View single post by Robert

Posted: Thu Apr 11th, 2013 04:31

Joined:	Mon Apr 2nd, 2012
Location:	South Lakeland, UK
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The whole attraction of the 55 f1.2 is the fact that it's MF; if it were AF most of the point would be lost. The narrow DoF allows the user to focus were he or she wants the emphasis, AF focus points would make that decision and wouldn't take account of artistic parameters.

This is why I love my 50 f1.4, It's not a 1.2 but the best I can manage, it may not be the sharpest knife in the box but that isn't my main criteria.

In my opinion the high ISO available in modern bodies does not make fast lenses obsolete from an artistic point of view, what Hi ISO does is help to solve fast subject/low light difficulties.

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Robert.