canon ef 85mm f1.8 USM

This lens is so underrated IMO. I have no need for 1.4 or 1.2 personally. I shoot all my bridal portraits with this lens. At say F4 it is REALLY sharp.

fantastic shots, George--DOF looks great!

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BrunoLandMedia wrote:

Holscen wrote:

Scott Larson wrote:

This has been my under-the-basket lens for years. I'm tempted to sell it and my 85mm f1.2 II for the f1.4 version.

I definitely recommend you rent the f1.4 LIS to see if it's af accuracy and ca are an improvement on what you already have.

How do you think the 10 year old 1.8 compares to the 1.4 IS? Considering the $1,000 price difference? I always see great photos of the 1.8 but people say the 1.4 is amazing.

i understand your question is addressed to someone else, but i would like to add that the only reason i gave it 4 stars is because of its "CA" if used in extreme contrasty situation, as i'v already noted. other wise, this lens deserves 5 stars very easily! sharpness, color rendition, contrast and fast auto focus are all topnotch, especially at this reasonable price.

1Dx4me wrote:

BrunoLandMedia wrote:

Holscen wrote:

Scott Larson wrote:

This has been my under-the-basket lens for years. I'm tempted to sell it and my 85mm f1.2 II for the f1.4 version.

I definitely recommend you rent the f1.4 LIS to see if it's af accuracy and ca are an improvement on what you already have.

How do you think the 10 year old 1.8 compares to the 1.4 IS? Considering the $1,000 price difference? I always see great photos of the 1.8 but people say the 1.4 is amazing.

i understand your question is addressed to someone else, but i would like to add that the only reason i gave it 4 stars is because of its "CA" if used in extreme contrasty situation, as i'v already noted. other wise, this lens deserves 5 stars very easily! sharpness, color rendition, contrast and fast auto focus are all topnotch, especially at this reasonable price.

I agree. The CA is really bad if you shoot say a backlit tree.

its funny I have had it for years and beause,I have it ,I notice other people who have it. Many of the world class pros choose the 1.8 ( or used to anyway)

Yes, an excellent and good-value lens.

And I wish to say the same thing about the EF 100mm f/2 USM.

(Canon the greedy, unlike other manufacturers, does not include lens hoods for its non-L lenses. The two above happen to share the same lens hood. I purchased one to share between them. By the way, the design of this lens hood is cheap: its snaps in place but turns around rather loosely, instead of fitting tightly after a reassuring "click".)

Kaso wrote:

Yes, an excellent and good-value lens.

And I wish to say the same thing about the EF 100mm f/2 USM.

(Canon the greedy, unlike other manufacturers, does not include lens hoods for its non-L lenses. The two above happen to share the same lens hood. I purchased one to share between them. By the way, the design of this lens hood is cheap: its snaps in place but turns around rather loosely, instead of fitting tightly after a reassuring "click".)

i don't own a canon 100 f2.0 USM macro lens but i do hear lots of praise from the owners! i had a choice between getting a canon 100 f2.0 macro and a zeiss 100mm f2.0 Makro Planer and i settled for zeiss. but could not lose having either one. the only a few differences between the 2 macro lenses, which are: zeiss is manual focus, non-IS, 1:2 magnification and much better built lens but a 1/3 higher in price   but it is just a matter of taste, and like i said, one cannot lose with either one.

1Dx4me wrote:

Kaso wrote:

Yes, an excellent and good-value lens.

And I wish to say the same thing about the EF 100mm f/2 USM.

(Canon the greedy, unlike other manufacturers, does not include lens hoods for its non-L lenses. The two above happen to share the same lens hood. I purchased one to share between them. By the way, the design of this lens hood is cheap: its snaps in place but turns around rather loosely, instead of fitting tightly after a reassuring "click".)

i don't own a canon 100 f2.0 USM macro lens

What I was referring to is not a macro lens. Details here.

but i do hear lots of praise from the owners! i had a choice between getting a canon 100 f2.0 macro and a zeiss 100mm f2.0 Makro Planer and i settled for zeiss. but could not lose having either one. the only a few differences between the 2 macro lenses, which are: zeiss is manual focus, non-IS, 1:2 magnification and much better built lens but a 1/3 higher in price but it is just a matter of taste, and like i said, one cannot lose with either one.

Again, I was not talking about a macro lens.

I use my EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro lens strictly for macro photography. (I have tried it on a few portraiture occasions, but was not happy with the results. I have other lenses more suitable for the purpose: EF 85/1.8, EF 100/2, EF 135/2L.)

Kaso wrote:

1Dx4me wrote:

Kaso wrote:

Yes, an excellent and good-value lens.

And I wish to say the same thing about the EF 100mm f/2 USM.

(Canon the greedy, unlike other manufacturers, does not include lens hoods for its non-L lenses. The two above happen to share the same lens hood. I purchased one to share between them. By the way, the design of this lens hood is cheap: its snaps in place but turns around rather loosely, instead of fitting tightly after a reassuring "click".)

i don't own a canon 100 f2.0 USM macro lens

What I was referring to is not a macro lens. Details here.

but i do hear lots of praise from the owners! i had a choice between getting a canon 100 f2.0 macro and a zeiss 100mm f2.0 Makro Planer and i settled for zeiss. but could not lose having either one. the only a few differences between the 2 macro lenses, which are: zeiss is manual focus, non-IS, 1:2 magnification and much better built lens but a 1/3 higher in price but it is just a matter of taste, and like i said, one cannot lose with either one.

Again, I was not talking about a macro lens.

I use my EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro lens strictly for macro photography. (I have tried it on a few portraiture occasions, but was not happy with the results. I have other lenses more suitable for the purpose: EF 85/1.8, EF 100/2, EF 135/2L.)

my apologies for the confusion here, Kaso! i think we have established that 85 f1.8 USM is a great value for those who don't have the budget for hefty 85 f1.4/85 f1.2 behemoth.

but my response was also to your 100 f2.0 remark, which I mistook for EF 100 f2.8 L IS macro (i am not a morning person) i thank you for correction.

1Dx4me wrote:

Kaso wrote:

1Dx4me wrote:

Kaso wrote:

Yes, an excellent and good-value lens.

And I wish to say the same thing about the EF 100mm f/2 USM.

(Canon the greedy, unlike other manufacturers, does not include lens hoods for its non-L lenses. The two above happen to share the same lens hood. I purchased one to share between them. By the way, the design of this lens hood is cheap: its snaps in place but turns around rather loosely, instead of fitting tightly after a reassuring "click".)

i don't own a canon 100 f2.0 USM macro lens

What I was referring to is not a macro lens. Details here.

but i do hear lots of praise from the owners! i had a choice between getting a canon 100 f2.0 macro and a zeiss 100mm f2.0 Makro Planer and i settled for zeiss. but could not lose having either one. the only a few differences between the 2 macro lenses, which are: zeiss is manual focus, non-IS, 1:2 magnification and much better built lens but a 1/3 higher in price but it is just a matter of taste, and like i said, one cannot lose with either one.

Again, I was not talking about a macro lens.

I use my EF 100mm f/2.8L IS USM Macro lens strictly for macro photography. (I have tried it on a few portraiture occasions, but was not happy with the results. I have other lenses more suitable for the purpose: EF 85/1.8, EF 100/2, EF 135/2L.)

my apologies for the confusion here, Kaso! i think we have established that 85 f1.8 USM is a great value for those who don't have the budget for hefty 85 f1.4/85 f1.2 behemoth.

but my response was also to your 100 f2.0 remark, which I mistook for EF 100 f2.8 L IS macro (i am not a morning person) i thank you for correction.

Oh, no problems at all.

Enjoy photography!