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Tricky
09-08-2011, 9:40pm
Beauty and the Beast... and a large dollop of frustration...

Well, it's my birthday coming up in a couple of weeks and I have bought myself my wife has bought me a couple of new lenses... very excited about them both, but I can't recall seeing a greater beauty/beast comparison! The 85mm f/1.2L is just a gorgeous chunk of glass whilst the TSE 17mm is a veritable Frankenstein... :D

The frustration comes from my wife's rather too literal interpretation of "birthday present". Two weeks to go and she's allowed me only a quick play to check they're working before packing them away :( Feel like a little boy who's getting a new bike for his birthday, has been allowed a 30 sec ride around the yard, but has now had the bike taken off him for a fortnight...

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/Tricky999/85mmandtse17_1_sm.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/Tricky999/85mmandtse17_2_sm.jpg
davearnold
09-08-2011, 10:07pm
But will be worth the wait, two beautiful lens's !
bushbikie
09-08-2011, 10:14pm
Classic case of Birthdayitis Interruptus - 'bout as frustrating as the other kind! :D
fabian628
09-08-2011, 10:58pm
the 85L, such a desireable piece of glass.
I'd also love to own a ts lens in the future. The 17 certainly has a good reputation :D
Bennymiata
10-08-2011, 11:16am
I wish I was so lucky.......................
James Axford
10-08-2011, 4:44pm
you'll never sell those lenses.
i can never see my self doing so.
you'll love them
Tricky
10-08-2011, 9:18pm
you'll never sell those lenses.
i can never see my self doing so.
you'll love them

Agree entirely, James. Whilst the cost involved had me feeling dizzy as I made the purchase, I figure I'll keep both lenses pretty much forever. Ditto my MPE-65mm. The other lenses in my bag aren't quite safe yet!!

As it happens, the first time I became aware of the TSE-17mm's existence was when you posted some pictures on AP that you'd taken with it when it first came out - thanks for that mate!
fess67
10-08-2011, 9:27pm
Sweet. For some reason I thought the 85 would look bigger. LOL I am too used to zooms it seems :p
Tricky
10-08-2011, 10:39pm
Sweet. For some reason I thought the 85 would look bigger. LOL I am too used to zooms it seems :p

:D

The 85L is pretty chunky - 1.025kg. By comparison, 70-200 f/4 is 0.705kg and a 100-400 is 1.380kg...
Wobbles
10-08-2011, 10:44pm
Wow,
I'd say you have a beautiful wife to be buying you birthday presents like that! Very jealous!!:D
Tricky
10-08-2011, 10:58pm
Managed just a couple of "test" frames before my darling wife packed the lenses away...

Poor light and all coming from behind my 4yo boy; really it's just a happy snap, but it's all I've got for the moment...

Handheld, f/1.2, 1/50, ISO400. The lights dimmed and flickered as I took off the lens cap and the 85L sucked the light out of the room, ha ha :D

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b79/Tricky999/Niki85mm_sm2.jpg
Tricky
10-08-2011, 11:01pm
Wow,
I'd say you have a beautiful wife to be buying you birthday presents like that! Very jealous!!:D

Yes, she is very special. However, she'll be expecting a pretty equitable return come her own birthday!