ohsnaphappy wrote:
To the OP, I'm glad you mentioned your reaction to the slow autofocus. There's so much fuss about how slow this lens focuses, but you know it's really not that bad once you get your hands on the lens and try it yourself. Yes it's slow, but it's not too much of an issue. The 85II is my reception lens and I shoot dancing with it nearly every Saturday of the year. I've also seen some amazing basketball shots from this lens. I just think it caused a lot of heart break initially because photographers were expecting it to focus faster, now we all know what to expect I guess....Show more →
I was expecting it to be pretty slow also but was surprised and happy it wasn't that bad. May have been worse if I wasn't expecting it but you never know. Coming from the Sigma 85 the Canon is slower but atleast it doesn't bounce around focus between shots so you save a bit of time there I guess. If you are on a tripod constantly focusing on the same stationary object Canon will give you focus confirmation instantly with out moving where as the sigma will always bounce back and forth giving you a little different focus everytime even though you havn't moved. Sorry I know this isn't about Sigma just thought they are related .
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