As I wrote in my previous post, I was to the Copenhagen Carneval 2009, which took place last weekend. I finally sat down and went through all the photos to find some gems. The photos shown here are taken with D300 and either 85mm AF or 105mm AF VR. Enjoy!
Nice capture of the atmosphere, just happy people dancing. In your opinion, what is the difference between the 85 and 105 lens? I only have the 85, but it would be interesting to know.
Hi Stefan. The 85mm f/1.8 is a wonderful lens on DX format which is what I have right now. My biggest favourite right now is the 50mm f/1.4 which I think takes wonderful portraits, but sometimes I am not that close to the subject and that’s when I use the 85mm /1.8. I imagine for FX format (which I understand that you are using, right?) that the 85mm /1.8 would be a perfect portrait lens, where I think that 50mm would be too wide (in my taste).
When I use the 105mm f/2.8, I usually look for some other subjects than I do with the 85mm, so I haven’t really compared them that much. The carnival was one of the places I did compare them. I can say that the 85mm, when being out of focus, often found the focus quicker than the 105mm did. On the other hand, I tended to shoot people (camera wise, hehe) who were a bit further away when using the 105mm, so it was easier to stay on target when the focus were there. That is pretty much the only thing I can compare, besides the obvious; 105mm has VR and macro, costs a bit more, and weighs a lot more.