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85mm f/1.2L II USM - Brilliant Lens...

Started Jun 3, 2015 | User reviews thread
Fog Maker Senior Member • Posts: 2,733
Re: Canon 85mmL and OTUS 85mm

Marco Nero wrote:

The main complaint (and the most consistent complaint) about the 85mmL lens was that it was "slow". But I find it more than adequate. I really did expect something dog-slow that took 5 seconds to lock focus... I was more than pleasantly surprised with near instant-to-1 second AF times. It's certainly not unusable at this speed.

Yes, as you noted, as long as you're within the ''zone'' it is quick and accurate,

and only reveal it's steam engine ''qualities'' when going from one extreme to another.

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