Comments on: My Gear – Canon L Primes http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/2010/06/17/my-gear-canon-l-primes/ Rustin Michael is a Los Angeles based wedding and portrait photographer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:55:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: RUSTIN MICHAEL http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/2010/06/17/my-gear-canon-l-primes/comment-page-1/#comment-8188 RUSTIN MICHAEL Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:28:50 +0000 http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/?p=634#comment-8188 Chris.... The 85mm 1.8 is a great lens! You have a couple options. Pick up an 85mm 1.8 new or used and sell it when when you are ready to upgrade as glass holds it's value much better than camera bodies. I picked my 85 1.8 used, when I went to sell it a couple years later, I was able to get more for it, than I had originally purchased it for. You may also decide you love the 85 1.8 and hold off on the upgrade for a long time. Another option is to forgo buying the 85 1.8 and keep saving. for the 85 1.2 and 35 1.4. If I were you I would buy the 85 1.8 for now. If I were you, I would pick up the 85 1.8. At most you would lose 20% of your purchase price when you go to sell it, which isn't bad for a long term rental. The 35 1.4 is a really nice lens! I used it while filming "Absentia" www.absentiamovie.com. Chris…. The 85mm 1.8 is a great lens! You have a couple options. Pick up an 85mm 1.8 new or used and sell it when when you are ready to upgrade as glass holds it’s value much better than camera bodies. I picked my 85 1.8 used, when I went to sell it a couple years later, I was able to get more for it, than I had originally purchased it for. You may also decide you love the 85 1.8 and hold off on the upgrade for a long time. Another option is to forgo buying the 85 1.8 and keep saving. for the 85 1.2 and 35 1.4. If I were you I would buy the 85 1.8 for now. If I were you, I would pick up the 85 1.8. At most you would lose 20% of your purchase price when you go to sell it, which isn’t bad for a long term rental. The 35 1.4 is a really nice lens! I used it while filming “Absentia” http://www.absentiamovie.com.

]]> By: Chris Shotton http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/2010/06/17/my-gear-canon-l-primes/comment-page-1/#comment-8187 Chris Shotton Mon, 15 Aug 2011 12:38:46 +0000 http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/?p=634#comment-8187 Hi Rustin, Great to read your post. I am a photographer based in the UK, and wanting to purchase a new low light lense. Would love the 85mm 1.2, but just cannot afford it at the moment...is it worth buying the 85mm 1.8 or being patient and saving for the 1.2...keep in mind that I am also saving for a 35mm 1.4. As a tog, I currently use 70 - 200mm L 2.8, 24 - 70mm L 2.8 and a 50mm 1.4 Kind regards, Chris Hi Rustin,

Great to read your post. I am a photographer based in the UK, and wanting to purchase a new low light lense. Would love the 85mm 1.2, but just cannot afford it at the moment…is it worth buying the 85mm 1.8 or being patient and saving for the 1.2…keep in mind that I am also saving for a 35mm 1.4. As a tog, I currently use 70 – 200mm L 2.8, 24 – 70mm L 2.8 and a 50mm 1.4

Kind regards,

Chris

]]> By: My Gear – Canon Specialty Lenses | LOS ANGELES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - RUSTIN MICHAEL BLOG http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/2010/06/17/my-gear-canon-l-primes/comment-page-1/#comment-7910 My Gear – Canon Specialty Lenses | LOS ANGELES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - RUSTIN MICHAEL BLOG Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:13:56 +0000 http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/?p=634#comment-7910 [...] might remember last year I posted about my Canon L prime lenses and my Canon L zooms.  This is the third post talking about the tools I typically use at a [...] [...] might remember last year I posted about my Canon L prime lenses and my Canon L zooms.  This is the third post talking about the tools I typically use at a [...]

]]> By: My Experience as the Director of Photography for “Absentia” | LOS ANGELES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - RUSTIN MICHAEL BLOG http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/2010/06/17/my-gear-canon-l-primes/comment-page-1/#comment-4877 My Experience as the Director of Photography for “Absentia” | LOS ANGELES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - RUSTIN MICHAEL BLOG Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:57:38 +0000 http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/?p=634#comment-4877 [...] with my Canon Prime Lenses, Canon sent me the 14mm 2.8L and the 35mm 1.4L for the [...] [...] with my Canon Prime Lenses, Canon sent me the 14mm 2.8L and the 35mm 1.4L for the [...]

]]> By: My Gear – Canon L Zooms | LOS ANGELES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - RUSTIN MICHAEL BLOG http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/2010/06/17/my-gear-canon-l-primes/comment-page-1/#comment-3395 My Gear – Canon L Zooms | LOS ANGELES WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER - RUSTIN MICHAEL BLOG Tue, 21 Sep 2010 23:10:30 +0000 http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/?p=634#comment-3395 [...] might remember a couple months ago I posted about my Canon L prime lenses. This is the second post talking about the tools I typically use at a wedding and many of my film [...] [...] might remember a couple months ago I posted about my Canon L prime lenses. This is the second post talking about the tools I typically use at a wedding and many of my film [...]

]]> By: janelle http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/2010/06/17/my-gear-canon-l-primes/comment-page-1/#comment-2685 janelle Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:25:56 +0000 http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/?p=634#comment-2685 thanks for sharing...if only i had the money for the 24mm!! that would be so wonderful =) thanks for sharing…if only i had the money for the 24mm!! that would be so wonderful =)

]]> By: cgcerveny http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/2010/06/17/my-gear-canon-l-primes/comment-page-1/#comment-2587 cgcerveny Thu, 17 Jun 2010 23:25:31 +0000 http://www.rustinmichael.com/blog/?p=634#comment-2587 Wow, what a wonderful blog post. Informative and done at the perfect time. I have been trying to explain to my fifth graders how a blog should/could be used. Yours will be the feature of my last day tomorrow. Thank you! Wow, what a wonderful blog post. Informative and done at the perfect time. I have been trying to explain to my fifth graders how a blog should/could be used. Yours will be the feature of my last day tomorrow. Thank you!

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