07-01-2022, 08:37 PM
Good for you!
As to the 180: if I was a Nikonian, I would keep it too. Used to be a darn good lens, with very nice rendering.
Regarding 85 F/1.8 lenses: although a lot of people seem to speak highly of them, with any of the major brands, personally I am not a fan. They all seem to have some flaws, which IMO make rendering not as good as it could be. Of course, I am a little spoilt in this regard, as one of my first L-lenses was an 85L II, which I replaced with an RF 85L a couple of years ago. I do wish there were a few fast 105 mm lenses around, however, which is an FL I prefer. I shot with a Takumar 105 F/2.8 and an SMC Pentac 100 F/4 Macro for quite a few years, and just loved that FL, especially as they are not IF lenses, en keep their proper FL as a result when focusing I don;t care about 'focus breathing', as I do not shoot video).
Anyway, I do hope you keep enjoying your 24 and 180!
As to the 180: if I was a Nikonian, I would keep it too. Used to be a darn good lens, with very nice rendering.
Regarding 85 F/1.8 lenses: although a lot of people seem to speak highly of them, with any of the major brands, personally I am not a fan. They all seem to have some flaws, which IMO make rendering not as good as it could be. Of course, I am a little spoilt in this regard, as one of my first L-lenses was an 85L II, which I replaced with an RF 85L a couple of years ago. I do wish there were a few fast 105 mm lenses around, however, which is an FL I prefer. I shot with a Takumar 105 F/2.8 and an SMC Pentac 100 F/4 Macro for quite a few years, and just loved that FL, especially as they are not IF lenses, en keep their proper FL as a result when focusing I don;t care about 'focus breathing', as I do not shoot video).
Anyway, I do hope you keep enjoying your 24 and 180!
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....