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Canon - EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Medium Telephoto Lens - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.8
Rating breakdown 36 reviews
5 Stars
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97%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Medium Telephoto Lens - Black
Customer Rating
4
Superb Images
on November 9, 2008
Posted by: Bob
from Lake Charles, LA
I got this lens while looking at another L series lens. After seeing the beautiful, silky smooth background blur, I was hooked. My best portrait type shots are with this lens. The colors are amazing and details are great. I love this lens.
The autofocus is slow, as compared to my 70-200 f2.8 and it's a heavy lens, but most quality lenses are going to be heavy.
The autofocus is slow, as compared to my 70-200 f2.8 and it's a heavy lens, but most quality lenses are going to be heavy.
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality
Cons: Slow auto-focus
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Almost a masterpiece
on August 17, 2011
Posted by: The Sky
from texas
The only reason why I still shooting Canon.
I almost love everything about this lens except for the weight. But at1.2, it's unavoidable.
Image is sharp, with sweet rendering.
I like the loose focus ring. It is so much easier to adjust manually with loose ring without moving camera to subject distance. With tight ring, you will move camera more thus not achieving good focus. I wonder how people prefer tighter ring over this.
I use this lens to shoot basketball w/o problems.
This is how a lens should be. Just almost a masterpiece.
I had no issue with focusing. Learn how to manual focus and you are good to go. I don't rely AF on this lens to choose my focus. It just kinda help and I adjust it many times. but when it nails, it nails hard!
I almost love everything about this lens except for the weight. But at1.2, it's unavoidable.
Image is sharp, with sweet rendering.
I like the loose focus ring. It is so much easier to adjust manually with loose ring without moving camera to subject distance. With tight ring, you will move camera more thus not achieving good focus. I wonder how people prefer tighter ring over this.
I use this lens to shoot basketball w/o problems.
This is how a lens should be. Just almost a masterpiece.
I had no issue with focusing. Learn how to manual focus and you are good to go. I don't rely AF on this lens to choose my focus. It just kinda help and I adjust it many times. but when it nails, it nails hard!
Pros: great rendering colors.
Cons: heavy
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Like looking down a well
on November 17, 2012
Posted by: Photooo7
from Wichita, America
This lens is like looking down a well from the outside of the lens in. at 1.2 , you better have what you want in focus, because DOF is shallow, as it should be. the lens is amazingly sharp. for portraits of any kind, candid or posed, you're not going to find any better. this is the lens to compare ALL other 85s to. People often compare much cheaper portrait lens's and the others may be all most as good as, but this is the one you want when you want " The Best ".
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER'S DREAM COME TRUE
on February 13, 2009
Posted by: PC PHOTO
from Fargo, ND
If portrait's are your thing, you are considering on of the best. If you desire superb optical quality, extreme dept of field control, and wonderful bokeh, this is the lens for you. I find the pictures I get with it inspire me to keep taking more. It's truly excellent!
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, magical results
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Best lens in its class
on June 2, 2010
Posted by: Ricardo
from Ohio
If you are a professional portrait or wedding photographer, this lens should be in your bag. Very fast glass, superior sharpness and very durable. Very good in low light conditions where flash is not an option. Would also be a good lens for shooting basketball or other indoor events where flash is not allowed.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
Cons: price
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great lens
on March 22, 2014
Posted by: amblin
I'll skip the sweet stuff and go directly to things I disliked:
1, The focus by wire FTM ring. I understand that the lens is actually moving ALL but one elements -- that's a lot of glass-- while focusing but I'd still prefer a stiff, heavy, mechanically connected FTM ring than the loose slippery electronic focus by wire system. Since the electronic FTM on this lens is pretty much useless I always disable the 'electronic manual over-ride ' feature in my 1DS settings menu.
2, The moving front group. I'd prefer a fixed front group or at least somehow extend the outer barrel so the front can be contained within the outer barrel while focusing. I hate to manually 'reset' the lens back to infinite after each session. And a extended outer barrel (maybe by around half an inch) will also make the lens body easier to grip while using large 1D series bodies.
3, No weather seals.
4, The AF/MF switch. It's too small and difficult to use especially with gloves on.
This is a special lens, you can tell it's a 85/1.5 from the first glimpse of a picture but there's still much room to improve. so, a mk. III, please?
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
3
Great glass, but poor focus ring
on October 26, 2009
Posted by: Anonymous
This is a great piece of glass, but shooting at f1.2 results in such shallow depth-of-field that manual focus is essential. This is where the lens has a terrible fault. The focus ring is not really manual, it requires the camera to be turned on to power the focusing ring. The electronics translate manual focus into actual focus. The feel is very awkward, the ring feels too loose, and focus is not as precise. Also, to protect the lens from being stored in an extended position, it requires that you consciuosly refocus the lens to retract it before turning the camera off or changing lenses.
Pros: Superior build quality, beutiful bokeh, great portrait lens
Cons: poor manual focus, feel of focus ring
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Customer Rating
5
Excellent choice
on April 26, 2012
Posted by: sking17
from Roseville, CA
My wife and I love this lens. We keep it on our new 5D MK3 fulltime so we can catch great photos of our new granddaughter. Crisp, sharp pictures with a wonderful background blur.
Pros: quality
Cons: weight
I would recommend this to a friend!
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