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The Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1992 to 2023 (discontinued). The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it does not have image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 373 €;
245 users have given it an average vote of 9.3 out of 10.
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This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.
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Pros: Very good image quality - sharp, good contrast and bokeh. Light, compact, fast and silent AF with FTM, popular 58mm filter thread. And all that for less than $400.
Cons: Color aberrations (the fringing) can be too much sometimes, in some specific lighting conditions. Disappointing lens hood design, and it's not included. The minimum focusing distance is 0.85m and it doesn't make it a good close-up lens.
Opinion: In short, for the price, it's a dream lens. A wonderful option for someone starting his FF adventure. The moment I put it on my 5D2 for the first time it was like magic. I could shoot a nice, or seemingly flawless picture of anything and everything with it. Almost no boring images. I even kept many misfocused ones. Compared to a cheap 50F1.8, this is a next level lens. And it's the level that I'm comfortable with to this day. However, if you have an extra $100 lying around, then you might like its bigger "sister" more, the EF 100F2 USM, which is a bit better in many aspects, same level though :).
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Opinion:Taken used, I have been using it for several months. I also realized services of events not simple as to available light. He has always behaved well. Fast in hooking the subject, precise and silent. Sharp images even at TA, from 2.8 onwards (aperture I use more often) is a blade. It solves very well even on dated sensors type 5d MK2, what can I say? At the price at which you can find today and for the focal length that it is, it is an absolute must have.
Cons:Does not have the hood in the package, plastic construction, soft to TA
Opinion:Optics with excellent value for money: if the portrait is not your bread and butter, it will allow you to enter that world without spending a capital ... Just close a stop sign to have a good sharpness: light, small, transportable, it is an excellent starting point. Also easy to find on the second-hand market.
Opinion:Definitely a classic of Canon, I tried it both on apsc and ff and has a yield that I always like very much, bright with a beautiful bokeh, sharp already at 1.8, af fast and precise, some forum user has rightly written "a series L missed" in fact I feel like sharing this opinion, the only note against are the chromatic aberrations / purple fringing that occur in certain situations of strong brightness. Value for money 10. Advised!
Pros:Economical, lightweight, compact, accurate and fast AF
Cons:Unstabilized, Notable chromatic aberrations
Opinion:I took this as my first specific portrait lens. The chromatic aberrations were remarkable on aps-c, definitely reduced when I switched to full frame on 6D but always present. It is the cheapest among the 85mm AF, with a decidedly high-performance autofocus compartment, fast and above all precise even with the sides. The lens is small and lightweight, a boon for transport. It is unfortunately not stabilized and the minimum focusing distance could have been lower. The blurry is good but not top.
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