Canon RF 85mm f/2 Macro IS STM : Specifications and Opinions

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 688 €;

35 users have given it an average vote of 9.5 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon RF: this lens is compatible with mirrorless fullframe and APS-C Canon RF.

Specifications
Focal lenght	85 mm
Angle of view	28.5°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2
Aperture blades	9
Lenses/Groups	12 elements in 11 groups
Min. focus distance	0.35 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.50x
Features
Stabilization	Yes (built in lens)
Focus	Stepper Motor
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	67 mm
Lens hood	Yes (not supplied)
Weather sealing	No
Weight	500 g
Dimensions	78 x 90 mm
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Dadoleo

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.

Marcobrasil

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

Fbr

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.

Roy72chi

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.

Roby82

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!

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