Topic: Canon 85mm Portrait lens (Read 3157 times)

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?

DarkPenguin · « **Reply #1 on:** December 09, 2005, 11:58:29 pm »

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

francois · « **Reply #2 on:** December 10, 2005, 06:39:44 am »

Piece · « **Reply #3 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.

macgyver · « **Reply #4 on:** December 10, 2005, 10:09:23 pm »

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

Piece · « **Reply #5 on:** December 11, 2005, 10:01:24 pm »

um....no

ny_surfer · « **Reply #6 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~

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DarkPenguin