Why not both?

Good answer , it's depend which focal length u like most , in crop i like 50mm most , because it can compress background and focus on ur subject , so when come to FF , 85mmm would be my choice , unlike u really love ur 35mm on CROP body , so 50mm is ur choice


if let me to choose , i will get a 35mm + 85mm for FF body

131229-para-0003 by Cybreed, on Flickr

first time shooting at ISO5000 on 85mm @ 1.8 1/80 shot at raw converted to jpg w/o processing via LR

This post has been edited by gerald7: Dec 29 2013, 07:23 PM

taken with what body? So that is ur virgin high iso shot?

This post has been edited by chongkiatz: Dec 29 2013, 07:30 PM

d600 yea.. last time limit was jst 3200 .. last nite .. jst for fun... not too bad I think.. can la.. feels very filem on the raw file..

I already have the 35D and 50D, while my portrait lens is a 90VC, which isn't enough since normal portrait distances gives me F3.3 (The lens stops down when focused closer). Hence thinking of an 85/105/135 to complement that range.

Aiyoo , using D600 stil scare to bump iso? U check out my flickr how many of my photo is taken at 5000 with canon 60D

D600 even at iso 8000 with a little noise reduction stil look good le , it can't be call as "not too bad" , it's definitely very good le

always wondered something. how to know the lens is stopped down? for example when i am using my tammy 70-200 macro, i can focus pretty close and get quite "ok" magnification yet still maintain quick enough shutter speed. but when i am using my friend's 100mm L macro, I feel like it becomes really dark when focused closer at around the same environment with the 70-200.

When a macro lens magnifies something, the imaging circle is enlarged, resulting in a magnified image reaching the sensor but also meaning that less light is hitting it. The stopping down is just there to represent the light loss as physically the aperture is unchanged.

Edit: about the comparison between a macro lens and a 70-200, that huge barrel and diameter difference means more light, hence the lens being able to maintain it's light levels even when focused to it's nearest distance.

This post has been edited by gunzerdude: Dec 29 2013, 07:53 PM

i noticed the lens's aperture blades will close a bit as you turn the focus ring into closer focus distance, that's the reason right? also is the 90mm vc good enough for portrait? how different is it compared to something like 50mm f1.8 or 135mm f2.8 lens?

Mine does that also, but it's there to maintain an F/2.8 circle since the focal length of a macro lens is changing while getting closer to 1:1. It's really complex, I'm not sure how to explain why either since I know this from a macro article I read sometime back.

The 90mm VC is good enough for portraits, although it might not satisfy bokeh people la.

Compared to the 50mm, it's the aperture and perspective that's different only, still sharp if you stop down.

Same thing with a 105/135, they say these focal lengths gives the most flattering perspective, but I do notice that it doesn't necessarily apply to everyone's face. Some faces actually look better when shot up close with a 50 as opposed to a 90

My limit is ISO6400 The noise is acceptable for me If no choise, then will bump to H1

Mine old body but 6400 still looks quite fine to me

sometime don too pixel pipe , if ur picture is good , noise is nothing

Ah Beng


Ah Beng: Mission Impossible Promotional Tour by colinleezl, on Flickr

But the prob is when u heavily crop, all the noise come out No choice for some pics, cause cant get close enough to the subject...

Trithemis aurora ♂ imm by PF T.J., on Flickr


Chrysocoris 3 by PF T.J., on Flickr

Wow, both good shots sifu, lightning is awesome

EDIT: on the iso topic, i still quite frequently uses my d7000 at iso 6400, haha. better noisy than blur

This post has been edited by QiAnG: Dec 29 2013, 11:00 PM

Macro sifu

Nice pics... Where ever u go, there's insects waiting for u

This post has been edited by Pro3363: Dec 29 2013, 11:49 PM