Nice video, I had Penthouse magazine buy me the Canon 85mm which I used for most of my pictorials that appeared in the magazine when Bob Guccione was the owner, a great piece of quality equipment which I still have today!
Good review and also great for Night Photography. Autofocus is fast as I've used it at fashion shows. The only issue I've had over the years is that it doesn't handle very well in bright sunlight. No image stabilization at 85mm is not an issue so all good :-)
Bought mine near mint for £250 this week.I'm not a pro so £2k for the f1.2 isn't an option. I thought it would go nicely on either my 250D/SL3, or with the speedbooster on my M50, and would be great for travelling light as I have mobility issues. Good assessment
Whatever problems you have with this lens and this applies to every other lens as well. Never...ever shoot it wide open, unless u are in a studio or perfect condition and even then, dont shoot it wide open. Go up at least a stop or 2 for best IQ
I love the way some people pretend that £400+ prices are good prices and cheap, especially when they make it sound as if it's cheap, it's because some lenses are ridiculously, exorbitantly and unjustifiably expensive that means anything else is cheap. £409 is not cheap, not by any stretch of the imagination. Some people need to work for a week to make that kind of money without paying any other bills. The point I am making is that we are ALL guilty of helping these greedy corporations fleece us. Anything above £100 is not cheap. You have expensive, very expensive, and ridiculously expensive. Don't use the word cheap, as it is subjective. A billionaire wouldn't notice £400, which is true, but the word cheap doesn't come into it.
Nonononooo, this is NOT a true macro lens. There is a difference betwen close up photo and MACRO. A true macro lens reflects the subject on the sensor in the size it actually is. I have had many lenses with "macro" written on them. It's not macro...it's just close up photo. I have ONE real macro lens...the EF 100mm 2,8 Macro. At 2,8 you can not take a breath. The focus at close range is...1 milimeter?? It's ridiculus. :D But the 85 1,8 is a great lens...I have that one too. But it is not a macro lens. ;)
Nice video, I had Penthouse magazine buy me the Canon 85mm which I used for most of my pictorials that appeared in the magazine when Bob Guccione was the owner, a great piece of quality equipment which I still have today!
Which one? 1.8 1.4 or 1.2? Cool job 🤩
Good review and also great for Night Photography. Autofocus is fast as I've used it at fashion shows. The only issue I've had over the years is that it doesn't handle very well in bright sunlight. No image stabilization at 85mm is not an issue so all good :-)
3:00 this girl gave away you are located in england oi mate :D :D
I'm thinking of buying the 1.8. Good video!
Thank you for this great review !!
Is this also the same as the telephoto lens? Thanks.
Hi. I own eos 60d body, does this 85mm performs as good as full frame ones?
Bought mine near mint for £250 this week.I'm not a pro so £2k for the f1.2 isn't an option. I thought it would go nicely on either my 250D/SL3, or with the speedbooster on my M50, and would be great for travelling light as I have mobility issues. Good assessment
How do you like it on the 250D?
Stil using 85 1.8 🔥
Starts right now with a 30 second intro!
Can i use it with EOS M50 mark ii?
need adapter
I wouldn’t use it for Macro but it is a great lens
I must say
Whatever problems you have with this lens and this applies to every other lens as well. Never...ever shoot it wide open, unless u are in a studio or perfect condition and even then, dont shoot it wide open. Go up at least a stop or 2 for best IQ
Nice video though.
Yeah but that's the amount of chromatic aberrations as it's visible with naked eye.
I love the way some people pretend that £400+ prices are good prices and cheap, especially when they make it sound as if it's cheap, it's because some lenses are ridiculously, exorbitantly and unjustifiably expensive that means anything else is cheap.
£409 is not cheap, not by any stretch of the imagination. Some people need to work for a week to make that kind of money without paying any other bills.
The point I am making is that we are ALL guilty of helping these greedy corporations fleece us. Anything above £100 is not cheap. You have expensive, very expensive, and ridiculously expensive. Don't use the word cheap, as it is subjective.
A billionaire wouldn't notice £400, which is true, but the word cheap doesn't come into it.
dawg i js got one used for $180
Nonononooo, this is NOT a true macro lens. There is a difference betwen close up photo and MACRO. A true macro lens reflects the subject on the sensor in the size it actually is. I have had many lenses with "macro" written on them. It's not macro...it's just close up photo. I have ONE real macro lens...the EF 100mm 2,8 Macro. At 2,8 you can not take a breath. The focus at close range is...1 milimeter?? It's ridiculus. :D But the 85 1,8 is a great lens...I have that one too. But it is not a macro lens. ;)
It's not a great lens at all and pretty rubbish wide open. I'd save and get the f1.2 if you care about your images
Either you got a bad copy, or you're not using it right mate. Mine is ridiculously sharp wide open, suffers a bit from chromatic aberrations