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How sharp is the Canon 85mm f1.8 wide open?

Started Oct 1, 2016 | Questions thread
Ray Chen Veteran Member • Posts: 9,652
100mm

This is very interesting. I have gone back and forth between the 85mm and 100mm about a million times and I'm not sure I've seen two lenses with such a variance of opinion. Most of what I've seen suggests that the 85mm is notably sharper at F2 than the 100mm (including DXO) but I also come across people that state they found the 100mm sharper wide open. Do you happen to have any wide open samples from either or both?

My opinion is from thousands of frames, seat of pants, "feel", so I will not argue with lab results.  I actually own the 85mm twice, bought it back after selling it, and that's how much I liked it.  My 100mm that I bought used is better than both copies of my 85mm.  Did I get very lucky and got a golden copy of 100mm?  Who knows...

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