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My next prime portrait lens should be ... ?

Started 7 months ago | Questions thread
antonio-salieri Regular Member • Posts: 208
Re: EF 85/1.2 L either version, and used!

John Crowe wrote:

You completely forgot the EF 85/1.2 L version 1 or 2. I would buy used and be less than half the RF with very similar performance.

I used to have the EF 85mm f/1.2. (The two marks have the same optics, by the way.) They are very nice lenses, but they are not comparable to the RF 85mm f/1.2 in terms of performance. Lots more fringing. They are sharp but they are not "greatest of all time" sharp. They are very good lenses, but not comparable to the RF 85mm f/1.2 in terms of IQ (or focus speed).

But they are available used for significantly less, and they are still 85mm f/1.2, which counts for a lot.

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