06-14-2010, 05:14 PM
[quote name='toni-a' date='14 June 2010 - 12:35 PM' timestamp='1276515354' post='490']
Hi all,
bought 100 mm macro as a macro and portrait lens.
the lens is extremely sharp, merely flawless, I was happy with it, but I want more.
Only flaw is bokeh, i want a better bokeh.
on close focus distance (less than 2 meters) bokeh is amazing but when distance is longer things aren't that good, bokeh is still fine but not as good as I want.
so I am considering replacing it, since this is my mainly shooting.
my options
Canon 85mm f1.8 only if it manages to outperform the 100mm macro
Canon 100mm f2.8 macro L IS seems an obvious choice till now.
Canon 70-200f2.8 IS,(only if it wasn't that big)
Canon 70-200f4 IS ( only if it wasn't F4)
I am using a cropn body (30D) my next purchase will be the 7D
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Hi Toni,
did you consider buying non Canon lenses?
Zeiss Planar 85/1.4: http://www.prime35.com/zeiss-planar-85mm-f1-4/
Please note, the samples are from the old CYMM lens not the new EF. Didn't find any EF samples uikly. Quite often "historic" lenses are better at what you ask. They won't deliver top MTF graphs, but who needs those in a portrait?
J.
Hi all,
bought 100 mm macro as a macro and portrait lens.
the lens is extremely sharp, merely flawless, I was happy with it, but I want more.
Only flaw is bokeh, i want a better bokeh.
on close focus distance (less than 2 meters) bokeh is amazing but when distance is longer things aren't that good, bokeh is still fine but not as good as I want.
so I am considering replacing it, since this is my mainly shooting.
my options
Canon 85mm f1.8 only if it manages to outperform the 100mm macro
Canon 100mm f2.8 macro L IS seems an obvious choice till now.
Canon 70-200f2.8 IS,(only if it wasn't that big)
Canon 70-200f4 IS ( only if it wasn't F4)
I am using a cropn body (30D) my next purchase will be the 7D
[/quote]
Hi Toni,
did you consider buying non Canon lenses?
Zeiss Planar 85/1.4: http://www.prime35.com/zeiss-planar-85mm-f1-4/
Please note, the samples are from the old CYMM lens not the new EF. Didn't find any EF samples uikly. Quite often "historic" lenses are better at what you ask. They won't deliver top MTF graphs, but who needs those in a portrait?
J.
enjoy