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Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM
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alaTest has collected and analyzed 559 reviews of Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM. The average rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers really like the reliability and size. The design and usability also get good feedback, but many are less positive about the price.

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On average, users rate this product 95/100 and experts rate this product 88/100.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 63 user reviews of Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 4.9/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.5/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.co.uk. Reviewers are impressed by the size and design. The price and usability are also appreciated, whereas reviews are divided on the reliability.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

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Amazon.com review summary for Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 179 user reviews of Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. There are some critical comments about the price.

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97% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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Expert review by : Jim Fisher (itreviews.co.uk)

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

 

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM is a specialty lens, perfect for portraits with a very shallow depth of field. Its unique view of the world earns it our Editors' Choice award.

Jul, 2013
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Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Lens Review

 

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the new version of Canon's flagship medium telephoto lens, the EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM.

Outstanding sharpness in the centre of the frame; Beautiful out of focus blur; Very good build quality; Very low level of chromatic aberrations

Lens can be rotated in wrong direction on the lens mount when lens release button is pressed

Jun, 2011
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Expert review by : Szymon Starczewski (lenstip.com)

Canon EF 85 mm f/1.2L II USM

 

The 85 mm lenses are very interesting instruments – especially today. Their kind of focal length is perfect for portrait photos and it doesn't matter whether we use a full frame or an APS-C/DX sensor camera. It is worth notice that no other classic...

Aug, 2009
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Expert review by : photozone.de (opticallimits.com)

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L II - APS-C Lab Test / Review

 

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L II is one of the little wonders in the Canon lens lineup - at least on an APS-C DSLR. The center performance is nothing short of breathtaking and the borders are only slightly weaker. There's a bit of vignetting at f/1.2...

Jan, 2009
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Expert review by : What Digital Camera (whatdigitalcamera.com)

Canon 85mm f/1.2 USM L review

 
Dec, 2007
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Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM

 

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM review.

Excellent performance wide open and throughout the aperture range.; Whisper quiet and fast AF performance; Huge light gathering ability

Price (Although worth it if you have a genuine use)

Jun, 2006
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Expert review by : Markus Stamm (opticallimits.com)

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L

 

Sometimes you recognize that you've missed something just at the time you experience it. And theCanon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L is one of those lenses where your brain switched off anyway due to thecombination of frightening pricing and insanely large...

I was quite sceptical regarding this lens - not so much because I expected a bad performancebut what to do with this lens. I've to admit that after a week of testing I'm in love andit'll be very hard to part from it again. Isolating objects via...

Apr, 2005
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Expert review by : photodo.com (photodo.com)

REVIEW: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM

 

Designed primarily as a portraiture lens that gives an ideal perspective when used on a full frame sensor or 35mm film bodies, the lens can still be used on the cropped sensor bodies of the EOS line-up such as the 1D mk2 (1.3x crop) and the 30D (1.6x...

Excellent performance wide open and throughout the aperture range.; Whisper quiet and fast AF performance; Huge light gathering ability

Hood (although not front element) rotates with MF ring; Price (Although worth it if you have a genuine use)

With this lens’s almost infinitely variable depth of field and its high image quality, along with an ability to suck in light from the dimmest of scenes, it has the capability of making friends fast and keeping them for a long time. As well as the...

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Expert review by : photodo.com (photodo.com)

REVIEW: Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Lens

 

The new version of Canon's flagship medium telephoto lens costs around £1730 and sports a unique fast maximum aperture of f/1.2, fast, silent autofocus and is sealed against dust and moisture.

Outstanding sharpness in the centre of the frame; Beautiful out of focus blur; Very good build quality; Very low level of chromatic aberrations

Manual focus ring could be better damped; Autofocus is slow when compared to slower aperture lenses; Lens can be rotated in wrong direction on the lens mount when lens release button is pressed

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...

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Expert review by : Jim Fisher (pcmag.com)

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

 

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM is a specialty lens, perfect for portraits with a very shallow depth of field. Its unique view of the world earns it our Editors' Choice award.

Insane light-gathering capability. Capable of very shallow depth of field. Superb center sharpness.

Focus-by-wire design. No stabilization. Big. Expensive.

Jul, 2013
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