Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L USM

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An impressive lump of glass giving a distinctive feel to focused and unfocused areas at full aperture. Much sought after for video use. Focus speed is noticeably slow, but the lens is sharp.

It's perhaps wise to check that you really do have a use for such a lens, since a much cheaper f/1.8 may well be more than enough, whilst the mk2 version is optically superior.

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Lens specifications

Focal Length & Maximum Aperture	85mm 1:1.2
Lens Construction	8 elements in 7 groups
Diagonal Angle of View	28° 30"
Focus Adjustment	Front group linear extension system with USM
Closest Focusing Distance	0.49m / 3.1 ft.
Filter Size	72mm
Max. Diameter x Length, Weight	3.6" x 3.3", 2.3 lbs. / 91.5 x 84mm, 1,025g

A quick guide to MTF charts (which only measure contrast and resolution. Canon's guide to their MTF charts) Black lines reflect lens performance at widest aperture. Blue lines show the performance at f/8 Thick lines indicate lens contrast Thin lines indicate lens resolution Dashed lines: Lens performance with meridional lines. Solid lines: Lens performance with sagittal lines Closer sagittal and meridional chart lines indicate more 'natural' out of focus areas. Remember that MTF charts are good for comparing similar lenses, so comparing ones from the 14mm f2.8L and 300mm 2.8L won't tell you much at all, whilst comparing the EF14 2.8L with the EF14 2.8L II will show meaningful differences. Note that other manufacturers may have different ways of displaying such information that may or may not match up with the Canon figures.

EF 85mm f/1.2L USM reviews and articles

• Canon UK / US Information Page
• Amazon
• Northlight Images
• Canon CPN article
• Fred Miranda
• Lens Tip
• Digital Picture
• PhotoZone
• SLR Gear
• Lens Review
• ePhotozine

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Sample images

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Product launch

No information available on the 1989 launch of this lens.