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Tuesday, January 27, 2009

85mm F:1.2

I looked up this lens, and I thought it was $1600, and I thought, dang, that's pretty expensive.
... And then I realized I was at Amazon UK, and it's 1600 Pounds Sterling!! Mother of god, that's an expensive lens.

... But of course, I save four pounds by shopping at Amazon...



... Holy fork, that's a big lens...


(image from KR's review.)
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6 comments:

  1. Anonymous27 Jan 2009, 04:06:00

    But if you were in the US you'd probably get _free shipping_! (g)

    -jbh-

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  2. Bert27 Jan 2009, 04:47:00

    Good one, jbh!

    You made me curious, so I had to check. DO have a look a Amazon US before you order... or else, you will regret it!

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  3. Eolake Stobblehouse27 Jan 2009, 04:53:00

    Oh, I know. Back a few months ago, when the pound and the dollar was two to one, I would have def got it from the US. Now I might find it a bit cheaper here, and the dif then is not quite enough that I want to bother with the risk of import tax.

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  4. Anonymous27 Jan 2009, 06:05:00

    Dear Eolake,

    first change your headline, then you chance your mind :-)
    For example In Germany prices for an Canon or Nikon 85 / 1.8 are with 350 to 450 € not too expensive for most photopeople. For an 85 / 1.4 from Nikon you pay 850 to 1350 €. In the same price-region you can get a Zeiss-Lens with manual focus. But the Canon 85 / 1.2 is close to heaven with prices between 1700 and 2400 €. This is for an half aperture stop more light. The weigt is lovely 1025 grams (without the camera).
    I actually use a 85 / 1.8 lens since years and do not miss anything. In the "Film-Decades" I loved to use a 85 / 2 manual focus for most of my photographs.
    The day I have to picture "a black horse in a tunnel" is not come to now.
    It is nice to see, what is possible (also the 50 / 0.95 Noctilux Leica for 8000 €) but I have too hard to work for the money ... ;-)

    Yours Walter

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  5. Ray27 Jan 2009, 08:58:00

    "... Holy fork, that's a big lens..."
    she smiled coyly as she turned sideways, and showed more leg....

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  6. Eolake Stobblehouse27 Jan 2009, 13:41:00

    My gawd, Walter, you're right, I'd written 1.8 in the headline. Silly me.

    You're also right, an 85mm 1.8 is much cheaper and smaller, and at least as good for most purposes.
    I used one of those here:
    http://tr.im/d1if

    One should only get the 1.2 (which is a full stop faster though) if one really needs the speed or the low DoF.

    But I fell in love with a set on Domai:
    http://tr.im/d1iv

    It really is a different quality.

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