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Excellent lens. Should be in very bag.

Started Jun 20, 2014 | User reviews thread
Phil Geusebroek Contributing Member • Posts: 622
Re: Excellent lens. Should be in very bag.

I've come to the 85mm party late as I had the 100mm macro and the 135mm f2L.

How I see why everyone likes it so much.  Sharp, fast, not too long, good isolation.

I'm hoping Canon gives it and the 50mm the same treatment as the 35mm IS.  A short squat 67mm filtered 85mm f1.8 IS would be a perfect companion to the new 35mm, as is the 100mm IS macro.   But if it turned out 58mm and a similar size to the original, like the 24mm IS, I wouldn't complain.

I find zooms incredibly useful and fun.  There's also something visceral about using a 35/85 or 24/50/100 prime combo.

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