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A lovely bit of glass

Started Dec 20, 2018 | User reviews
siphoto
siphoto New Member • Posts: 1
A lovely bit of glass
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An absolute brilliant bit of glass. I have been after an 85mm ages but was put off by the what I had read about the slow focusing on canons over 85mm. But this is slow fast doesn't hunt for focus and the images are so sharp. At 1.4 the bokeh is gorgeous. Would recommend to any portrait or wedding photographer.

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Canon 5d mark iv
www.simillerphotography.com

Canon EF 85mm F1.4L IS USM
Prime lens • Canon EF
Announced: Aug 29, 2017
siphoto's score
4.0
Average community score
4.6
Dale Garman Senior Member • Posts: 1,025
Re: A lovely bit of glass

I would agree, Love mine.

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Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM +9 more
Pocket Lint Senior Member • Posts: 2,540
Re: A lovely bit of glass

Curious,

You rated it 4 stars with an overall community rating of 4.5 stars. Howcome?

And you alluded to the AF being "slow fast" what do you mean by that? I'm hunting for a couple lenses to add to my collection and the 1.4 looks more enticing over the 1.2 despite that 3rd stop of aperture loss.

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I just got in to photography and I love the artistic and technical aspect of it.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Fujifilm X-Pro3 Canon EF 50mm f/1.2L USM Canon EF 100-400mm F4.5-5.6L IS II Fujifilm XF 23mm F2 R WR +5 more
Dale Garman Senior Member • Posts: 1,025
Re: A lovely bit of glass

Key elements of the 1.4 version. It is weather sealed, and the IS more than makes up for the 1/3 stop in many uses of the lens.  I love this lens, and think it is a 5.  The AF is much faster than the 1.2 by all reviews I have seen (I have never used a 1.2 so can't say personally).  I don't think it is as fast as a 70-200, but still the 1.2 has a reputation as being quite slow.

 Dale Garman's gear list:Dale Garman's gear list
Canon EOS 70D Canon EOS 7D Mark II Canon EOS 5D Mark IV Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM +9 more
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