Anyone with a 85mm Lens?
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85mm is considered an excellent human portrait lens, minimum distortion at portrait distances. I've sen that focal length used to photograph features on a car, but you'd have to back up a bit to get the entire car in. Personally, when taking auto shots, I use 17-40, 24-70, or 70-200 lenses, depending on the perspective I want (and the room I have to move around in, which can be cramped at auto shows). This is a good question to post on Digital Camera Reviews and News: Digital Photography Review: Forums, Glossary, FAQ (Discussion Forums, Canon Lens Talk) or fredmiranda.com: Specialized in Canon - Nikon SLR Cameras, Forum, Photoshop Plugins, Actions, Reviews, Hosting and Digital Darkroom. (Canon Forum) Lots of real pros hang out there.
I just picked up a 10-22 for shooting cars and landscape.. I f'n love the stretched look a wide angle gives..
I have one on my christmas list. Which one did you get?
I'm torn between buying the 85mm and the Sigma 10-20mm.
do you mean an 85mm straight lense, or a zoom lense that covers that (if you mean one that covers it, yes I have a couple of them, an 55-250 mm IS and a 90-300 non IS.. (well, is 90mm close enough for you)?
Just remember that an 85mm lens on a crop sensor camera is equivalent to a longer focal length (factor of 1.3 or 1.6 depending on sensor size). May be too long for photographing autos, unless you're standing on the sidewalk shooting cars coming down the street.
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