Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM

[Mashhadi Vahid]

بررسی این لنز در فتوزون:

http://www.photozone.de/canon-eos/501-canon85f12mk2apsc

Verdict

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 but from a field perspective it's probably not a real issue and from f/2 onwards it's not relevant anymore. Distortions and lateral CAs are extremely well controlled. The quality of the bokeh is a shining highlight of the lens - less so the amount of LoCAs (bokeh fringing) although that's a rather typical problem in this lens class.

The build quality is up to pro standards but we expected no less from a lens in this price class. Compared to its predecessor the AF speed has been doubled and while it may not be blazingly fast it's certainly good enough now. The "manual focus-by-wire" approach may not catch many fans but it's more a aspect to get used to rather than a real weakness.
All-in-all an exceptional lens!

[Pooyan]

سلام؛

مقايسه اين لنز با 85F1.8 توسط جوزا:

http://www.juzaphoto.com/eng/articles/canon_85mm_f1-2_vs_85mm_f1-8.htm

و نتيجه گيري نهايي جوزا براي انتخاب از ميان 85هاي كنون:

At the end, it depends by your preferences. If you are a fan of selective focus; if you want a lens for "creative" photos; if you want to take photos in low light, the 85mm f/1.2 may be a good choice. Oh well, there is another "if"...if you have the budget. The big 85 is not cheap and honestly I think it is on the overpriced side. But sometimes you can get truly amazing photos that you could have not taken with any other lens!

If, instead, you are mainly a nature photographer and you just take some portraits from time to time, I don't recommend the 85mm 1.2: you can do the job with the much much cheaper 85mm f/1.8 (same image quality and better AF), or with one of the lenses you already have; for example I like to take portraits with the 300mm f/2.8 on 1DsIII...yes, you have to stay on the other side of the universe, but it gives a marvelous creamy bokeh, without the nasty CA of the 85mm and with a lot more depth of field.