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Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens for Canon DSLR Cameras - Fixed
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Brand | Canon |
Focal Length Description | EF 85mm 1:1.2 |
Lens Type | Telephoto |
Compatible Mountings | Canon EF |
Camera Lens Description | 4 |
About this item
- f1.2 maximum aperture
- Ring-type UltraSonic motor (USM), Focal length : 85mm, Closest focusing distance : 3.2 feet
- EF mount, medium telephoto lens, High-speed AF and circular aperture create shallow depth-of-field
- 111mm focal length for APS-H sensors, 136mm for APS-C sensors, Lens not zoomable
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Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens for Canon DSLR Cameras
A professional short-telephoto lens, precision-made for low-light shooting and those situations where extremely shallow depth of field is required. Perfect for creative portraiture.
Benefits:
- Extreme f/1.2 maximum aperture
- Fast, quiet autofocus
- Super Spectra coatings
- Circular aperture for smooth background bokeh
- Integration with E-TTL II flash system
- Soft case and lens hood
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Auto focus | 4.2 | 3.6 | — | 4.4 | — | 4.8 |
Image stabilization | 4.2 | 4.0 | — | — | — | 5.0 |
For portrait photography | — | 4.0 | — | 4.9 | — | 5.0 |
Sold By | Wholesale Photo | Minty Gadgets (we track serial numbers) | Web Offers | Amazon.com | 6ave | TEKlinq |
lens type | Telephoto | Telephoto | Telephoto | Standard | Telephoto | Standard |
compatible mountings | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF |
lens design | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
focus type | Ring-type ultrasonic | Auto Focus | Auto/Manual | Auto Focus | Auto/Manual | Auto Focus |
minimum focal length | 85 millimeters | 85 millimeters | 85 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 85 millimeters | 50 millimeters |
max focal length | 85 millimeters | 85 millimeters | 85 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 85 millimeters | 50 millimeters |
fixed focal length | 85 millimeters | 85 millimeters | 85 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 85 millimeters | 50 millimeters |
model name | 1056B002 | EF 85mm f1.2L II | — | 1257B002 | 1056B005AA | — |
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Product Dimensions | 3.31 x 3.62 x 3.62 inches |
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Item Weight | 2.26 pounds |
ASIN | B000EW9Y4M |
Item model number | 1056B002 |
Customer Reviews |
4.4 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #905 in SLR Camera Lenses |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 2, 2003 |
Manufacturer | Canon Cameras US |
Country of Origin | Japan |
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Product Description
The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Medium Telephoto Lens uses a ring-type USM, high-speed CPU and optimized algorithms to achieve an autofocus speed approximately 1.8x faster than the original. The high-speed AF and circular aperture create a shallow depth-of-field that brings attention to the subject and blurs the background, which is ideal for portraits and weddings. The floating optical system, which includes an aspherical lens element, suppresses aberrations and ensures excellent imaging performance. Diagonal angle of view-28°30' .Focus adjustment:AF with full-time manual
From the Manufacturer
Retaining the impressive optical performance and large aperture of the original Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L lens, this revamped medium telephoto lens employs a ring-type Ultra Sonic Motor (USM), high-speed CPU, and optimized algorithms to achieve an autofocus speed that's approximately 1.8x faster than the original. This high-speed autofocus system combines with the circular aperture to create a shallow depth of field that brings attention to the subject and blurs the background, an ideal effect for portraits and weddings. In addition, the lens's floating optical system includes an aspherical lens element that suppresses aberrations and produces an excellent imaging performance.
Specifications
- Focal length: 85mm
- Maximum aperture: f/1.2
- Lens construction: 8 elements in 7 groups
- Angle of view: 28 degrees @ 30 feet
- Focus adjustment: Autofocus with full-time manual
- Closest focusing distance: 3.2 feet
- Filter size: 72mm
- Dimensions: 3.6 inches in diameter and 3.3 inches long
- Weight: 36.2 ounces
- Warranty: 1 year Retaining the impressive optical performance and large aperture of the original EF 85mm f1.2L USM, this new medium telephoto lens uses a ring-type USM, high-speed CPU, and optimized algorithms to achieve an autofocus speed approximately 1.8x faster than the original. The high-speed AF and circular aperture create a shallow depth-of-field that brings attention to the subject and blurs the background, which is ideal for portraits and weddings. The floating optical system, which includes an aspherical lens element, suppresses aberrations and ensures excellent imaging performance.
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Customers like the quality, sharpness, and image quality of the camera lens. For example, they say it's an amazing portrait lens, with amazing bokeh. They're also impresseded with the ease of use. One downside is the autofocus, with some complaining about the slow autofocus and the long minimum focus distance. Opinions are mixed on condition and value.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the lens. They mention that it is an amazing portrait lens with sharp, great colors, and amazing bokeh. They also say that it makes them look like the most amazing photographer. They love the image quality, and say that the images with this lens really stand out.
"...If yes, get this lens. Period. Enjoy the enhanced DOF, build quality, surrealistic/dreamy exposures, transfered dynamic range, and the peace of mind..." Read more
"...what it is intended, which at the end of the day is portraiture, it does flawlessly...." Read more
"...have been unable to detect any geometric distortion at all, the lens is near-perfect in that regard...." Read more
"...Colors are vivid and accurate, contrast is phenominal... and did I mention the bokeh?? WOW!!!PROS:- Bokeh-..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the sharpness of the lens. They mention that it's the sharpest lens they have ever used, and the images are immaculate. They also say that the lens is bright, clean, and vibrant wide open. Customers also feel that they are getting greater clarity and sharpness from this lens than other lenses.
"...the distortion is nonexistent, beautiful sharpness at f/1.4...." Read more
"...The images were tack sharp, the f1.2 setting drank in every drop of available light, and it never once balked at what I was doing...." Read more
"Pros: Bokeh and sharpness (as with any L prime)Cons: Don understand why the fringe is comparable to the 50mm 1.8, its L glass...." Read more
"...such as my night sky images I mentioned earlier, this lens brings great sharpness, consistent focus and huge light sensitivity to the table...." Read more
Customers like the image quality of the lens. For example, they say it's stunning, crisp, and clear. They also say the resolution is extremely fine, and the images come out super creamy and dreamy. The clarity and detail are incredible, and it provides a quality blur. Customers also mention that the bokeh is really neat and blurring background is a piece of cake.
"...Period. Enjoy the enhanced DOF, build quality, surrealistic/dreamy exposures, transfered dynamic range, and the peace of mind that comes form..." Read more
"...I did not miss a shot. I did not run into issues with clarity...." Read more
"...While it does provide a quality blur, you won't see items directly behind someone's head turn into unidentifiable smears; they have to be..." Read more
"...impressed with the way it manages backgrounds and the how it resolves fine details, I am dissappointed with one thing reviews here have not..." Read more
Customers find the camera lens easy to use. They mention it's fast, manageable, and less cumbersome than older models. They say it'll get the shot you want and is relatively easy to install. Customers also say the learning curve is not long, and the manual is very brief. They also mention that the 85mm focal length makes it easier to use for indoor portraits.
"...$200 less. Much faster on the AF and less cumbersome. The saturation is about equivalent. The sharpness is less. CA is worse...." Read more
"...There's also a very brief manual and the usual warranty paperwork...." Read more
"...at wide opens; and the 85mm focal makes it much easier to use for indoor portrait (head shot or half body)...." Read more
"...Easy to install you just pinch the tabs slide it on and let go.Wide open there is some chromatic aberration...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the condition of the camera lens. Some mention that it has great build quality, is constructed to last, and has amazing picture quality. However, others say that it feels very cheap, has a severe design flaw, and was completely trashed.
"...If yes, get this lens. Period. Enjoy the enhanced DOF, build quality, surrealistic/dreamy exposures, transfered dynamic range, and the peace of mind..." Read more
"...The 100mm L f2.8 lens is sharp fast focus and no fringe at all and its cheap. Its also one canons sharpest lenses they make...." Read more
"...I'm nitpicking now! I don't like the lens hood at all. It feels very cheap, and clasps onto the lens using these small clips, requiring you to..." Read more
"...mm f/1.2L II USM lens is a very heavy (1025 grams or 2.25 lbs), very well built lens. It comes packaged with the appropriate hood, the Canon ES-7911...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the camera lens. Some mention it's worth every penny, while others say it'll be a bad investment. The bokeh is its only redeeming value, and it'd be better off buying a different lens.
"...apertures, equal chromatic abberation, faster AF, and adds more versatility for less price (with the exception that the 85mm has better saturation)...." Read more
"...this a fairly serious error on Canon's part, as this is a *very* expensive lens, and I prefer to have the lens mounting process as smooth and crunch-..." Read more
"...But it's totally worth the price if you can justify the costs in Money, weight and slightly slow AF, the results are amazing...." Read more
"...Overall a great lens, expensive as all hell but you do get what you pay for." Read more
Customers find the autofocus of the lens to be very slow, difficult to pull focus, and not ideal. They also mention that the minimum focus distance is too long, and the focus by wire is not ideal due to large elements. Additionally, some customers mention that their subject was always just out of focus or not sharp at all when in focus.
"...much better lenses for this (i.e. the 180mm f/3.5L) The minimum focus distance is too long to garner anything better than a mild macro lens...." Read more
"...the autofocus is slow, i've heard it has to do with having to turn so much glass, or it is more precise, or there wasn't enough space in the housing..." Read more
"...This lens focuses incredibly quick for an f1.2 lens, and with a great deal of precision...." Read more
"...Focussing speed seems to come up a lot for this lens. Does seem sluggish compared to my 70-200 2.8 II, but shooting fast action or sports is not..." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the weight of the camera lenses. They mention that it's pretty heavy and even though it' s a prime lens, it weighs more than most zooms.
"...this is a big and heavy lens. i do not recommend just anyone go out and buy this...." Read more
"...Although the lens is very heavy, there is no tripod mount; apparently, because the lens is (relatively) short, Canon feels that the balance is still..." Read more
"...Aside from that this thing is monstrously heavy and awkward to hold ...." Read more
"...If no, buy the 85mm f/1.8. Enjoy the additional spending money, lighter weight, faster AF, and additional telephoto usage...." Read more
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As most of you arriving at this page and considering this lens are the more professional/advanced amateur photographers whom already own plenty of L glass, this review will be written from a more stringent perspective on its capability to own up to its expensive price tag and compare with other L's. (i.e. no "It's so much better than my kit lens! Wow, buy it! The end")
First up, it's uses. This lens is more obvious than others. Yep it's primarily a portrait lens. Anything that sits at 70mm focal length or higher and maintans wide apertures qualifies as such. L lenses tend to function well in two or sometimes more roles; this lens proves to function decently in one other role. Note that this lens's main advantage is it aperture. If the lens is stopped down, other L lenses start taking over with better image quality. With this in mind, let's look at a breakdown of all the other possible uses for this lens:
As a general telephoto: Trying to stop it down and use the lens as an 85mm telephoto for "everyday" use really doesn't work: the 70-200mm (any of them) produces better sharpness at comparable apertures, equal chromatic abberation, faster AF, and adds more versatility for less price (with the exception that the 85mm has better saturation). One could argue that situations with low light might prove a worthy use for this lens, such as weddings & receptions. In this case there is a tie. The 85mm aperture advantage means usable shutter times in very low light, but you will notice a problem trying to autofocus with this lens (as its AF is known for being not exactly the best/fastest in the industry). The 70-200 f/2.8L IS has a three stop stabilizer, granting an "effective" 70-200mm f/1.4 (only "effective" as your shutter times are still slower than what a true f/1.4 lens would a achieve). So for low light with less action, you're better off going with the 70-200 f/2.8L IS. With more action (hopefully lateral action not coming towards or away from the lens, stressing its AF) the 85mm will have an advantage.
Usage as a macro: not really. There are much better lenses for this (i.e. the 180mm f/3.5L) The minimum focus distance is too long to garner anything better than a mild macro lens. The only advantage the 85mm has in this regard is it's extreme DOF at minimum focus. The 180mm f/3.5L only produces an equivalen DOF when it focuses in to 1:4 macro or closer, meaining that the 85mm can achieve its beautiful DOF while encompassing a more "zoomed out" view of a subject, which the 180mm can't do. However, the 85mm's image degradation wide open sets it back far enough so that, surprisingly, the 135mm f/2L takes over as your "semi-macro with extreme DOF" lens, which performs much better wide open with an approximately equivalent DOF at minimum focus (and with less weight).
Landscape: yep this works, and this the area other than portraiture that the 85mm f/1.2 functions well in, but only if your objective is to produce ultra-thin DOF images. Otherwise other L lenses fulfill this role with much better satisfaction. Exposures of flowers and foliage work well, along with anything that features an interesting main subject and a background suitably beatiful for being blurred into a wash of color. Once again however, the 135mm competes as a contender in the DOF catagory. All things considered, the 135mm produces better image quality while the 85mm produces a somewhat stronger DOF with a more surreal/dreamy feel to its images.
Portraiture: the main enchilada. No other lens performs portraiture as well as the 85mm f/1.2 under $4000. Female subjects will especially appreciate the dreamy DOF this lens can produce. If you do portraits or wedding work, this lens MUST be in your bag. Mark it up as a necessary business expense and start saving now. If you actually happen to have the $4000 previously mentioned, you may wish to consider the 200mm f/1.8L or the 300mm F/2.8L. They yield an equivalent DOF at their longer focal lengths and deliver superior image quality, but require much more working room and more ambient light.
Lens comparisons:
The 85mm f/1.8 is one of the biggest competitors to this lens in terms of buying decisions. Forget the 100's of pages worth of forum entries regarding this debate, it boils down to this: you know you need an 85mm portrait lens. Are you a professional or demand the best in image quality? If yes, get this lens. Period. Enjoy the enhanced DOF, build quality, surrealistic/dreamy exposures, transfered dynamic range, and the peace of mind that comes form knowing you bought the best and your images aren't hindered by your equipment. If no, buy the 85mm f/1.8. Enjoy the additional spending money, lighter weight, faster AF, and additional telephoto usage. That's all there is to it.
The 85mm f/1.2 Mark I is also a competitor on the used market. Having used both the MkI and MkII variants, I find the ~$300 difference worth it, mainly due to the AF. The MkII's AF enhancement is nothing short of significant, both the speed and accuracy of the AF have been brought up a notch. This isn't so much a big deal in the studio as it is in the realm of weddings. As a bonus, the saturation seems somewhat higher as well.
The 50mm f/1.2. This one took me a little while to decide on. $200 less. Much faster on the AF and less cumbersome. The saturation is about equivalent. The sharpness is less. CA is worse. In the end, the 85mm's more-dreamlike image output and 35mm advantage places it above the 50mm f/1.2 in terms of portraiture.
The 135mm f/2. I hate to say this, but in all reality the 135mm isn't so much of a competitor as mush as it is a COMPLIMENT to the 85mm. The difference in focal length, AF, IQ, working ranges, and DOF mean that, although they may overlap and compete with each other from time to time in minor usages (the landscape and macro usages mentioned above), the primary uses of the 85mm and 135mm are seperate. It doesn't seem like it on paper, but once you use both lenses for a little while in the field they fill different roles almost immediately. If you're a professional in portraiture or weddings, it's not a question of which one, it's a question of which one first. (My general recommended order for wedding photog's: 70-200mm F/2.8L IS, 16-35mm F/2.8L, 85mm F/1.2L, and finally 135mm F/2L.)
The breakdown for this lens:
Usage: Taking portraits of females and children in studio or on-location. Some low-light event photography.
Pros:
-Superior DOF with a 'dreamy' feel other lenses can't produce
-Good saturation (standard compared to other L's: better than the 70-200)
Cons:
-Weight & price
-AF (still slow compared to other L's, but significantly better than the MkI)
Other:
-AF is electronic override, requires power to lens in order to function
-Entire main element grouping shifts forward by up to 3/4" when focusing to minimum distance
-Rear element is flush to base, requires care when lens swapping
-CA when wide open is green shift (odd as most CA shift is usually red)
Summary:
The 85mm f/1.2L MkII is a cumbersome lens, requiring attention and patience, and is surpassed by many lenses in most usages of photography. However, it's results are simply unmatched within the primary usage of portraiture. It stands alone as an absolute requirement for professionals.
if you're using this for anything other than portraits or nature scenes (sports photography, macro photography, high action, etc), you're going to be majorly disappointed. the autofocus is slow, i've heard it has to do with having to turn so much glass, or it is more precise, or there wasn't enough space in the housing to hold a large enough motor to move all that glass, whatever the problem is, you really can only use this for posed or not-fast moving subjects. if you want something faster at this focal length, get the f1.8, the focus is significantly faster (and noisier).
the minimum focusing distance is 0.95m, this is not a macro photography lens. don't try to use it as one.
funny quirk about this lens is the electronic focusing motor. it is kind of unique that there is no full-time-manual override, so you can't focus then tweak it a little. you'll have to click the switch on the body over from AF to MF. it is electronic focusing, so when the camera "sleeps", the focusing ring doesn't work. i don't know how this mechanically works, but you cannot retract the lens using the focusing ring unless (1) the camera is on and (2) the switch is set to MF.
comes with a great hood that fits on the bayonet but uses buttons to release, not a twist mechanism.
be CAREFUL when handling this lens. the rear element goes flush with the metal mounting bezel. don't lay this on a table thinking the bezel will protect the lens. this is a big and heavy lens. i do not recommend just anyone go out and buy this. the f/1.8 might be enough for you i you just want something at this focal length.
that being said, i'm giving this 5 stars because i love the sharpness at f/1.4 and f/1.8 and it does exactly what i expect it to.
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lens is perfect and totally brand new , but I suggest Amazon to improve the packaging , please protect the lens box , thank you
Reviewed in Singapore on September 7, 2020
lens is perfect and totally brand new , but I suggest Amazon to improve the packaging , please protect the lens box , thank you