85mm canon prime

[tammy__]

Cool, thanks everybody! So what kind of working distance can I expect?

[richard_wang10]

85 f/1.8 - 3 feet

 

85 f/1.2 - 3.5 feet

[Landrum Kelly]

"I was wondering if anyone has compared these lenses for bokeh?"

 

Have they ever! But now you know that. These two are perhaps as commonly compared as any two out there (excluding perhaps the 50 1.8 and the 50 1.4), especially if one includes comparisons of the 85 1.8 with the 85 1.2 (original version).

 

--Lannie

[Landrum Kelly]

Here was one rather lengthy exchange comparing the 85 1.8 and the 85 1.2 (original version):

 

http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/267815/

 

The comparisons continue, of course, as do the disputes.

 

--Lannie

[Landrum Kelly]

Here is Wm. Castleman's oft-cited comparison:

 

http://www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/85mm/index.htm

 

--Lannie