Is this lens the most magical lens canon’s ever created? Or do newer lenses take the spotlight? With newer lenses like the RF 85mm f1.2 & the RF 85mm f/2 it makes you wonder how an L series lens like this from Canon is still on the market and being purchased every day.
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In this video I’ll be diving into the pros and cons of owning this beast, the Canon ef 85mm f1.2 usm II, the bokeh king of lenses.
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Overview 0:00 Intro
0:41 Why people still love this lens
1:08 The 85mm compression HYPE
2:48 Smooth portraits
3:55 Full body shots with 85mm
5:01 The downsides : Auto focus
5:29 She’s a beast… LITERALLY
6:02 The price
6:56 85mm isn’t good for everything
8:02 How sharp is it?
8:28 What makes this 85mm so special then?
9:36 Who should buy this 85mm lens?
11:23 Final thoughts and launching my course
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10 responses to “The Most Magical Portrait Lens Canon's Ever Made?”
1k likes & I'm getting the RF 85mm F/1.2 (Now I'm kinda scared) 😂
Thank you!
The canon is the best, as for is it to old . NO!!!
this very nice lens but i think 135 f2.0 better, it sharper, and more bokeh
Sometimes photos with massive bokeh seem sterile to me, too simple, as if they were taken in a studio. That’s why back when I used an 85mm I mostly used it for wider portraits, even full body, because that way the bokeh stayed exactly as much as needed.
I managed to buy a Viltrox 35mm f/1.2 just a few days ago, giving up the Sony 35mm f/1.8. There are some regrets, it’s not exactly God on earth. The Viltrox is not as versatile anymore, it’s mostly just for portraits. I use the 35mm for tighter shots, because the bokeh becomes denser that way, but not like with an 85mm. If you shoot full body with a 35, it will look almost like it was taken with a phone.
I like the distortion effect of the 35mm, portraits look slimmer, more fashion-like compared to a 50 or 85mm. I use them a bit the opposite of most people. With a 35mm it’s much harder to photograph, because you have to be careful with the background, you need to know very well how to frame, and the location starts to matter much more than with an 85mm or a 135mm, where you could even be in a garbage pit and it wouldn’t really show, a bit of exaggeration :))
I think both work together and don’t exclude each other, especially if you photograph in very different environments where the spaces are not always the same.
Wow! Magical!
Brad can you do a photo editing tutorial. Love the colors that you are getting 🙂
You think that's big? You should try the Nikon Z 85mm 1.2 🤣…😭
The phrase is "foreshortening", and actually describes the phenomenon, compression is another outcome entirely,
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