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Equipment & Techniques => Digital Cameras & Shooting Techniques => Topic started by: ny_surfer on December 09, 2005, 11:28:33 pm

Title: Canon 85mm Portrait lens
Post by: ny_surfer on December 09, 2005, 11:28:33 pm

Will I notice a difference between the quality of the picture between the 85mm L vs non L on a canon 20 D?

Title: Canon 85mm Portrait lens
Post by: DarkPenguin on December 09, 2005, 11:58:29 pm

It is my understanding that the 85 non L is prone to CA.

Title: Canon 85mm Portrait lens
Post by: francois on December 10, 2005, 06:39:44 am

Read this review (http://www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/85mm/).

Title: Canon 85mm Portrait lens
Post by: Piece on December 10, 2005, 09:00:39 pm

that review is good...

just from personal experience the L is great for portraiture in comparison, where as the non L is what you'd want for sports n such (the L version is sloowww focus).

Anyways to directly answer your question, I don't think you'll see the difference when it comes to whether its L or not, it's the bokeh.  the f/1.2 on the L is priceless.

Title: Canon 85mm Portrait lens
Post by: macgyver on December 10, 2005, 10:09:23 pm

But wouldn't 1.2 be so shallow its unusable for a portrait?

Title: Canon 85mm Portrait lens
Post by: Piece on December 11, 2005, 10:01:24 pm

um....no

Title: Canon 85mm Portrait lens
Post by: ny_surfer on December 11, 2005, 10:13:30 pm

Thanks for the review link, it answered some questions for me.  Now I only have to decide if bokeh is more important than weight, quick autofocus and price~