. Here I must use the "original" size in pbase to avoid strange artifacts.

Thanks for looking, comments always welcome.

Joe

 

Thanks Gale. I'm surprised no W2K support, maybe in later version.

Regards,

Joe

 

Thanks Gordon, he's even more handsome when he smiles naturally (something he refuses to do for the camera).

The 85 1.4 is THE potrait lens IMO. The only thing close was the 180 2.8 ED-IF from my slide days but that would be a tad long for 1.5 cropped sensors.

Regards,

Joe

 

Thanks Bryan. I certainly enjoy pics of the kids, and doing it with sweet glass is a bonus.

Regards,

Joe

 

Hi Mike,

Lens lust is good. Must get lens. :shock: :roll: :shock:



Regards,

Joe

 

Hey Bryan, if you're going to get a 2.8 VR, why not get 2 and save another (me) from the dreaded disease.

Joe

 

Thanks Frank. It's funny but a 300 2.8 is high on my list and everytime you post a shot it moves me closer to divorce (but honey, I NEED it!).

Joe