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Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Lens Review

Started May 31, 2018 | Discussions thread
fotoriffic
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Re: Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Lens Review
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sceneIt wrote:

PhotoSimonUK wrote:

For those of you who are interested in the new(ish) Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens . . . I've written a fairly detailed review, mainly comparing it to the much cheaper Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM.

https://simonbrettellphotography.co.uk/canon-ef-85mm-f-1-4l-is-usm-lens-review/

Great review! Canon won't be getting my money on this iteration. I have to agree with you in that it doesn't separate itself enough on sheer image quality from the f1.8, which I used to own and really liked. If I'm being honest, I don't know why they bothered making it. As you state 26 years and barely any optical improvement over the old design, they could have left well enough alone and few would have noticed or cared.

They made it because Tamron and Sigma were getting lots of praise for their new 85s. Competition is a wonderful thing. Now we'll have to see if that same competition will drive the price down.

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