Having just sold my 180/2.8 APO (1st version), I was resigned to the fact that my 80/1.4 wouldn't sell and I'd mapped out a lens portfolio. However, some guy by the name of J Milich (yes, that Milich) popped out of the blue this a.m. between coffees, offered to take it off my hands for asking price and (being caffeine-deprived) I agreed ;> That is one lens I WILL replace at some juncture.
So - I need to do some re-thinking in the 80-100 ish range.
I tested my 80 against the 90/2 non-apo and the 80 won hands-down. The 90 was ok, but really didn't didn't wow me until about 5.6 - then it sang.
That being said, for the $$$, a older 90/2 is a nice deal.
I'd had my mind set on my 80 for low light and a 100M for a uber-sharp close-range critter shots. Now (high on caffeine) I am thinking maybe a 90/2 APO would be a nice hybrid. I played with one briefly a year or so ago - softesque WO then uber-sharp from 2.8 onward. I know where I can get a mint one for ~$1800, soo.. They are also harder to come by 2nd hand than a 100M.
That being said I can't seem to find my 90 shots (one of the hazards of no exif on Canons). Even if I do, I know the focus point will likely be off given the @#$ problems I had with my @#$% 5D (I was saddled with at the time) getting the @#$% camera to focus properly (vs my 1ds2). I wonder if someone could be so kind as to post (or email me) some larger tiffs (or jpegs) of a close-up shot using the APO with and w/o the 2x APO?
WRT to this last point, just how badly does the 90 perform extended?
Long post, short request, but thanks.
So - I need to do some re-thinking in the 80-100 ish range.
I tested my 80 against the 90/2 non-apo and the 80 won hands-down. The 90 was ok, but really didn't didn't wow me until about 5.6 - then it sang.
That being said, for the $$$, a older 90/2 is a nice deal.
I'd had my mind set on my 80 for low light and a 100M for a uber-sharp close-range critter shots. Now (high on caffeine) I am thinking maybe a 90/2 APO would be a nice hybrid. I played with one briefly a year or so ago - softesque WO then uber-sharp from 2.8 onward. I know where I can get a mint one for ~$1800, soo.. They are also harder to come by 2nd hand than a 100M.
That being said I can't seem to find my 90 shots (one of the hazards of no exif on Canons). Even if I do, I know the focus point will likely be off given the @#$ problems I had with my @#$% 5D (I was saddled with at the time) getting the @#$% camera to focus properly (vs my 1ds2). I wonder if someone could be so kind as to post (or email me) some larger tiffs (or jpegs) of a close-up shot using the APO with and w/o the 2x APO?
WRT to this last point, just how badly does the 90 perform extended?
Long post, short request, but thanks.