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

Started Oct 1, 2016 | Questions thread
Jonathan Brady
Jonathan Brady Veteran Member • Posts: 6,725
Near MFD samples shot on 5D Mark IV

Thought I'd see if I could help.  These are straight out of camera jpg images - sharpness set to 3, standard picture style, auto (ambience priority) picture style, in-camera NR turned off (some assert there's still NR occurring, I have no idea), DLO is NOT turned on but improvements are made if it is, especially in fine detail like fur/eyelashes.

Maya is a great subject to check for purple fringing as she has stark white bordered by dark black.  You can see purple in these images (I've done nothing to correct it in camera).

Hope this helps.

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