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I think you should look at the EF 85/1.8 USM. It's very sharp, responsive (fast AF), relatively inexpensive, small, and light.
I take an EF 85/1.8 as backup for my 70-200/2.8L IS II when shooting events that I travel to, when I don't think I'll need my 85/1.2L II.
The 85/1.2L II is a lot heavier and more expensive, but it's not any less sharp. I posted some comparison images a few years ago, see link below.
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/952008/0&year=2010#9001470
In the 'old photodo" MTF tests, the 85/1.2L (Mk I) scored 4.6 out of 5.0 on their logarithmic, weighted-MTF scale. Only one of the 399 lenses tested there (by a leading Hasselblad optical technologist) had a higher score, the EF 200/1.8L at 4.8, and 390 lenses had lower scores. I've owned (or still own) five of the top nine old-photodo lenses, and the Mk II version of the 85/12L Mk I that was also in the top nine. By reputation, the 85/1.2L II is sharper than the Mk I version tested at photodo, and I have no reason to dispute this. Don't get me wrong. These MTF tests aren't the end-all and be-all metric of lens performance, but I can assure you that any lens that scores 4.0 or greater on the old photodo weighted-MTF scale is definitely not "soft" - it's sharp. Unless you got a dud.
Edited on Oct 10, 2014 at 06:43 PM · View previous versions
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