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Which Canon 85mm? EF f/1.4L IS or RF f/1.2L Locked

Started Mar 21, 2020 | Discussions thread
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thunder storm Forum Pro • Posts: 10,139
Re: Canon 85mm RF f/1.2L without a doubt

RHWeber wrote:  I think you are giving up IS, requiring you to purchase the new, untested and expensive R5.

For portraits the extra stop of the f/1.2 should make up for the lack of IS.

Let's say a shutter speed of about 1/160th is fast enough for a sharp 85mm, let's say for subject movement about 1/80th (could be optimistic, depending on the subject)  is the minimum shutter speed, the difference is just that one aperture stop.

The EF f/1.4 IS only has an advantage when you want to stop down a bit, which is useful of course.

The sigma 105mm f/1.4 is a bad performer for long shutterspeeds by the way. I need 1/200th to keep up with the sharpness of this lens.

Whatever lens the OP might choose: You've shared a beautiful picture. Awesome.

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M for zooms, RF for primes

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