Here are eight more examples of available light photos that were all shot in the same environment - inside KLCC Suria's shopping mall. Light bulbs are recorded without aberrations Same situation in this photo as well No color fringing in this low light shot The dots are not flares but out-of-focus reflections Engine cutout and viewer A shopper trying out the virtual F1 stimulator No color fringing or flare in this shot Underexposure by 2/3-stops to highlight the textures Aside from the resolution and contrast, there is another way of knowing whether a lens is excellent or bad. This is done by determining how well the lens fares when it is used for shooting against bright spotlights. If flare or cross highlights emerge from around the edges of the bright light source, this particular lens can be considered as having a poor aberration control despite the claims by its manufacturer. However, the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM lens passes this test in the field. Here are three photos that demonstrate the effectiveness of the lens in controlling flare when shooting against the light: The spotlight behind was recorded as a round blob of light In this scene, you get the idea of how strong the spotlight was Double spotlights, with fill-in flash to cut down the tungsten effect   As stated earlier, the shallow depth-of-field of the EF 85mm f/1.8 USM lens at its maximum aperture could be the reason why the image can at times be recorded with some degree of softness, as can be seen from this vertical format of the photo of the three models below. The focus was aimed at the model on the extreme right   This blurred factor is essential when you use the lens for shooting portraits since it will make a pleasant-looking background in your photos. Having two or more subjects standing outside the plane of the lens' limited depth-of-field zone will always create a degree of softness as evident in the photo above. Text and photos by Philip Chong. Copyright 1999 by Canon Marketing (M) Sdn Bhd << Back to Main . 1 . 2 . 3 .