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The Canon RF 85mm f/2 Macro IS STM is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 2020. The focus is done by Stepper Motor, it has image stabilization. The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 654 €;
27 users have given it an average vote of 9.4 out of 10.
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This lens is available with the following mounts:
Canon RF: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Canon RF.
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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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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