Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Day 165 - Ian

5 comments:

Brian said...

Nice bokeh. Did you use the 50mm?

Nick Peckover said...

I did. Its like the coolest lens ever. Though, F/1.2 would be awesome, too bad Nikon doesn't make one. :(

Brian said...

Do they make a F/1.4? I've heard they're better than the F/1.8, but good enough that you don't really need to spring for the F/1.2.

(When I say spring I mean that the F/1.2 for a canon is a "L" lens. So it's really costly and is not really worth it, but the F/1.4 apparently is.)

Nick Peckover said...

Yeah Nikon makes a 1.4. You're right, Canon's 1.2L is 4 times as expensive as the Canon 1.4. The price for a new 1.2 is, like, $1,300. I would rather get (if I shot Canon) a 16-35L, 24-70L or some huge lights. But look at these and tell me what you think.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pattersonminx/1445272895/in/set-72157594367563651/

Brian said...

Hmm, A bit to much soft focus for me. I looked at some other shots like..

http://www.flickr.com/photos/dawnm/310234502/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonnarramore/318618638/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sky-dreams-flyer/1454871958/

These I liked a lot!

I think the F/1.2 has it's place. Just not in everyone's wallet. Although the one advantage to getting a "L" lens is you do get a lens hood.

I also searched for some F/1.4.
I think these are also really good.
What do you think though?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/good10740/1413628645/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/ktp/2480727252/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/a-althani/2337630113/