VPI Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 (edited) Nice shot Falkon, is that the 17-40? Jon L, any daylight samples yet. That particular shot would need some pretty dramatic dynamic range to capture well. I have never used my 35 for that type of shot but have enjoyed it for typical street shots and portraits. Edited January 22, 2011 by VPI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 Recently, I picked up a ColorRight - as it was on a relatively large discount from the retail and I had some balance left on my PayPal account. While I can't comment on how it compares to other white balance discs, I'm rather impressed with the results over the last two days of using it. I'll see how it holds up as I try it out in more different setting/lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 Jon L, any daylight samples yet. That particular shot would need some pretty dramatic dynamic range to capture well. I have never used my 35 for that type of shot but have enjoyed it for typical street shots and portraits. Just took some random shots. I do like how the 35L holds up in daylight but will be comparing to my 35 F/2 to see if the money difference is "worth it." I do like the bokeh of 35L so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agile_one Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 I just received the Canon 35mm F/1.4L, and unfortunately it's already 8 PM. I have read about 35L's problems shooting into harsh lighting, but there's some terrible reflections (see the purple/blue brights spots in the middle of the frame) and horrible purple fringing, which was so bad unless I "defocused," which is why the rest of the buildings are not sharply-focused. The purple/bright reflections are the first time I've seen that with ANY lens, except when cheap UV filter, etc was attached to the front at night. The front glass of the the 35L basically is a flat, thin glass element similar to a filter, actually! I sure hope this lens lives up to the hype in the daytime ...<snip> hmmmmm, Jon L ... I think you are coming off as a bit of a lens snob here (and I'm sure in real life you are not that). The Canon 35 1.4 L is an amazing lens when coupled with the right body (Canon FF) and scenes. It was neither designed nor intended to shoot directly at a high power light source. Ah, but when used as intended ... low light, sunrise/sunset, street photography, etc, there is not much that will be its equal. It was my favorite lens when I shot with my Canon 5D. Herewith are some samples ... A very tame bird ... No flash, iso 1600, wide open Heavily cropped ... 1/100 @ f/2.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agile_one Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 (edited) Some more Canon 35 1.4 L shots, but these are casual. May seem familiar to many, because they are from Canjam I (Ft Lauderdale 2008) bathtub series ... grawk ... Steve from NY .. Tyll ... stevieo (no flash) ... boomana ... me ... Edited January 23, 2011 by agile_one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 hmmmmm, Jon L ... I think you are coming off as a bit of a lens snob here (and I'm sure in real life you are not that). The Canon 35 1.4 L is an amazing lens when coupled with the right body (Canon FF) and scenes. It was neither designed nor intended to shoot directly at a high power light source. Ah, but when used as intended ... low light, sunrise/sunset, street photography, etc, there is not much that will be its equal. I was simply concerned whether my 35L sample was a bad copy or not since I have never seen these purple/blue reflection spots (not purple fringing) shooting the same scene at night with other lenses, including 50F/1.8, 50F/1.4, 85L, 35F/2, etc. I'm feeling much better after spending a little more time with the 35L, which is obviously superb glass. I still wonder about the reflection spots, though, and wonder if other 35L users have noticed similar reflection spots shooting into light, similar to the 4 rows of multiple purple/blue spots in this photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Iron_Dreamer Posted January 23, 2011 Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 I was simply concerned whether my 35L sample was a bad copy or not since I have never seen these purple/blue reflection spots (not purple fringing) shooting the same scene at night with other lenses, including 50F/1.8, 50F/1.4, 85L, 35F/2, etc. I'm feeling much better after spending a little more time with the 35L, which is obviously superb glass. I still wonder about the reflection spots, though, and wonder if other 35L users have noticed similar reflection spots shooting into light, similar to the 4 rows of multiple purple/blue spots in this photo? Jon, given the position of those spots, it seems highly likely to me that they are just flare from the numerous parking lot lights in that shot. If the shot was not exposed nearly as much (and more representative of how the scene probably looked to the naked eye,) I doubt those flare spots would be anywhere near as noticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted January 23, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2011 ...pictures of various head-casers passed out in a tub, taken with a 35L. Wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltron Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Seems like it was only yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkon Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Nice shot Falkon, is that the 17-40? Jon L, any daylight samples yet. That particular shot would need some pretty dramatic dynamic range to capture well. I have never used my 35 for that type of shot but have enjoyed it for typical street shots and portraits. Yep, it's the 17-40. It's on my 7d more than any other lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted January 24, 2011 Report Share Posted January 24, 2011 Yep, it's the 17-40. It's on my 7d more than any other lens. santa barbara sea urchin in champagne beurre blanc, fines herbs Went to a Chi-Chi 2-Michelin Restaurant last night and had the 35L on.. Girls loved it. I don't know about you guys, but I'd rather bite into a juicy porterhouse.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted January 27, 2011 Report Share Posted January 27, 2011 Getting used to the 35L bokeh.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 OK, so I was too cheap to buy a good dedicated macro lens. I bought the ProOptic extension tubes instead, which I ended up using with Canon 85mm F/1.2L II. 35mm F/1.4L was simply too short in focal length for anything longer than the 13mm extension tube.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) And my first foray into Macro, mostly with 21mm tube. Hand-held shots, and I found out real fast Wind is Your Enemy. I'll have to try a tripod next time, but I'm usually shooting from a high, contorted position, so not sure if it'll work out for macro. Also, where are peoople keeping their F-Stop for daylight Macro work? I kept it at F/8 mostly but seem to recall reading it should be higher. Edited January 30, 2011 by Jon L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkon Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Being outside and not having to worry about light, just stop down the aperture to as low as you can go while maintaining a decent shutter speed. In windy conditions, I like to keep it about 1/320. Don't go too much past f/16 because you'll end up with soft pics due to diffraction effects unless you have that Pentax lens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knuckledragger Posted January 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 The 85L doesn't stop down past F/16. It also reaches maximum sharpness well before then, I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt Peanuts Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 ^ According to photozone test, it's around f/4. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boomana Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Gene, I'd forgotten about the bathtub shots! Wonderful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon L Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) The 85L doesn't stop down past F/16. It also reaches maximum sharpness well before then, I believe. I just ran into this F/16 limit today and remembered that "feature" of 85L. At these apertures, I simply could not reach a shutter speed that would give me a non-blurry photo hand-held. The Canon 50mm F/1.4 is turning out to be a nice macro lens with a 31 mm extension tube, but I'm still pretty close to the object; definitely not for nervous insects. This one's with 50 F/1.4 Edited January 31, 2011 by Jon L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penger Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Few I took while at the Cal Academy of Sciences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jon L Posted January 31, 2011 Report Share Posted January 31, 2011 Canon 35mm F/1.4L with 13mm extension tube. A few inches of space to work with... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPI Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Decided to carry the 35 to work today. St. Patricks Weird naked chick riding the chocolate shark in the snow. Atlas' foot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkon Posted February 1, 2011 Report Share Posted February 1, 2011 Whatever job that you have that allows you to take awesome pics like that, I want it. Is that lens flare on Atlas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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