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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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koenkooi Contributing Member • Posts: 920
Re: Which Canon 85mm? EF f/1.4L IS or RF f/1.2L

thunder storm wrote:

Steve W wrote:

So I have a Canon EOS R which I got to buy back into the Canon system after moving to Sony. I now want to add back a Canon 85mm and I admit I am leaning toward the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS because I can get it for a lot less used than the new RF 85mm f/1.2L. I did used to own the EF 85mm f/1.2L II but sold it when I moved on from Canon originally last year.

As shown in the picture below the f/1.4L is really not bigger and with the adapter its lighter. Also the big plus is that it has IS that with the EOS R will be more usable. Sure the new EOS R5 will come along with IS but that for me would be at least a year out if I decide to do that upgrade (very likely if I stay with Canon). So which would you go for? The used EF 85/1.4L IS is ~ $1500 cheaper than the RF 85/1.2L.

I don't know how important size is to you, and if you can live with a bit longer FL, but if you are looking for performance on a budget the Sigma 105 f/1.4 Art could be an option.

I personally find the Sigma 105 f/1.4 too unwieldy, it's very front heavy. I got used to the RF85 size and weight after a day or so, the 105 not so much. The IQ of both is great, but of the copies I had, the RF85 ran circles around the Sigma.

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