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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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Dan_168 Forum Pro • Posts: 11,045
Re: Which Canon 85mm? EF f/1.4L IS or RF f/1.2L

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.

I am long time Canon user too since the 20D and 1Ds II days,  and still have a 1Dx but also Sony A7R IV and 85GM, most likely I will get a Canon EOS-R_  body, but I am waiting for the 1-series equivalent with built in vertical grip, may never happen but I can wait and not in a huge hurry ,  for now, I will just keep on using my 85GM for portrait and 1Dx for event and spots, since  I am still not that happy with the 7R 4 in terms of control layout and ergo so I am sure I will add a R or Z eventually.

Between the two Canon, I am sure I will go with the 85 1.2 RF even that means I have spend quite a bit ore, from what I have seen so far the F1,2 lens  it's clearly better lens optically, plus is a native RF mount. since I am multiple system user, I can just pick the lens I really like and buy that one instead of buying everything to cover all focal length on any system. with that said , for landscape, the 7R IV and Voigtlander and Loxia primes is not going anywhere even i bought a EOS R.

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