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I used Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM lens with a Canon 5D Mark II camera. The lens is slower than Canon 28-70mm (older version of 24-70mm) and Canon 17-40mm. This is probably because the 85mm is not the Mark II lens. However the pictures came out very sharp. I used the lens in the morning before the sun comes out. None of my other Canon lens of f/2.8 can take pictures in the dark; this lens can. I don't like its slowness, but I like its sharpness and the details captured by this lens. It is a very bright lens. A reasonable price for Mark I lens should be about $1200. Excellent glass. Somewhat heavy. Hope this helps.
This this has become my 'normal' lens since I bought it on Ebay a couple of months ago. The image quality is incredible and consistent through the lens' remarkable range of capabilities. I bought a mark II awhile back and was pleased with it's ease of use and speed (it's about twice as fast as the mkI...great for action etc.) but not particularly wowed by image quality. Sold it for a little profit and bought the I on a whim...'twas a bargain. It delivers a consistent "Jeeeeeeeez I didn't know I could do THAT!" kick just about every time I use it. It's big and clunky and draws a lot of attention but if you want to use a single piece of equipment that never makes you compromise what you're trying get done, this fits the bill. If you're after 10fps speed and great images, go for the MKII; if you're after creative flexibility and outa this world image quality, go for the I. Bargain at any price!Read full review
This is a very specialized lens. 90% of buyers would be better off getting the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8, which is just as sharp in most situations, about 1/5th the price, lighter, and has much faster autofocus. I would love to own this lens again, but most people are expecting way too much money for the older version. A used series II lens should command a price of around $1,500, the older lenses should be around $1,000. Do yourself a favor and get yourself the EF version, unless someone is being reasonable selling an older L f/1.2.
Where do I start? Canon EF 85mm 1.2 USM Portrait Lens is my first big lens purchase. Making a long story short, I started taking shots around my kitchen and front yard as soon as took IT out of the box. I said, "Whoa, this picture came out of my kitchen? There was a lot of Whoa! Oooooooh! Daannggg! Can't wait to my first portraits.
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Seen the movie? Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt portray two soldiers reliving the same day figuring out how to 'overcome the odds to win all'. Shooting the 85 is just like that. It will shove in your face every weakness in your technique. You'll either quit, saying something like 'it's not really my thing', or you'll hang in, work hard and be stunned by what this thing is capable once you get into the zone. F1.2 makes for fantastic street work, incredibly moody images, f3.2-5.6 gives shoulder to shoulder resolution on portraits that will drop your jaw. F8 in vertical format will give incredibly detailed stitched panoramas that will have an amazing 'immediacy' that wide angle lenses will struggle to deliver. Make no mistake...this is an acclaimed pro-level lens for many reasons. As soon as you're 'tight 'with it, it'll create some of your most enduring and talked about images. It's a MUST have piece of kit.Read full review
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