The Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 is a nice piece of glass. Being an EF lens, it is compatible with all EOS cameras regardless of sensor size, which is a definite plus compared to EF-S lenses which are for crop (APS-C) bodies only, like the Canon 10D/20D/30D/40D/50D/60D/7D and Rebel/ xxxD series.

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.

One of the best lens that must have. Perfect for everything kind of clicks...

I thought long and hard about this lens compared with the 85 1.2 and in the end frugality won out. This lens is OUTSTANDING for the price. It's light, fast (fast focussing too) and produces great results.

This lens takes beautiful pictures! I'm an amateur photographer. I am a seamstress and wanted to get great pictures of the clothes I sew to post online. This lens helped me accomplish that. The pictures are just beautiful. I can't say it enough.

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Great bokeh

Difficult to Manual Focus

This is a great lens for portrait photography. With f/1.8 you can get a good shallow DOF and good bokeh. It's sharp as a tack and the focusing is fast and accurate. The construction is not up to L lens standards but this isn't an L lens.

Consistent Output; Durable; Quick Focus; Sharp Focus

Weak Casing

This lens is donkeys years old....I've had one since my film days with a Canon EOS620! It's a keeper for sure and at the current price an absolute bargain. I love the handling; it feels just right on my 50D or 760D and the focussing is blisteringly fast and accurate.

Consistent Output; Durable; Easily Interchangeable; Quick Focus; Rugged; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

Chromatic Aberrations

i have this lens with me. -fast focus on lowlight -cheap -build quality is just ok -features: As a portrait photographer this serves my strength in taking high quality pictures.

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.