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JL77
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: Aug 10, 2005
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Price paid: $300.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, fast lens, usm AF, great colors, contrast, great for portraits.
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some serious CA wide open against backlight.
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One of my favorites lens. Great for portraits.
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 Aug 10, 2005
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troutmask
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Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 23
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Review Date: Aug 10, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Great lens, great price, best all round value for a Canon lens
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Nothing at this price
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For portraits, street, stage etc. this is hard to beat unless you are prepared to spend serious money.
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Aug 10, 2005
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MARTHIN
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Location: Brazil
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Review Date: Aug 9, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Ultra sharp, Fast focusing. Well built. No distortion. Very very good lenses
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none
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Aug 9, 2005
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hcoo
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Location: Philippines
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Review Date: Jul 20, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $393.00
| Rating: 9
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Smooth; 1.8; solid built
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LOng...
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Great for low light! I love to bring this lense during concerts;
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Jul 20, 2005
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afred
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Location: United States
Posts: 710
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Review Date: Jun 25, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $330.00
| Rating: 8
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F/1.8, fast and quiet focus.
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Soft at 1.8.
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The 85mm f/1.8 would have to be one of my favored lenses. The focal length makes for great portraits on a 1.6x body. My lens is a bit soft at 1.8, but stopping down to 2.5 or 2.8 and this thing is like a tack. I use this lens indoors and outdoors, as the aperture is wide enough to let all that light suck right in. The autofocus on this lens works great. IT'S SILENT TOO! As far as i can tell anyway. Great lens, like the manual focus ring. One can't have canon gear without the 85mm f/1.8 somewhere in their collection.
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Jun 25, 2005
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jazzy17
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Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 102
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Review Date: Jun 22, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Good build, price compared to 85L, focus speed, size, bokeh.
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Not a single thing :-)
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I test both the 85 f1.8 and the 85L on my 20D and the 85 f1.8 won as far as I am concerned.
I mainly use this lens for low light music and dance gigs, never really missed the wider aperture on the L. The f1.8 wins over the L in terms of speed to focus, value for money. In fact, I found that the 85L was only better in terms of out of the camera, contrast and colours. Not worth the extra £$£$ in my opinion.
I would class myself as an photographer who only had amateur ambitions but now moonlight and make some money from photography (semi-pro?). I would strongly urge anyone who is not a serious pro to consider this lens instead of the 85L. The f1.8 is a fantastic lens usable at all apertures, great focus speed, bokeh and easy to use.
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Jun 22, 2005
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gwhitegeog
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Jun 17, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Very sharp, excellent full aperture performance. Excellent optic surfaces and finish. Generally good build quality, very fast focussing and FTM; reasonable price for a fast prime lens: becomes an equivalent jaw-dropping 135mm f1.8 on an EOS 10D/20D/300D etc...!
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Slightly wobbly front element (hence only 9 for build quality), Otherwise, nothing
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This has been on my EOS 10D a lot and makes a great portrait lens or medium telephoto. One of Canon's best lenses. Very low CA when used with a digital camera - a good choice for an APS sensor sized digital camera
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Jun 17, 2005
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drfrank
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Location: United States
Posts: 9
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Review Date: Jun 12, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $330.00
| Rating: 10
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Very Sharp, Fast, cost
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None
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I rate this lens right up there with my 70-200 FL4 and my 100mm 2.8 Macro for quality and sharpness. It has become one of my favorite lenses. The best low cost lens from Canon. A must have.
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Jun 12, 2005
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smpetty
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jun 7, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Price, sharpness, color, contrast and bokeh to die for. On 1.6 and 1.3 crop cameras, it's the perfect lens for portraits. Best bang for the buck in the Canon lens line.
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None
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I have most of the Canon L lenses, and strongly believe that in terms of camera lenses, you usually get what you pay for. There are several exceptions to this rule in the Canon lens line. Notably the 50mm f/1.4, the 100mm f/2, the 15mm f/2.8 fisheye, and most of all the 85mm f/1.8 are great buys and in many or all ways equal to the L lenses.
To make a potentially long review short, out of all of my lenses, I'd rank the 85 f/1.8 better than most and just below the 135 f/2 and the 500 f/4 IS. For what I paid, it's got BY FAR the best bang for the buck of all of my lenses.
Buy one and you won't be dissappointed!
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Jun 7, 2005
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M-E-P
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jun 7, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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fantastic wide open. great bokeh, sharp, very sharp. Price is right!
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none I can think of....
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:This is A GREAT Lens! Iborrowed this from afriend of mine and will be buying one soon (after I recover from my 70-200 2.8 L purchase) I have an all dog (lab mix) and I shot about 20 exp of him in a dim lit room at 1.8 and I can not believe the detail this lens pulled. The fur detail was amazing opposed to the usual black blob i get when I shoot him. This lens is well worth the price, and will have a happy home in my bag soon!
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Jun 7, 2005
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Kancy
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Location: China
Posts: 113
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Review Date: May 22, 2005
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Large aperture, sharp wide open and get sharper when stop down, Good color and bokeh, USM which is very silent, FTM
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Front element is large so a lens protect is required, No hood is included, A bit heavy when compared with the 50mm f1.8
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Before I buy this lens, the 50mm f1.8 II is my main lens for portraits. However, I don't satisfied with it for its color and bokeh.
Then I buy the 85mm f1.8 USM. The first feeling is heavy but the build is good. The color and bokeh is great and can satisfied me. It is a partner with the 50mm f1.8 II for my portrait works. High price/performance ratio!
One of the negative aspects of the this lens is about its accessories. I need to spend extra $$ for the lens hood and filter!
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May 22, 2005
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SheepDog
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: May 18, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $400.00
| Rating: 10
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SHARP SHARP SHARP! Excellent color, excellent focusing motor, excellent value, excellent construction
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NONE (the first lens I cannot find any negative aspect of it)
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Perhaps price is slightly too high as a "consumer" lens, but this one is definitely the closest to a L lens. In that sense, you are really getting a good deal. Resell value was unbelieveable. I got 95% of my money back after owning it for one full year.
Even at f/1.8 I was able to get some good shots in low light. It gets sharper and sharper as you stop down. Photos consistently come out great. I thought I would keep this lens for as long as photography remains as my hobby. But it became too long all of a sudden when I switched to a digital body. Nothing's wrong with a "136mm" lens, but my daily shooting don't go to that range. I had to get some cash for a L lens too, so this lens was sacrificed. You can't imagine how painful it was handing over my favorite lens to a buyer.
Anyways, words are cheap. Try this lens yourself. If you are not fully satisfied with its sharpness or any aspect of it.... I can't offer you a full money back guarantee, but you will end up paying few hundred bucks more (or even a grand more) for a L prime.
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May 18, 2005
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Gorham
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Location: United States
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Review Date: May 18, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Best images of any lens I have. Clear, sharp, neutral color. Good mount. Nice weight. Good, solid workhorse. USM is quiet and fast.
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None. I tried, really but couldn't come up with any cons.
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I wish every lens I have were this pleasing. I consider it one of my pro lenses and thank Canon oh so much for not pricing it that way. This one along with the 50/1.8 (I) are my main primes with any camera and I try to fit them in my kit whenever I'm not sure what circumstances will befall me on a shoot.
Guess you might say this is one of the lenses I'd choose if I were stranded on an island with my camera and only one or two lenses. 
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May 18, 2005
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Kancy
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Location: China
Posts: 113
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Review Date: May 9, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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May 9, 2005
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Another Stefan
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Location: Netherlands
Posts: 32
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Review Date: May 8, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Sharp, Small, fast AF, good build, light, cheap
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the hood is a bit anoying to put on, closest focusing distance could be shorter (but than again it's a tele)
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This is the first lens I bought along with my 20D and it's great, especially for portraits. But also for wildlife and theather in low light conditions. Highly recommanded for the quality and the price
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May 8, 2005
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IraGraham
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Apr 27, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Great lens on a 10D or 20D. Sharp as hell, fast,quite auto focus. Great for portraits. Awesome background blur. This lens is "L" quality for sure.
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None.
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This lens is almost as sharp as the Canon 135mm 2.0. You just can't beat this lens for portraits on a 1.6x chip. You can really seperate your subject from your background. Just a wonderful lens you cannot ask for more!!! Buy it today!
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Apr 27, 2005
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