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Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM - too niche

Started Jan 21, 2016 | User reviews thread
AlephNull Veteran Member • Posts: 4,690
Re: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM - too niche

neil holmes wrote:

AlephNull wrote:

There is an answer - get both the 135 and the 85

I did.

For less money if you want both you can get the 135 f2 L and the Mitakon 85 1.2 manual focus lens in EF mount.

I would love to have both the EF 85 1.2 L ii and EF 135 f2 L but am very happy with the 135 and an old FD 85 1.2 L. (used adapted on mirrorless).

Nope. Manual focus doesn't work for me, cheaper or not.

Some people (not pointing at you in particular) seem obsessed with cheaper - like there is something wrong with buying the right thing if there's something else that's cheaper (whether it's a good substitute or not).

A lot of the time I'd rather get the right thing. I don't mind saving money if something is genuinely just as good, but cheaper, but I won't overlook a shortcoming just because it's cheaper.

Hope that doesn't sound as inarticulate as it seems

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