Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens for Canon DSLR Cameras

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Fills a significant niche all by itself

Great Lens

Living up to expectations

Excellent lens - high quality

Simply the best under 200mm lens Canon makes..

Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II USM Lens for Canon DSLR Cameras

Manufacturer: Canon
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Product Features:

f1.2 maximum aperture

Ring-type UltraSonic motor (USM)

EF mount; medium telephoto lens

High-speed AF and circular aperture create shallow depth-of-field

111mm focal length for APS-H sensors, 136mm for APS-C sensors

ASIN: B000EW9Y4M
Release Date: 2006-03-31

Product Description

The L-series is Canon's flagship professional lens range, designed and built to meet the needs of the most demanding professional photographers. The superb optics of the EF 85mm f/1.2 II USM and other L-series lenses represent the pinnacle of optical performance, enabling focal length/speed/quality combinations not readily attainable using traditional optical technologies. In addition to optimised lens shaping to reduce reflections and the use of anti-reflective material inside the lens barrel, the EF 85mm f/1.2 II USM employs Canon's patented Super Spectra lens element coatings. These suppress flare and ghosting - more prone to occur with digital cameras due to reflection off the image sensor. By increasing light absorption, coatings reduce reflections off lens element surfaces to deliver crisp, undistorted images with natural color balance.

Customer Reviews:

Fills a significant niche all by itself.......2007-08-13

(I actually want to give it 4.5 stars)

As most of you arriving at this page and considering this lens are the more professional/advanced amateur photographers whom already own plenty of L glass, this review will be written from a more stringent perspective on its capability to own up to its expensive price tag and compare with other L's. (i.e. no "It's so much better than my kit lens! Wow, buy it! The end")

First up, it's uses. This lens is more obvious than others. Yep it's primarily a portrait lens. Anything that sits at 70mm focal length or higher and maintans wide apertures qualifies as such. L lenses tend to function well in two or sometimes more roles; this lens proves to function decently in one other role. Note that this lens's main advantage is it aperture. If the lens is stopped down, other L lenses start taking over with better image quality. With this in mind, let's look at a breakdown of all the other possible uses for this lens:

As a general telephoto: Trying to stop it down and use the lens as an 85mm telephoto for "everyday" use really doesn't work: the 70-200mm (any of them) produces better sharpness at comparable apertures, equal chromatic abberation, faster AF, and adds more versatility for less price (with the exception that the 85mm has better saturation). One could argue that situations with low light might prove a worthy use for this lens, such as weddings & receptions. In this case there is a tie. The 85mm aperture advantage means usable shutter times in very low light, but you will notice a problem trying to autofocus with this lens (as its AF is known for being not exactly the best/fastest in the industry). The 70-200 f/2.8L IS has a three stop stabilizer, granting an "effective" 70-200mm f/1.4 (only "effective" as your shutter times are still slower than what a true f/1.4 lens would a achieve). So for low light with less action, you're better off going with the 70-200 f/2.8L IS. With more action (hopefully lateral action not coming towards or away from the lens, stressing its AF) the 85mm will have an advantage.

Usage as a macro: not really. There are much better lenses for this (i.e. the 180mm f/3.5L) The minimum focus distance is too long to garner anything better than a mild macro lens. The only advantage the 85mm has in this regard is it's extreme DOF at minimum focus. The 180mm f/3.5L only produces an equivalen DOF when it focuses in to 1:4 macro or closer, meaining that the 85mm can achieve its beautiful DOF while encompassing a more "zoomed out" view of a subject, which the 180mm can't do. However, the 85mm's image degradation wide open sets it back far enough so that, surprisingly, the 135mm f/2L takes over as your "semi-macro with extreme DOF" lens, which performs much better wide open with an approximately equivalent DOF at minimum focus (and with less weight).

Landscape: yep this works, and this the area other than portraiture that the 85mm f/1.2 functions well in, but only if your objective is to produce ultra-thin DOF images. Otherwise other L lenses fulfill this role with much better satisfaction. Exposures of flowers and foliage work well, along with anything that features an interesting main subject and a background suitably beatiful for being blurred into a wash of color. Once again however, the 135mm competes as a contender in the DOF catagory. All things considered, the 135mm produces better image quality while the 85mm produces a somewhat stronger DOF with a more surreal/dreamy feel to its images.

Portraiture: the main enchilada. No other lens performs portraiture as well as the 85mm f/1.2 under $4000. Female subjects will especially appreciate the dreamy DOF this lens can produce. If you do portraits or wedding work, this lens MUST be in your bag. Mark it up as a necessary business expense and start saving now. If you actually happen to have the $4000 previously mentioned, you may wish to consider the 200mm f/1.8L or the 300mm F/2.8L. They yield an equivalent DOF at their longer focal lengths and deliver superior image quality, but require much more working room and more ambient light.

Lens comparisons:
The 85mm f/1.8 is one of the biggest competitors to this lens in terms of buying decisions. Forget the 100's of pages worth of forum entries regarding this debate, it boils down to this: you know you need an 85mm portrait lens. Are you a professional or demand the best in image quality? If yes, get this lens. Period. Enjoy the enhanced DOF, build quality, surrealistic/dreamy exposures, transfered dynamic range, and the peace of mind that comes form knowing you bought the best and your images aren't hindered by your equipment. If no, buy the 85mm f/1.8. Enjoy the additional spending money, lighter weight, faster AF, and additional telephoto usage. That's all there is to it.

The 85mm f/1.2 Mark I is also a competitor on the used market. Having used both the MkI and MkII variants, I find the ~$300 difference worth it, mainly due to the AF. The MkII's AF enhancement is nothing short of significant, both the speed and accuracy of the AF have been brought up a notch. This isn't so much a big deal in the studio as it is in the realm of weddings. As a bonus, the saturation seems somewhat higher as well.

The 50mm f/1.2. This one took me a little while to decide on. $200 less. Much faster on the AF and less cumbersome. The saturation is about equivalent. The sharpness is less. CA is worse. In the end, the 85mm's more-dreamlike image output and 35mm advantage places it above the 50mm f/1.2 in terms of portraiture.

The 135mm f/2. I hate to say this, but in all reality the 135mm isn't so much of a competitor as mush as it is a COMPLIMENT to the 85mm. The difference in focal length, AF, IQ, working ranges, and DOF mean that, although they may overlap and compete with each other from time to time in minor usages (the landscape and macro usages mentioned above), the primary uses of the 85mm and 135mm are seperate. It doesn't seem like it on paper, but once you use both lenses for a little while in the field they fill different roles almost immediately. If you're a professional in portraiture or weddings, it's not a question of which one, it's a question of which one first. (My general recommended order for wedding photog's: 70-200mm F/2.8L IS, 16-35mm F/2.8L, 85mm F/1.2L, and finally 135mm F/2L.)

The breakdown for this lens:

Usage: Taking portraits of females and children in studio or on-location. Some low-light event photography.

Pros:
-Superior DOF with a 'dreamy' feel other lenses can't produce
-Good saturation (standard compared to other L's: better than the 70-200)

Cons:
-Weight & price
-AF (still slow compared to other L's, but significantly better than the MkI)

Other:
-AF is electronic override, requires power to lens in order to function
-Entire main element grouping shifts forward by up to 3/4" when focusing to minimum distance
-Rear element is flush to base, requires care when lens swapping
-CA when wide open is green shift (odd as most CA shift is usually red)

Summary:
The 85mm f/1.2L MkII is a cumbersome lens, requiring attention and patience, and is surpassed by many lenses in most usages of photography. However, it's results are simply unmatched within the primary usage of portraiture. It stands alone as an absolute requirement for professionals.

Great Lens.......2007-08-10

I procrastinated for a long time about spending the money to buy this lens. When I received it I tried it out with the auto focus - that's not the way to go with such shallow depth of field. This lens is intended to be left at f1.2 or you wouldn't buy it. Keep it in manual focus and you will obtain absolutely fantastic results. Of course, if you are shooting moving subjects, auto may work best for you. Everything is great about it - but I would suggest keeping it on a tripod, just because that's what I like to do to keep everything extremely sharp, and with this shallow depth of field you get the most out of it by doing so.

From my little use of it so far, it will rapidly become my lens of choice as I like to do product shots with blurred backgrounds. Portraits also. This lens cannot be surpassed for that. Everything is super sharp if the photographer takes the effort to pay attention to detail. The lens is unforgiving - but that is a good thing as it makes us focus!

Living up to expectations.......2007-06-28

I got this lens yesterday and was thrown "into the fire." Newspaper wanted me to shoot a portrait of someone that evening and I barely had a chance to get acclimated to it, especially reading comments about focusing at f/1.2. As it turned out, shooting at f/1.2 was somewhat tricky, but I knew better to take lots of shots. Those that were right on the money produced very nice bokeh. The fast aperture sure came in handy in a poorly lit room. Already it's paying off. By the way, the weight of the lens by itself is quite heavy, but mounted on the Canon EOS 1D Mark III, it's well balanced in my hands. The auto focus was slower than all my other lenses, but not unbearable like some had noted. Fast enough for portraits, but maybe slow for sports photography. Looking past the sticker price, I'm thrilled to work with this lens and hoping to get eye-catching images.

Excellent lens - high quality.......2007-06-10

One of the best lenses I have! FAST!! Excellent service Would highly recommend

Simply the best under 200mm lens Canon makes.........2007-06-03

This is a Canon lens in the Class with the Legendary 200/1.8. It provides vivid color and contrast with a razor thin DOF. If you are serious about your photography and like to work in low light or do lovely detailed work this is must have. I don't know why I waited so long for mine.

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Very good low profile subwoofer

Sounds good for 8" subwoofer

MTX LOLITA 8" 100 WATT LOW PROFILE SUBWOOFER

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8" long-excursion woofer

Low profile form

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The Lolita is a subwoofer that features a revolutionary design—its compact profile allows it to fit under sofas, tables, beds, and even between furniture and walls. A modern class A/B amplifier circuit produces high power with a minimum of heat, while a variety of input and output connections makes it easy to set-up and use in almost any stereo or home theater system. The 8" woofer uses an overhung voice coil and long-excursion suspension to produce high sound pressure levels with low distortion, and special low noise vents reduce distortion at the bottom of the frequency range. If large black boxes for subwoofers won't fit into your decor, then consider the MTX Lolita for hidden, out of the way performance.

Customer Reviews:

Very good low profile subwoofer.......2007-09-19

I bought this to round out my HTS and it is great. I wanted something that would fit inside a cabinet and be out of site, but I only had 8.5" of height. This subwoofer fit in the space perfectly. It is long though, about 23" long, so it took up almost the entire shelf. The bass is deep and rich, and really adds to television, movies and music. You won't rattle your neighbors windows, but you'll definitely be surprised at the "lows" the Lolita offers. It was a very good purchase and I would buy it again.

Sounds good for 8" subwoofer.......2005-11-16

I connected this subwoofer through rg-6(coaxial) to my receiver over 30' of cable and it sounds great. The sub itself is only 7"s high, but it is much longer than I expected. The sub itself sounds clean and definelty powerful enough for a 15x15 living room. It is most likely too tall to place under most normal sofas, but it looks pretty unintrusive, so it is not the eyesore that a normal big subwoofer is. he connecters offer both RCA and speaker wire, which is nice. The controls are easily accessible to adjust the levels. Pretty high up it compared with my old Sony 12" sub, but is much more compact and the sound was actually a lot cleaner, of course it does not put out as much DEEP DEEP bass because it is only at 8" speaker. The case itself fits on either its side of on its feel. te only reason I didn't give it a 5 is because it is unusually long, like I said. I am sure it is neccessary for the airspace needed, it just isn't that apparent fromt he pictures

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Very, very easy to install!

Lite-On SOHR-5239S-RET-b 52x Internal CD-RW Drive

CD drive

Good - but sounds like jet...

Inexpensive but good

Lite-On SOHR-5239S-RET-B 52x Internal CD-RW Drive

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Very, very easy to install!.......2007-04-28

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Lite-On SOHR-5239S-RET-b 52x Internal CD-RW Drive.......2007-01-10

This met all my expectations, a good purchase to consider

CD drive.......2007-01-10

I ordered this drive as a replacement. The product works very well and the service/shipping was on time. I will return to the seller and would recommend this product and seller.

Good - but sounds like jet..........2006-08-17

A great buy at the asking price. Easy install and works perfectly but sounds like a jet engine at it's full speed.
Shipped with NERO and it's really easy to use.

Inexpensive but good.......2006-07-10

I'm not well versed in computers, so I was hesitant about ordering a CD-RW drive that I would have to install myself. The Lite CD drive was inexpensive and probably could have installed itself it was so easy.

If you're looking for a low cost but easy to install CD-RW drive, I highly recommend the Lite-On SOHR-5239S-RET-B 52x Internal CD-RW Drive.

Amazon delivers yet again.

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No. 83 3-Ink Multipacks for HP Designjet 5000UV/PS-UV/5500UV/PS-UV, Black (HEWC5072A)

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UV 3-Ink Multipacks

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Orion SkyView Pro 6LT EQ Telescope with Dual Drive

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This universal drive delivers four DVD formats in a single, slim device. By combining DVD+RW and DVD-RW formats, the LaCie d2 DVD?RW Double Layer Drive delivers greater creative versatility by eliminating the need to choose one format over another. This combination drive is also capable of writing to CD and DVD formats, which are compatible with nearly all existing DVD-Video players. With new double layer DVD recording technology, the LaCie d2 DVD?RW Double Layer Drive can be used to store nearly twice as much data as current DVD media - 8.5GB on a single-sided DVD disc. Save up to 16 hours of VHS video, 4 hours of high-quality MPEG-2 DVD video or up to 8.5GB of data, audio or images. Large-capacity, double layer DVD media (DVD+R9) is also ideal for backing up computer systems or archiving MP3 libraries on a single disc. Record professional-quality, personalized DVDs with your LaCie d2 DVD?RW Double Layer Drive and the included authoring software. Import video and audio footage from your DV camcorder, arrange your sequences, and burn projects onto DVD or CD-Video discs. Completed DVDs can then be played back on virtually any DVD player to share among family and friends. Offering the fastest DVD record speed on the market in a slim, aluminum design, the LaCie d2 DVD?RW Double Layer Drive features 8x record speeds in DVD-R and DVD+R formats. This all-in-one rewritable drive also features FireWire port for easy connection to any Mac or PC, making it the most versatile drive available.

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Excellent Monitor

Rad-9P hits the mark

KDS Radius Rad-9p 19" Multimedia LCD Monitor (Silver)

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Sharp 1,280 x 1,024 resolution; fine 0.294 mm dot pitch

Wide 170-degree viewing angles

250 nits of brightness, 500:1 contrast ratio

Built-in speakers; tilt and swivel adjustments

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The Rad-9p multimedia LCD display is perfect for business professionals who need more screen space then what a 17-inch can provide. This sleek LCD features a 19.0" viewable TFT LCD with a maximum resolution of 1280 x 1024 and built-in stereo speakers for a total multimedia experience. Plus, the Rad-9p adds greater flexibility with tilt and swivel base and wall mounting capability.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent Monitor.......2004-04-27

I finally had the money and went out shopping for a 19" monitor. I'd thought I'd get a CRT what with prices in 2003 being so low, so I bought a NEC. Took it home, set it up, but the flicker was so bad I couldn't handle it. Used to have a 14" CRT, but the large screen amplified the problem.
Took it back, then looked at LCD panels. Comparing them all, I wanted one where white is really white. I'm writer, and all the other models except Samsung had a yellowish tinge and weren't very contrast-strong. The KDS stood out in the display comparison almost all on its own. The price was right and I bought it. Since then, year and a half later, I've had zero problems. Super monitor, no headaches, zero flicker whatsoever.
It's NOT a good gaming monitor, necessarily, so be sure to test it if you're into strong 3D live action games. But for production work, I'd never go back to a CRT regardless of how inexpensive they get.

Rad-9P hits the mark.......2003-03-03

I found this monitor to be of excellent construction and visually stunning. Tilts and swivels very well to adjust to most anyone's viewing, even mounts to the wall. Simple to setup and easy to use, I found this to be a great addition to my home office.

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