I’ve not had a long time with this lens, but I already love it. Super sharp, great bokeh, fast AF. I wasn’t sure I could justify having 3 portrait lenses, but all three of the ones I have do different things and all are incredible in their own way.
– 56 mm 1.2 – the best one for low light, very flexible focal length and the most useful for weddings. Better than the 90mm for low light as its easier to hold steady at lower shutter speeds and lets in a lot more light at 1.2.
-90 mm f2 – when you have space and decent light, this thing is amazing, its so flattering to subjects and is the best lens for lovely smooth backgrounds ( although the 56mm is no slouch ). There is just something about this focal length that really stands out and the images are very different from the 56. I’m surprised by how different to be honest. It also is weather sealed, unlike the 56.
– 50-140mm 2.8 – the action lens, also useful when maximum compression is needed and better in low light as the incredible image stabilisation lets you handhold it easily at 1/30 shutter speed. Bokeh is the least attractive of these three lenses but it is still lovely for the most part and its unlikely a client will complain about it. Sharpest zoom lens I have ever used on any system. Also weather sealed and you have the flexibility of a zoom. My go to lens for sports and studio work, both of which I shoot a lot.
Now for some images..I was at a friends house for a garden party/barbecue and took the 90mm along, this was a great opportunity also to test the new focus tracking in firmware v.4, and I was very impressed with it..
And last, a portrait from a model shoot…
All in all, I’m loving the look of this lens and can’t wait to try it out more to really get the hang of this focal length.