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Canon EF 85 mm f/1.8 USM
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Manufacturer | Canon |
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Model | EF 85 mm f/1.8 USM |
Lens style | Telephoto |
Focal length | 85 mm |
Maximum aperture | f/1.8 |
Angle of view | 28.5 o |
Closest focusing distance | 0.85 m |
Maximum magnification | 1:7.69 |
Minimum aperture | 22 |
Number of diaphragm blades | 8 |
Auto focus type | USM |
Lens Construction | 9 elements / 7 groups |
Filter diameter | 58 mm |
Macro | No |
Available mounts | Canon EF |
Dimensions | 75 x 71.5 mm |
Weight | 425 g |
Additional information | Marketed July 1992 |
Owners reviews (17)
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Owner since: 1 month
Price: 200e
User profile: Amateur
Cons: not 1.4 or 1,2 and have some cromatic aberation
Pros: sharp wide open and very cheap
Summary: cheap and excellent lens for portret
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: $250
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Some longitudinal chromatic aberrations. Bokeh sometimes feels a tad \'nervous\', but it also depends on the structure of your background. To my great pain, it does not work well at all on digital infrared! (Too bad; it\'s stellar in color)
Pros: Bright, fast aperture, very fast AF, light, portable, sharp: and the images will make you smile! As AlexJ put it below, bad images will be a result of operator error. :) I got this over the also-excellent EF 100mm f/2 as this one lens works as a great portrait lens on both FF and APS-C (on the later, the 85 has an angle of view roughly equivalent to a 135mm on FF -- great for head and shoulders). If you use both formats like me, this is a great lens.
Summary: Given the huge opening on the EF lens mount this really should have been an f/1.4 lens (and the 35mm f/2 a 1.8, etc.): that said, there isn\'t much I would change about this lens. Lenses like this one, the 100 f/2, 50 1.8, original 35 f/2 and 28 2.8 have become rarities in the Canon (and Nikon) line: excellent lenses at a reasonable price. Hobbyists should by this instead of the L zooms and use the money saved to go shoot portraits in an exotic location.
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: 345 EUR
User profile: Amateur
Cons: No weather sealing.
Pros: Low weight. Very high image quality. Fast and accurate autofocus. Cheap price.
Summary: It's every bit as good as a lens can get, and with a very low price. There's no reason not to buy this one, if you're interested in the 85mm focal length.
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Owner since: 3 years
Price: 350€
User profile: Professional
Cons: Not sealed against dust. Plastic housing.
Pros: perfect video lens! same filter size as the 28mm, 50mm and 100mm lenses. Lightweight! Feels good on manual focusing. Great images.
Summary: The image quality is good enough for most professional jobs. If not, let the costumer pay you to rent a zeiss lens. Hard to find anything better for that price!
Overall
Owner since: 2 years
Price: 380
User profile: Amateur
Cons: -
Pros: sharp, even at f/1.8.
Summary: performance of an L lens for a non-L price.
Overall
Owner since: 6 months
Price: $430 AUD
User profile: Semipro
Cons: More susceptible to longitudinal CA and purple fringing than most lenses. Depth of field is so narrow, slight misfocus on cheaper bodies compromises sharpness.
Pros: Usable at f/1.8, reasonably sharp at f/2.2 and pin sharp at f/2.8 onwards. No lateral CA, barely any distortion. Autofocus is fast and accurate (on a 5D). Lovely bokeh. Cheap and common 58mm filter thread.
Summary: Cheapest lens I own that offers nearly flawless performance at any setting. If you make an ugly photo with this lens, it's your fault. The lens is small, so shy subjects are more comfortable with this lens than a bulky zoom. It's a perfect all-round lens. The only 85mm lens I'd consider an alternative is the Samyang 85mm 1.4 (cheaper, better bokeh and brighter but manual and not quite as sharp). All the others are barely sharper, only slightly brighter, but much more expensive.
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Owner since: 2 years
Price: 370 EUR
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Really good image quality you don't get under f 6,3 (on a 5D MII)
Pros: Top focus, top build, compact, fine on a FF Lense for fashion, portrait and a really fine lense for always having with you
Summary: ok but nothing special
Overall
Owner since: 3 months
Price: 26000
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Sharp-even wide open.
Pros: None
Summary: Good value for money.
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Owner since: 2 years
Price: 400
User profile: Semipro
Cons: There is no cons, dot. Not for the price. At all.
Pros: Very sharp starting from 1.8 - you just gotta be careful when playing with depth of field, great built, "big hole in there") Indeed, a very nice lens. People who say it's weak wide open just got a bad sample or ain't know how to use it wide open.
Summary: Buy it and start laughing at those who hasn't)))
Overall
Owner since: 3 years
Price: 300 euro
User profile: Amateur
Cons: None at this price!
Pros: Excellent price for amazing IQ. Sharp even wide open. Excellent USM. Small size.
Summary: Must have. Very little lenses offer this IQ at this price.
Overall
Owner since: 3 months
Price: 350€
User profile: Amateur
Cons: ?
Pros: Well made, F:1.8, 52mm filter, not too heavy, not too big and silent ! I like its discretion and its bokeh.
Summary: Excellent "little" lens for money. It's my favorite lens for portraits.
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Owner since: 1 month
Price: 400
User profile: Amateur
Cons: none
Pros: superbe image quality
Summary: very good portrait lens. good price.
Overall
Owner since: 6 months
Price: 400
User profile: Semipro
Cons: not sealed
Pros: very good image quality
Summary: exeptional lens with a very good price.
Overall
Owner since: 2 years
Price: 350 EUR
User profile: Amateur
Cons: none noted
Pros: excellent resolution, even wide open; excellent price/performance ratio; well built (but is not an "L")
Summary: buy it
Overall
Owner since: 2 years
Price: 450
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Wish focused alittle closer
Pros: Sharp-even wide open. Have not noticed any purple finging wide open. Well made and balances perfectly on my 40D
Summary: a near perfect lens
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Owner since: 1 year
Price: 300 USD
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Weak wide open.
Pros: Sharp from f/2.8
Summary: Good value for money.