Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- User Rating: 
Summary for Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- 85mm f/1.8 USM
Notes on Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- Fantastic image quality lens. Mine is mated with the Rebel XTi, and produces great results. Light, fast and tack sharp.
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- User Rating: Summary for Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- Great Lens
Notes on Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- This lens is amazing!
I purchased this lens to use for my daughter's vollyball pictures and I couldn't be happier...
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- User Rating: Summary for Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- Worth it!
Notes on Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- This is a light weight, fast focusing lens with excellent image quality. Open the aperture wide and get beautifully blurred backgrounds. Definately worth the price.
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- User Rating: Summary for Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- Best Buy!
Notes on Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- Yes, you want this lens, (or the "L"-glass version, if your wallet can afford the $1700 plus cost-this "non-L" version is around $350) even if you have something that covers this range. This is some finely crafted glass, and a best buy in terms of cost-to-benefit ratio. You get speed, DOF control, beautiful bokeh, and it's darn cheap to get into the whole world of protraiture, if you think about it.
You want this for portraits. Everybody and everything from your dog to the Queen of E looks silkier, more soulful and more loveable with this lens. It's perfect on a Canon 5D.
People say that it's not the equipment-it's the photographer. But, in this case, it really is the equipment. You can do natural-light photography under difficult and trying conditions, and you've got plenty of room to spare in the ISO, aperture and shutter speeds, because this lens is so fast and responsive. The lens is light and portable so you can take it everywhere. Once you "get" the feel of the fixed focal distance you just intuitively snap pics of the sweetest sweetness. Seriously, my friends think I'm a good photographer. Between you and I it's just that this lens rocks!
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- User Rating: Summary for Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- Incredible quality at this price point
Notes on Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Telephoto Lens ...- I recently got to shoot an evening with the Canon 85mm F1.2L and was simply blown away by the quality of the pictures. After seriously considering the $1300 premium for the Canon 85mm F1.2L, I decided to get the 85mm F1.8. I was pleasantly surprised.
The sharpness and color is just stunning. The lens focuses very quickly. The bokeh on portraits is more than acceptable. The build quality appears to be sturdy. I didn't see any serious chromatic aberration or vignetting in my images.
I shot some comparable portraits with the Tamron 17-50 and the Canon 70-200 F.4L (non-IS) and I felt that the 85mm F1.8 gave me the best pictures, though I love the versatility and the quality of those two lenses.
This one is certainly a keeper. Even after I save up enough to get the F1.2L, this lens will continue to be in my bag and probably be actively used in many indoor events.
