First introduced back in July of 1992, the Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM medium telephoto lens has been the go to lens of portrait photographers for decades. It benefits from the solid build quality coupled with the low price and overall great image quality.

I bought this lense for my 5d but the auto focas does not work, I was told by someone (customer service) that it will operate on my 5d before I bought it.

Great value for money fast focusing 85mm Canon lens; wide open at f1.8 this lens is shape with good background blur .The lens is lightweight with higher build quality than the Canon 50mm f1.4 The only con i have with this lens is the minimum focus distance of 0.85m.

Easy to use; Compact; Build quality

No matter what if you are in the back row and your son on the stage at a school play, your picture will be Prefect and it will look like you were in the front row.

I always love how 85mm looks for portraits. This one is my favorite 85 for canon system. I prefer this lens to the heavy & sluggish big brother (f/1.2)-though the 85/1.2 is an exceptional lens. It's fast enough for almost everything. It has the goodness of an 85 lens.

IQ; build quality; USM; price

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Canon's EF 85mm f1.8 USM is a classic portrait lens for both full-frame and cropped bodies. The longer focal length allows you to stand a little further away than the 50mm models, and also accentuates the blurred background effect.

I am very happy with this lens. I shot a party outdoors, dusk, mosquito time. The photos were brilliant and looked bright. Was in full auto and they were mostly wide open, f/2.0 f1.8 Was very impressed with the color at this low light. Using a 5D mk2.

A Real Value; Lightweight; Nice Bokeh

Minimum Focus Distance

I bought this lens for low light work. It has a good reputation for sharpness. It's light, very sharp, focuses well and for portraits gives a nce depth of field. Everything I wanted.

I don't have any cons right now. I felt it was a good investment for the money and it hasn't let me down.

Fast / accurate auto-focus; Lightweight; Sharpness; speed

I bought this lens for portraits. It has been wonderful so far. I think I like it more than my 50mm 1.8. It's a good alternative til I can afford the better L version.

Clean; sharp pictures!!

Nothing so fat

First kudos to Flipkart shipping. I was simply astounded when the delivery came to my home. Just 2 days from the day of order. Now to the lens. I think its worth every penny. First I had lot of thoughts whether to buy or not , but it is a brilliant lens to shoot. Got the lens Yesterday.