Looking for a good value in a small, light, great performing, fast lens? Try the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens.
 
The Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens is relatively inexpensive but yields very good image quality.
 
The Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens is reasonably sharp wide open, but really shines from f/2.8 on.
 
Wide open, vignetting will be apparent even on a 1.6x FOVCF body. Full frame body users will see some vignetting remaining at f/2.
 
Open the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens's aperture wide and watch the background blur away. The bokeh (background blur quality) - helped by an 8-blade aperture - is very nice. Of course, taking a relatively close portrait photo at f/1.8 makes keeping both eyes in focus difficult.
 
Contrast and saturation are very good.
 
Utilizing ring USM (Ultrasonic Motor), the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens focuses fast and quietly.
 
Build quality of the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens is quite good including a metal lens mount. The size is small, the weight is light. The Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens is a lens you can use to get great pictures and few stares.
 
The Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens is often compared to the Canon EF 100mm f/2.0 USM Lens These two lenses are nearly identical to each other in most facets. I suggest using the focal length as the differentiating factor between them.
 

Pictured above from left to right are the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens, Canon EF 100mm f/2.0 USM Lens, Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L USM Lens and the Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Lens.
 

 
Pictured above from left to right are the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens, Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens, Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM Lens and the Canon 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM Lens.
 
An application where the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens shines is indoor and low light photography. The 85mm focal length and wide aperture make the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens a great church or stage lens. With its wide aperture and fast focusing, the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens works well for indoor Sports.
 
This focal length is very good for portraits, and the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens makes a good portrait lens - excelling at head and head/shoulders portraits when mounted on a 1.3x or 1.6x FOVCF body. The wide f/1.8 aperture can create a dreamy OOF (Out of Focus) background blur.
 
I didn't find myself using the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens very much after getting the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens. Although 1 1/3 stop slower, I found the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens to be far more versatile.
 
The bottom line is that the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens is simply a very nice lens at a reasonable price.

 
   
 
Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Lens Sample Pictures
 

 
 
 
     

                 

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

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