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blackberryrx
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Location: United States
Posts: 13
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Review Date: Oct 16, 2012
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Price paid: $325.00
| Rating: 9
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Fast Auto Focus, Excellent Bokeh , great lens for low light events like Basketball. And you cannot beat the price compared to the Canon 85mm 1.2 L
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Long minimal focus distance.
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I was using a 70-200mm f2.8 non-is for youth basketball. And many parents know some of the gyms kids play in have very poor lighting. Even at 3200 iso with my lens I was still having some issues. So I decided to pick up this little gem. I love it. It focuses very fast with my 1D MkIII and I am not having any issues with the lighting. I was not ready to pay $1,700 for the Canon 85mm 1.2L so this was my next option. You will not be disappointment with this lens. Also its nice to loose a little weight compared to the 70-200.
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 Oct 16, 2012
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nelvayut
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Location: United States
Posts: 104
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Review Date: Aug 27, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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sharp, fast, light weight, nice colors and bokeh and affordable
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I have this lens for a while and I love it. I always use this lens for outdoor portraiture and I always shoot at f/1.8. The lens is sharp and has a nice color.
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Aug 27, 2012
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m_csquare
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jul 22, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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sharp, fast, light, superb value, smooth bokeh
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CA
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i was having some trouble with the minimum focusing distance (around 3ft). you need a tripod to get the correct focus if you're using it wide open. my only complaint is that CA is visible at f/1.8-2.2.
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Jul 22, 2012
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FMera
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Location: United States
Posts: 11
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Review Date: Jul 11, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, Bokeh....
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Can't Think of any
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Simply Magnificent.
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Jul 11, 2012
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bonjerdo
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Location: South Africa
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Jun 18, 2012
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Jeroenro
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Location: Netherlands
Posts: 16
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Review Date: May 30, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Very sharp, cheap compared to the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM, well build and light strong.
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Chromatic aberration
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Love this lens. Its well build and very cheap compared to the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM. If you don't need the extra stops this lens is a great choice. I use this lens for studio portrait work.
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May 30, 2012
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aestiva
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Location: Netherlands
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Review Date: May 15, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Sharp, fast, small, light, cheap, fast AF
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CA
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A great lens. Very fast AF, but also very sharp.
One of the sharpest lens I ever used.
I put some samples on my site www.totaalfotografie.nl
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May 15, 2012
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Kevin Sherman
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jan 19, 2012
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Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Great value, super fast.
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CA and sharpness.
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This lens is a great value, they can be had pretty cheap. Focus is practically instantaneous, decently sharp but you need to stop down a little.
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Jan 19, 2012
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IIDMax
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Location: Russia
Posts: 21
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Review Date: Jan 17, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $530.00
| Rating: 10
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Low weight. Internal focus. Superb sharpness from f/2.8
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High Chromatic aberration. Lens Flare even with hood.
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Great Lens for every day use. Smooth bokeh. Small lens with low weight so you can pack it in small bag. You can pay no attention to barrel due to internal focus, so you can't broke it when carrying it. And no dust collecting when focusing.
Weak perfomance against light. It causes huge flare when light source is in front of the lens.
http://s018.radikal.ru/i519/1201/56/1129b08f0f54.jpg
http://s017.radikal.ru/i422/1201/f4/ffcee3fbf464.jpg
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Jan 17, 2012
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Damian_pro3
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Location: Poland
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Review Date: Jan 5, 2012
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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size, nice build quality, f/1.8, quick and accurate af, sharp, smooth bokeh
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chromatic aberration from f/1.8-2.5
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Specification of this lens makes is truly useful for many photographic tasks. I bought it as a lens for sports photography and it served me well, especially when shooting indoor sports, where lack of light was often an issue. USM is fast and rather accurate (I had some problems with shooting on AI Servo mode on 40D, but recently upgraded to 7D and they're gone), perfect for shooting pictures of action, where the short tele is needed.
Nowadays, I use it mostly for portraits and products photography, where its focal lenght is highly needed on both FF and APS-C sensors. It's sharp, reliable and gives a nice bokeh and colours.
When it comes to flaws of this lens, I can think of only one: huge CA on large apertures (from 1.8-2.5). I know that it's a flaw of many fast lenses, but it shouldn't be such visible.
Sample pictures:
http://www.pro3photo.pl/#/gallery/9/82/
http://www.pro3photo.pl/#/gallery/7/91/
http://www.pro3photo.pl/#/gallery/7/33/
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Jan 5, 2012
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mediluz
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Location: Italy
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Review Date: Nov 18, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Price, weight, lack of distortion
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Doesn't reach the quality of 200 f/2
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While the 24-105 is a good choice as an all-in-one walk around lens nor to carry weights or loose shots while changing gear, I really got tired of the floppy/sloppy results it sometimes yields.
That’s why I bought an 85 f 1.8 and I fully agree with everybody already stating that it is worth every (rather little) money it costs.
After having a nice good first impression with some free hand snapshots even fully aperture in low artificial light, I compared it to the zoom by shooting the same subject on a tripod at f/8 in an ideal day light situation.
I’ve been mostly and especially struck by the complete lack of distortion of the 85 mm.
Shifting on the PC screen from one picture to the other gives the feeling of the zoom one dramatically bending and curving , with the center of the scene going away from the observer and the sides approaching.
The 85 mm yields more brilliant colors.
Sharpness is only slightly greater at f/8 in the center, while the difference becomes really remarkable in the corners.
85 mm offers more than satisfactory and uniform results, although I must declare that it has nothing to do with the quality of the 200 f/2, leaving the short tele sector orphan of a true “professional” lens.
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Nov 18, 2011
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AHPZuazua
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Location: United States
Posts: 1672
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Review Date: Oct 3, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $360.00
| Rating: 10
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Build quality, Fast lens, USM, mounts on FF and Crop bodies.
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none
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I bought this lens here on FM. When I took out out of the box I was impressed with its size and weight. It felt like a real lens, not a play toy. 85mm F1.8 is a great Portrait lens. Very nice background blur when shoot wide.
58mm Filter thread is a bit small, but is easy on the wallet. USM makes this lens a real winner.
Great lens for a great price. Win Win. Add this to you bag of tricks
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Oct 3, 2011
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fusionphoto
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Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 17
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Review Date: Jul 31, 2011
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Lightweight, super sharp @ 1 stop down but usable wide open, great DOF and Bokeh. Nice colors and great detail. Price
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Canons hidden GEM, none IMO
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This is a super lens, great color, bokeh and sharpness even wide open (better 1 stop down), It is lightweight and focuses well, not super fast but accurately (faster than its big brother).
I use this lens on the Canon 1D Mk IV and the 1Ds Mk1 with excellent richely colored and sharp results with great detail even in the corners (when used stopped down)
I consider this one of Canons hidden gems and it goes wherever I go it is that GOOD... but don't tell everyone or the price may go up....
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Jul 31, 2011
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msavage
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: Jun 12, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Light, relatively small, relatively fast, sharp, sharp, sharp, and cheap cheap cheap
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None that I can see
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This lens is barely slower than the much more expensive/heavy 1.2 L version. It is extremely sharp, and is a perfect focal length on a FF 5DII. A great portrait lens, and at an unbelievable price. Some say it is probably the best non-L lens in the Canon lineup.
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Jun 12, 2011
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David Jennings
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Location: United States
Posts: 11
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Review Date: May 6, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 10
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IMO - Best value for lower light indoor sports. Does a great job for me. First lens I bought a while back and love it.
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May 6, 2011
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dmcharg
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Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 891
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Review Date: Apr 29, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Amazing value for money. Very sharp, fast and ideal for portraits. Its so small as well.
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This is just an amazing little lens and great value for money. Really hard to beat. Its ideal for portraits etc. Sharp, nice bokeh colors etc etc. Focus is fast enough for most needs. If your thinking about the 85 1.2 its probably worth giving this little lens a go first and see how you go. I wish all lens could pack so much into such a small portable lens. Sure the 85 1.2 is faster, sharper with slower AF but the difference in cost is quite considerable and you really need to want F1.2 to justify buying it. If your looking for a good portrait lens don't hesitate to buy this.
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Apr 29, 2011
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$350.43
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