Five minutes ago the postman called

[artona]

He delivered the 85mm f1.2 just purchased from Eddie. Never has a postman been so welcome.

First shot 400asa, F2 1/60th

Fantastic, thanks Eddie, thanks Jessica, more interested in the bubble wrap, she will learn

stew

 

[Weetobix]

Ooh, I am extremely jealous!

Lovely bit of kit from what I 've heard, and that first shot proves it

 

[aligibbs]

awesome!!

 

[AliB]

lol enjoy

One day I will have one.......oh and the 35mm to go with it!! Hey a girl can dream!

 

[kevshore]

Very nice indeed! Congrats. I hope you are both very happy together.

Kev.

 

[artona]

In bliss. Used it live this afternoon for a portrait sitting, gee its sharp. Its also proving to me what I have come to realise.........zooms can make for a lazy photographer

stew

 

[lawrenceots]

I can vote thumbs up for the Nikkor 85 1.8 its a peach.

 

[PauloWanClift]

The photo took a while to load and I was really hoping it would be the post man for some reason That would of demonstrated some real eagerness to get a shot with it on.

 

[artona]

The photo took a while to load and I was really hoping it would be the post man for some reason That would of demonstrated some real eagerness to get a shot with it on.

I would have worried about the packaging though, we nickname our postie Sebastian Coe, if I had unwrapped it quickly enough .............

 

[EdBray]

The packaging was too robust for that

Having second thoughts now

 

[artona]

Hi Ed

It was very well wrapped, many thanks. Jess loved playing with those airbags

She certainly is a cracking lens but I bet that new 200mm of yours is the bees knees. I remember getting my first 200mm, I think it was a zuiko on an olympus OM1 some 25 years ago, I loved the way it compressed everything

stew

 

[EdBray]

To be honest, the 200L is just filling a gap, if I sell my 300mm Tokina I will be buying a Canon 300L f2.8 IS, now that is one lens I am looking forward to getting!