Hands on With the New EOS M100, EF 85mm f/1.4L IS & New Tilt Shift Lenses

[Canon Rumors]

Photography Blog had a chance to get their eager hands on the all the new gear Canon announced today.</p>

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<li><a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/news/canon_eos_m100_and_canon_eos_m10_side_by_side_comparison/">Canon EOS M100 and EOS M10 side-by-side comparison</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/news/canon_eos_m100_hands_on_photos/">Canon EOS M100 hands-in</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.photographyblog.com/news/canon_ef_85mm_f_1.4l_ts_e_50mm_ts_e_90mm_ts_e_135mm_and_macro_twin_lite_han/">Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS, TS-E 50mm f/2.8L, TS-E 90mm f/2.8L, TS-E 135mm f/4L hands-on</a></li>
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<p>Like most of you, we’re eager to see how the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS stacks up against Canon’s own EF 85mm f/1.2L II and Sigma’s 85mm f/1.4 DG Art lenses.</p>
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[Jopa]

It would be cool to see some pics taken with those lenses, but not the lenses themselves. They all look good as expected, we know

 

[mclaren777]

Petty complaint: I dislike the lens hood on the new 85mm.

Petal hoods > cylindrical hoods

 

[Ryananthony]

Petty complaint: I dislike the lens hood on the new 85mm.

Petal hoods > cylindrical hoods

I could not disagree with you more

 

[neuroanatomist]

Petty complaint: I dislike the lens hood on the new 85mm.

Petal hoods > cylindrical hoods

Yeah, screw optical physics...give us hoods that look better.

Form >> Function

:

 

[Alejandro]

Am i seeing wrong?

Is it 0.60 cm minimum focus distance for the 135mm?
And 0.25 cm on the 50mm?

 

[littleB]

Well, those pictures confirm that besides 50, the 90 will extend a bit when focusing. And it looks like the 135 will not extend.

 

[littleB]

Am i seeing wrong?

Is it 0.60 cm minimum focus distance for the 135mm?
And 0.25 cm on the 50mm?

Have a look at another picture. Its 0.486 m

 

[Talys]

Am i seeing wrong?

Is it 0.60 cm minimum focus distance for the 135mm?
And 0.25 cm on the 50mm?

Have a look at another picture. Its 0.486 m

I think that a mfd of 2.5 mm would be impossible They might as well advertise zero at that point, hehe... it's like the distance to the filter.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Am i seeing wrong?

Is it 0.60 cm minimum focus distance for the 135mm?
And 0.25 cm on the 50mm?

Have a look at another picture. Its 0.486 m

I think that a mfd of 2.5 mm would be impossible They might as well advertise zero at that point, hehe... it's like the distance to the filter.

MFD is measured from the sensor.

 

[scrup]

Petty complaint: I dislike the lens hood on the new 85mm.

Petal hoods > cylindrical hoods

Petal Hoods are generally for wide angle zooms.
Cylindrical hoods are for primes and longer focal lengths. They are better everyway in blocking stray light.

 

[Ozarker]

Petty complaint: I dislike the lens hood on the new 85mm.

Petal hoods > cylindrical hoods

Yeah, screw optical physics...give us hoods that look better.

Form >> Function

:

We all know designer hoods are all the rage. An Apple logo would help sales.

 

[Talys]

We all know designer hoods are all the rage. An Apple logo would help sales.

The Apple iCanon. Stores jumping up and down with 5 preorders? They'd have lineups around the block the two nights before for such a magical product.

 

[hne]

Petty complaint: I dislike the lens hood on the new 85mm.

Petal hoods > cylindrical hoods

Yeah, screw optical physics...give us hoods that look better.

Form >> Function

:

Best form is cylindrical, since it can clip on in any rotational direction. I'm a bit let down by the hood bayonet mount for the 85/1.4IS. They made an effort and included an impact absorbing front bumper, but the hood can't be clip-on like on the 85/1.8? If it's bayonet mount, it could as well be petal, to aid aligning it.

 

[GMCPhotographics]

Petty complaint: I dislike the lens hood on the new 85mm.

Petal hoods > cylindrical hoods

Well, I've been using the hood from my TSe 45mm on my 85IIL for years. It's a shorter version and makes the lens a lot less intrusive and intimidating.

 

[JMZawodny]

Petty complaint: I dislike the lens hood on the new 85mm.

Petal hoods > cylindrical hoods

Yeah, screw optical physics...give us hoods that look better.

Form >> Function

:

Best form is cylindrical, since it can clip on in any rotational direction. I'm a bit let down by the hood bayonet mount for the 85/1.4IS. They made an effort and included an impact absorbing front bumper, but the hood can't be clip-on like on the 85/1.8? If it's bayonet mount, it could as well be petal, to aid aligning it.

I absolutely detest the clip-on hoods. They are a pain to operate and feel flimsy.

As for cylindrical vs petal, in the end it all depends upon the inherent flare resistance of the optical design. If the petal was not required, the cylindrical was cheaper to fabricate.

 

[Ozarker]

Petty complaint: I dislike the lens hood on the new 85mm.

Petal hoods > cylindrical hoods

Well, I've been using the hood from my TSe 45mm on my 85IIL for years. It's a shorter version and makes the lens a lot less intrusive and intimidating.

Yeah. I get the heebee jeebees every time I see the lens hood on the 85IIL.

 

[Graphic.Artifacts]

Hood looks just about perfect to me. Wish they had similar on the 100 f 2.8L and 135 f 2 L both of which are ridiculously long. On those lenses I use them primarily to protect the front element and don't really need anything longer than the hood on the new 85L. I came pretty close to cutting a few inches from the 135L hood on my table saw a few times but just couldn't bring myself to do it considering the replacement cost. Never had a flare problem with either even sans hood. If I wanted to use a lens a foot and a half long I'd use a 70-200 zoom.

 

[gekko]

Buy an inexpensive third party lens hood for your 135 and cut it to your desired length.

 

[neuroanatomist]

Buy an inexpensive third party lens hood for your 135 and cut it to your desired length.

That's an interesting hack(saw).