New Lens, New Lens, New Lens

So, as you can probably tell from the title...I just got a new lens. I was convinced by Nick, after receiving my tax return from last year, to go buy it. I've been wanting to get a fast prime lens for some time, so convincing me was rather easy. I went with the Canon 85mm f1.8, which for the $575 price tag is a steal.

There are heaps of people who have already commented on the fact that I went with a non-L series lens, which for those of you who don't know is the "Luxury" or "Professional" series lens, but to be honest with you, I've seen lots and lots of comparisons between the two lenses and in my opinion the 85mm f1.8 is probably the best value for money of the Canon series lenses. The bokeh is amazing and the sharpness at 1.8 is crisp and beautiful...and with the $2200 price difference, it was an easy choice.

I have a shoot coming up on Saturday with my friend Igor and I can't wait to use it and experiment properly. At the moment I've only taken a couple of photos of Nick in our very dimly lit lounge room to test sharpness, which are below so you can check out the awesomeness of the lens, it is seriously fast. (please don't judge the photos, they were taken in haste...hahaha)

Enjoy!



On a side note, I totally love Nick's "serious" face in the first shot, priceless.