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What do you think about the bokeh that 85L 1/4 will produce?

Started Nov 11, 2017 | Polls thread
nonproshooterdad Senior Member • Posts: 1,106
Re: What do you think about the bokeh that 85L 1/4 will produce?

It looks like I am the only one that voted it's worse than Sigma.

The 1.2L is still the bokeh king. From all the Sigma 85A reviews, at the same aperture, Sigma is comparable with the 1.2L. The only lacking aspect is the OOF highlight, which 1.2L does it better. At 1.2, the 1.2L blended the background much better, especially the highlight background.

Why did I bet 1.4L is worse in bokeh? The shared property with the Sigma and 1.2L is the bigger diameter in the glass components. I guess that's needed for better bokeh. And we already saw some samples from the 1.4L, doesn't look like bokeh is its strength. And Canon already said it'd not replace the 1.2L. It would be unlikely its bokeh to be the same as the 1.2L at the same aperture.

Canon has no intention to make it that much better. Sigma has. That's why Sigma got my vote. My Sigma is on its way to my home. :D.

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