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  | sent on 27 Dicembre 2025 Pros: Sharpness, bokeh, stabilization, half macro Cons: Fairly slow AF Opinion: Used with the R8 it replaced the old EF 100 2.0. Very sharp, at least as sharp as 100, it is more contrasted at maximum aperture with a more modern rendering. The bokeh is excellent, almost never nervous, and the stabilization is very effective. the AF is not particularly fast, good at portrait distance much less at macro distances, which makes it usable only for immobile subjects. Also used for sports in very low light situations (football in the evening) it manages to work quite well, with few uncertainties, but sometimes loses the subject in the longer bursts. In this the USM of 100 was more effective. |
 | sent on 21 Agosto 2025 Pros: Sharp Fairly Light Compact Bright Macro Stabilized Well-Built Cons: The price and lack of a standard lens hood Opinion: I come from a Canon EOS Reflex analog system obviously film (EOS 3 & EOS 30) and then Digital SLR (all the 5D series and a 1D III apsH) and obviously I have, I had or at least I tried almost all the lenses of the Canon EF kit except for the long telephoto over 300mm that cost and cost as much as a car, so once I switched to mirrorless, and I must confess more for video functions than for photography, where 5D were and still are more than enough for everything, I went through many doubts and reflections as well as months of study to begin to decide to switch or at least to combine EF lenses with RF lenses and the reasons are many: starting with the really and absolutely exaggerated cost especially for the L series but also for the useless overlapping of focal lengths for those like me who already have the EF equivalents ... then slowly I said to myself: come on, let's try! and of course I started from the so-called RF for "poor" or STMs which then not always and not all are completely for poor given the prices... but anyway I must confess that a world has opened up to me... Canon is a company that sometimes really you off, you would beat it up and change brands without batting an eyelid and yet... other times you realize that he brings out things that many people do not initially appreciate, including me, because they simply do not understand them! I mention the Canon EOS R for me absolutely underestimated only because of the limitations of the video sector ... and clearly superior on the photographic side, for example compared to a much-praised R6 (but do you really believe that Canon may have put the sensor of the 1DX Mark III in the R6?) but with general contrast, colors and dominants often unmanageable and indigestible... However, in order not to dwell too much I will try to summarize: I find the triad RF 24/35/85 STM IS absolutely at least equal if not superior to the corresponding EF usm series NOT L series unfortunately I cannot say the same thing about the RF 16mm and the RF 50mm stm too plasticky and whose only undoubted merit is the lightness and small size ... finally, a separate mention deserves the pancake RF 28mm f/2.8 STM very sharp, very light and tiny brilliant lens that I hope will soon be joined by at least an identical RF 40mm F2.8 |
  | sent on 14 Aprile 2024 Pros: Very high resolution, nice blur, additional stabilization, semi macro capability Cons: Not internal focusing, Canon stinginess in not providing the lens hood (which I don't use anyway) Opinion: I've had this lens for less than 1 year and have used it occasionally. I must admit that it is a very high quality lens, especially optical with an extremely high resolution at all apertures, especially at the maximum aperture. It's really a pleasure to look at the photos he churns out. I use it in combination with a Canon R5 and I found no uncertainty in focusing even in precarious light or balance conditions. I had the old EF 85 f/1.8 USM and I have to say that this realization surpasses it in everything except that the focus is not internal. In normal use it is something that is hardly noticeable because the travel is very limited, a few millimeters, but if by chance you activate the macro mode, part of the internal barrel is extroverted by more than 1 centimeter, maybe even more. This, I must say, is the only flaw in the objective. If it had the construction of the old EF it would have been perfect in everything. It's a shame but nothing dramatic and this does not detract from the optical qualities of the lens, which are really of the highest level. If you get the chance, give it a try. From the point of view of size, it is sufficiently contained and with the R5 it is a nice travel match also from an aesthetic point of view. It is equipped with an additional programmable dial (very convenient) and buttons for AF on/off, for selecting the range of the focusing distance and IS on/off. |
 | sent on 30 Agosto 2023 Pros: Optical performance, minimum maf distance and very effective stabilizer. Cons: STM motor not on par with the superb optical quality of the lens. Opinion: A lens that I have been using for a few months with great satisfaction, especially in portraiture. It's so sharp already at TA that, especially in portraits, it is not advisable to close the aperture even a little so as not to have excessive sharpness and micro contrast. Had it had a state-of-the-art USM engine and a couple of gaskets, it could easily have been equipped with the famous red ring that distinguishes the L series. One of mine or perhaps my absolute favorite lens, at least among the ones I have used and own. |
 | sent on 20 Agosto 2023 Pros: Sharpness, easy handling... all. Cons: AF speed? Opinion: I was looking for an 85 to make views and close-ups, and in the end I decided to take it. I've been using it for a few weeks now and it never disappoints me. Excellent sharpness at f2, still improves from 2.8 to 4, you can close up to f11 before seeing hints of diffraction and drop in sharpness. So for landscapes, ok. Photos with little light (sunrise, sunset, evening, closed places) ok, portraits is excellent thanks to the detachment of the subject from the background and a really nice bokeh. The selective dial is very useful, I use it to adjust the aperture. In manual instead I find the ring of the focus soft and very precise, also in the screen even appears the hyperfocal distance. Quality price difficult to find better, if you want more you have to go on the L series that costs 7/8 times more! |
 | sent on 29 Aprile 2023 Pros: sharpness, stabilization, excellent Q/P ratio, good blur Cons: Af not very fast and vignetting accentuated at f2 Opinion: First optics taken to test the R system and I was not disappointed. Of course it is not comparable to an L-series lens and now I have replaced it with the rf 70-200 2.8 which is of another level. For the price it has a very good sharpness even at f2 (but suffers from a little too much vignetting), a pleasant blur and is also half macro. From a comparison made it is superior to the old 85mmf1.8 almost in everything except for the AF |
 | sent on 23 Aprile 2023 Pros: Optical and construction quality, stabilizer, stm. Price. Cons: I do not find any elements of negative criticism. Opinion: I have had it for three days and I can appreciate its qualities. Compact, robust, aesthetically beautiful lens. Well balanced as it grips. Optically it is excellent at all openings and at all distances. The stm motor is efficient, the focus smooth, it remains a bit slow compared to the usm, but it is in its nature, still quite fast. At close range (not really macro) you can not expect to photograph in AF: technically it is not advisable. Does anyone consider it heavy? Of course, it is stabilized!! And what efficiency the stabilizer!! Plastic?? Find me a modern lens that isn't... However, it is a plastic of excellent quality, the whole conveys a feeling of robustness. In summary, it is a lens that I would recommend to those who love this focal length. For the overall quality and for the price. |
 | sent on 09 Marzo 2023 Pros: Sharpness Cons: stm focus in macro Opinion: Here it came yesterday and today I put it to the whip, in portraits fantastic, in macro, but the real one is done with something else .... let's say closely.... you have to understand it, it would be the function up close and maybe do the first manual focus, but it depends on the STM system .... Then you get very nice photos,.... I would buy it immediately, I do not regret at all 100 macro 2.8 |
 | sent on 02 Gennaio 2023 Pros: Sharpness, stabilization, focus distance, great for portraiture. Cons: Stm focus not good for macro photography. Opinion: Purchased as a replacement for the ef 85 mm f 1.8. My opinion is as follows. Excellent sharpness already at full aperture f2. higher than my warning to the sharpness of the old EF 85 1.8. The stabilization and focusing distance is another point in its favor, I use it for portraits , although officially it is considered a macro lens. As for the focus, Achilles heel as I had read in many reviews on this lens, I do not find it so dramatic, I consider it at the same level as the predecessor, for portraits I do not find any problem, obviously if I had to use it to make macro photos, after having had EF100 mm f 2.8. , is actually lower. In conclusion, I recommend it for portraiture, who switches to the microless system is has a buget to invest, I recommend selling the old and take this, you gain in sharpness, focusing distance and image stabilization and ergonomics not using the adapter. Instead I do not recommend it for macro because of the stm focus, for macro at the same price you will find used EF 100 macro 2.8 to use with adapter. |
 | sent on 24 Novembre 2022 Pros: Sharpness, versatility Cons: "Cheap" appearance, heavier and noisier than expected. Opinion: Switching from SLR to mirrorless, I sold EF 85 1.8 and Tamron 90 2.8 Macro to take this. I don't know if it's because I subconsciously have to justify buying it, yet I'm using it a lot. Especially for food photos, commercial closeups and portraits. Not yet tested in bright light or events with fast subjects, but it seems great to me. Compared to the old 85 it seems slightly sharper, however, that sadness the front lens so small ... The old man was a big mouth hungry for light. The focus to go from closeup to infinity is not very fast, but not even tragic as I read on the web. (One guy was talking about 10-15 seconds... No, it will be 2 or 3 at most!) Always compared to the old EF the focus has a noise that I just do not like, but who cares. In comparison to the other fixed economic RF on the weight side there is a step back: despite having less glass than the old 1.8 this weighs a hair more. |
 | sent on 16 Marzo 2022 Pros: Excellent sharpness, optical performance in general, low weight, reasonable price. Cons: Autofocus, it does not have internal focus, it lacks the hood and is not tropicalized, but everything you can not have for this price! Opinion: Arrived just today, here are my first impressions. I will use it on a Canon EOS R, without a stabilizer in the car. And starting from the stabilization, I must say that this 85 mm almost completely keeps what it promises. Up to 1/8 of a second you can shoot (if you have a fairly firm hand) without incurring the move, this means that the effectiveness of the stabilizer exceeds 4 f / stop. Sharpness: exceptional! The thing that surprises me is the uniformity center / edges, just as befits a macro lens. Moving from T.A. to f/4 I almost do not see the variation in sharpness at the edges, which is already excellent at full aperture. From an optical point of view nothing to complain, indeed a round of applause to Canon that has managed to create a lens with a relatively low price with this performance. Other advantages are certainly the low weight, obtained thanks to the fact of having used many plastic elements. Let us now turn to the slightly less positive things. The most serious one is the autofocus: despite having read all the reviews and knowing that it is the Achilles' heel of this lens, I expected much more. In photographic use (and not to shoot videos, in this mode I have yet to try it), it is not particularly fast, it is noisy and sometimes even the lens is missing. It seems that the STM engine struggles to move the lens assembly, as I had read in an authoritative review. As for the reliability of the MAF, I almost have the feeling that it is a firmware problem... Another thing I don't like is the fact that I don't have internal focus, so the barrel extends. In short, if you are looking for maximum optical performance like myself, you will be very happy with this RF 85 mm, but if you look at the focus you will turn up your nose a little. |
  | sent on 16 Settembre 2021 Pros: Performance, size, weight, price. Cons: Absence of tropicalization Opinion: The optics exceed expectations in everything, in particular in definition and in addition returns a truly unexpected bokeh. The only really considerable drawback does not lie in the lack of the hood or in the absence of the soft case, but in the lack of tropicalization, if there were it would be a must at that price ..... |
 | sent on 07 Agosto 2021 Pros: Sharpness, macro, blurry, stabilizer Cons: Autofocus Opinion: I bought this lens because I wanted a more universal lens than an 85 1.4 for portrait and a 100 2.8 macro, very specific. The compromise of having a maximum aperture of f2 is compensated by the possibility of approaching up to a magnification of 1:2, remarkable for a portrait lens. The sharpness is uncompromising, you always shoot quietly at maximum aperture with total precision of focus. the blurry is not from 1.4 and could not be, but I assure you that even at f2 you get very pleasant results and a more than excellent detachment without permanently eliminating the surrounding environment but isolating the subject in the right amount. the parts a little negative are the speed of the autofocus, although it gains in precision, and the focus in macro mode, a little difficult if very close to the subject, in these cases better to use the manual focus. Excellent construction and well compacted a little less the extension of the internal barrel. I highly recommend this lens to those who, like me, do not have a specific continuous genre between portrait and macro but a mixture of both without compromising too much one and the other. Rating 9.5. |
 | sent on 03 Dicembre 2020 Pros: Limited optical quality, stabilizer, weight and footprint, brightness not record-breaking but exploitable pienaments, fast and quiet af Cons: Paraluce not included (bad canon habit for non-L) and tropicalization absent Opinion: I put it to the test with different close ups and portraits, because the focal, brightness and minimum maf allow you to juggle both of these genres. The lens responds very well: in the portrait it offers a very pleasant and quite destructured blurry, the complexion is well rendered, according to Canon tradition and the sharpness is all there, even without the very high microcontrast typical of old-school macros. In the shots at close range emerge, indeed you confirm excellent qualities of sharpness to all the diaphragms, the stabilizer allows you to dare even times that in macro you could only dream of a decade ago, and the bokeh of the out-of-focus floors is gradual and pleasant. It's not a real macro, but it does very well in close-up shooting, and it's not a superluminous, but it does very well in poor ambient light and portraits. It weighs little, relatively small footprint, it is perhaps the optics with the best value for money (for what this simplification is worth) in the current RF landscape. I would have paid something more for the lampshon and especially the tropicalization, but it is still well built and absolutely devoid of games. With the 35/1.8 that I already had form a minimal kit with which to have fun doing a little bit of everything without giving in the eye or dislocating a shoulder. |
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 | sent on 22 Ottobre 2020 Pros: Lightness and compactness, Cons: No lampshed. Opinion: I got there this morning and took a few shots to see what it's like. I immediately found myself well and very light and compact mounted on the R practically you can hardly feel the weight at all. Already at full openness and very sharp and has a very good blurry. In the next few days I will see how he copes better with portraits and macros. |
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