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Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Pro Reviews

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ephotozine‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Although it comes at a hefty price, this lens is a portrait photographer’s dream come true. Sharpness in the centre of the frame is excellent to outstanding, even at maximum aperture and for this kind of photography, sharpness towards the edges of the frame is less critical. More important aspects for portraiture such as the look of the out of focus blur and focus accuracy are well taken care of and even so, when stopped down to f/5.6 or beyond, sharpness towards the edges is good too. It is a highly specialised lens, which is capable of producing excellent results when in its element.

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Jun 03, 2011

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slrgear‘s review Edit Like Unlike

As noted, this was a really fun lens to work with, its ability to lose the background was just astonishing. This would be an ideal portrait lens on a full-frame camera, but serves very well for that use on a sub-frame camera as well, with an effective focal length of 136mm on cameras with a 1.6x crop factor. With a street price of over $2,000, this won't be a lens for the masses, but for pro portrait and wedding photographers, it could pay for itself in short order.

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Mar 04, 2006

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photozone‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L II is THE portrait lens in the Canon lens lineup and within this scope it offers excellent if not outstanding field capabilities. It has an extremely sharp center quality and a superb bokeh. Technically it has also some flaws like relatively soft borders/corners and high vignetting at large aperture settings. In high contrast situations you may also spot some LoCAs (bokeh color fringing).

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LetsGoDigital‘s review Edit Like Unlike

Canon is pleased to announce the launch of its latest professional L-series prime lens: the exceptionally fast EF 85 mm f/1.2 L II USM. The L-series is Canon’s flagship professional lens range, designed and built to meet the needs of the most demanding professional photographers...

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Feb 22, 2006

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Shutterbug‘s review Edit Like Unlike

For some time now my favorite portrait lens has been Canon’s EF 85mm f/1.8 USM, but now my new favorite is the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM. It replaces the EF 85mm f/1.2L USM and offers the widest aperture of any lens in Canon’s EF family. All in all it provides a useful combination of focal length, depth-of-field control, and low-light performance. The superb optics of L-series lenses are designed for the most demanding professional photographic applications...

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Aug 01, 2006

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The-Digital-Picture‘s review Edit Like Unlike

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM Lens is the widest aperture lens Canon currently makes (update: now the Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens shares this aperture) - allowing handholding and action stopping in the darkest conditions. The background blur capable of being produced by the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM Lens is stunning...

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Oct 18, 2007

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