I just love the way you review stuff. Nice background music and its really relaxing. Keep it up sir..

let me say that you are the best person who review the lenses in KZfaq, your videos are amazing !!

Impressed with the knowledge and opinion you present with your videos. Look forward to watching more, thanks.

Great review. As always your reviews are full of informed details on the lenses in question, thank you

If you've got the money then fair enough, the 85mm 1.2 is an amazing lens. But the 85mm 1.8 should certainly not be regarded as the cheap crap substitute - it produces lovely pictures. I don't really worry about the chromatic aberration as it is so easily removed in Lightroom. Nice review Chris!

I love your lens reviews. They are very informative and relaxing. You are like the Bob Ross of photography.

Watching this end of 2020 it still was very informative for me! Struggeling to chose wether to buy the 1.2 and cry for about 2 years seeing my bank account or buy the 1.8 and regret it for the lack in quality. But as I use a APSC (80d) your video saved me from spending all my money for the first 85mm to buy! Thank you so much!

I love your reviews, but these head to head challenges are my favorite

Great video, professional and really informative. Thanks!

Thanks for the review @Christopher the bokeh difference does seem in my opinion negligible at the same f stop, the fact that I would use this for portraits and that the f1.8 has less barrel distortion coupled with faster auto-focus, leaves a clear winner for me.For the price the value of the f1.8 exceeds the value of the f1.2 hands down. I just ordered mine :), thanks once again, if ever I buy a lens I always come to your channel first because your reviews offer exactly what I need very succinctly. Thank you keep up the good work!

Thank you a great much indeed! As usually, photos you take tell us everything clearly, proving your words! :)

Thanks for the comparison, Chris. 85L is my dream lens! I would keep this over all others I have. I've had the 1.8 twice, and ended up selling it. People always complain the L is slow...that's because it's not a sports/action lens! It's made for portraits, and it excels at that. Also, it is extremely sharp, if calibrated properly (and one knows how to use it). I ended up adjusting AF micro adjust to +7, and it is perfect, even at 1.2!. If one wants the same super bokeh, but also lightning fast AF, the 135L delivers both - but is 50mm longer.

Very through and informative review. Told me everything I wanted to know.

Nice job. Your videos are always great.

Corners don't really matter if you're just using it to blur out the background, anyway. These are for portraits mainly, I'd go with the 1.8.

the 1.2 is literally one of the best portrait lenses you can own out of all of the canon L series and honestly out of all 85mm photography lenses in general. It's expensive and not really necessary for about 80% of photographers but I will always suggest that most people should at least rent it for a weekend from a local rental house for 20 bucks or so to see that it's not hype....it's legit

Thanks Christopher for your great reviews and points and I really appreciate your effort for us.could u please make a comparison of sigma 85mm 1.8 and canon 1.8. please suggest a good portrait lense for my canon 6D. THANK YOU.

I absolutely love the 85mm 1.8 it's very sharp, fast and accurate. For about $300 it's absolutely worth it. The slow focusing speed of the 1.2 is a killer for me. I can shoot birds in flight with the 1.8

Nice video and alot of good info...Philip

I just bought the 85mm 1.8. As I don't normally have the chance to take pictures in controlled situations, the f1.2 would barely make a difference for me, specially the focus being slower.

thanks again for the great Review! :)Could you maybe compare the Canon 85 1.8 to the Sigma 85 1.4? :)

This is a very informative video, none of the boring bs that others have in their videos.

great review.. could you make comparison Canon 85mm f1.8 vs Canon 135mm f2? please

I could have SWARN i saw a crack in the lens of the L one on the left in the very beginning of the video

Canon you make 1.2 vs new 1.4?

Someone knows how to fix the error that the lens has, it only focuses on one point, in manual the ring does not move and in autofucus it locks. I love my 85 f1.8 but it's sad I can't use it anymore

How is this lens compared to 100mm f/2? Do you have a side-by-side comparison like this one?

please do canon 85mm f1.2 vs samyang 85mm f1.2

i just bought canon 85 mm 1.8 sharp but significant amount of ca-pf

On APS-C the L lens has slightly more fringing than the f1.8 at the centre? Slowly I'm losing my trust in Canon L lenses since most of their designs are decades old, and instead I'm looking towards the Sigma Art and Sport series as they have superior build quality and more modern designs

I just ordered the Canon 85mm 1.8 and I am using the 60D I will have 3 lenses when this one comes in on Friday. I have the Sigma 17-50mm 2.8 Canon 50mm 1.8 (soon will be upgrading to a 1.4 for sturdier build quality) and The Canon 85mm 1.8 when it arrives. I have watched both reviews and have read endless reviews on these lenses.. sadly the L lens is a bit out of my price range currently. One day I will have a nice L lens line up! haha

My 70-200 f/2.8 L II is very impressive for portraiture too.

i have Camera CANON EOS 70D , and i want buy lens "Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Fixed" , is that lens matched to this camera ? or that lens is full frame and will not matching to that camera because i think it's not full frame camera ? thanks

is this lens sharper than the Sigma 50mm 1.4 art lens? let me know ASAP, im planning to purchase another lens for X-Mas party and wedding coming up soon! thanks in advance!

Chris u remains my best lens reviewer

Would you recommend the Canon 1.8 for Product Photography?

Hi Chris! I love you voice and accents!! Chhers from Liverpool

I think buying the 1.2 is likely for those who want to show off, as for practical use and value then surely the 1.8 is the one to have... It's what I shall be looking to get.

Hi Christopher! Thank you so much for your video. I have a question. I bought the canon 5d mk iii. Will the Canon 50mm 1.4 lens and the Canon 85mm 1.8 work well for professional use? Especially for low light gig photography and portraiture? I am torn. I was going to buy the EF 24-70mm F/2.8L II ONLY, thinking it was an all rounder lens but someone said it wasn't a good idea. I've only ever done worked with a 50mm lens on an old school nikon FM2 film camera.

Excellent comparison!

hi Christ.. nice vid.. can u pls review canon 85mm f1.4 ? thx :)

Have you tried the Sigma 85mm? I'm debating between getting the Sigma vs Canon.How is the Canon 85mm 1.8 compare to the Sigma 85mm 1.8?

Im planing to get rid of my 18-135 kit lens for my 70d. im thinking to buy 85mm and Canon 24mm IS USM. A pity that Canon 85 has no IS. Due to this i lose some photos... A range like 85 needs IS.

I'm not sure how, but the L lens looks really soft to me, wide open, at least on the building shots

Did you do the 85mm f2 video?

Please update this 😁

I love my 85L, but I miss the 85/1.8 because of its size. That said, the 135L is both fast, smooth and has a great built. The 1.8 is very value money (although the Nikon 85/1.8 G is better - dare I add the word much - but it is a later generation, with superior design and coatings).

Canon 85mm 1.8 prime @ f2.8 is best thing ever. I rarely go under 2.8 as it is anyways

It's great when everything that you want is in focus at f/1.2, but sadly in the real world this happens less often than not. That's why I sold my f/1.2.

You didn't mention carrying around the weight of the 1.2.

What do you thing about canon ef 100m f/2 usm in comparation with the 85 f/1.8 usm ? Thank for all your videos they are really good

I have the 1.8 and it is amazing, only get the 1.2 if photography is your profession

are both lens micro adjusted for focus before the test?

I have both lenses and they are both great, but the 1.2 is razor sharp wide open and has a magical quality that the 1.8 just can't match. Is it worth the money? It depends. I bought the 1.2 second hand for £700, and for that difference it's more than worth it.

Christopher Frost Photography is the 85 1.8 made in japan also? thx chris

I had both lens.... The 1.8 had rougher bokeh than the 1.2...Also, If you stopped down f3.5 the 1.2 will have richer colour compared to the 1.8...1.8 was not too bad... however 1.2 was just a different level compared to it :-)

It is truly amazing lens this L lens ...love the super ..khm..khm... fast ? focus !!! buhahahaha ...I would never buy it for that amount of money ! 85 1.8 is very fast and the difference is so small!

Is that cracked glass in the 1.2?

Can you review the Tamron SP 70-300 Di VC USD????

Love my 1.8 1.2 doesnt deserved for extra money

How is this 85 1.8 for videography ? Like KZfaq videos and all ?

Why doesn't the full-frame suffer from purple fringing?

still looking for the "noticeable advantage" at 3:29 in the middle of the picture. Good video by the way

Two amazing lenses INDEED! :)

I would get the 85mm 1.4L over both of these

F1.8 is a better lens overall and F1.2 can be for some that can afford it.

After watching this, I've decided to not get the 85mm f1.2. That CA is so bad, and the image so soft. It won't be a substitute for portraits for my Canon 70-200 f2.8 IS 2.

HOLA, ME GUSTA QUE EL VÍDEO TENGA SUBTITULOS EN ESPAÑOL

Why does this review contradict what Kai said on Digitalrev. He said the 1.2 was not as sharp even at 1.8, yet you say the complete opposite?

hey Dustin, do you think the 50 1.2 is sharper or the 85 1.2 is?

The 85mm is the biggest usable focal length for various kinds of photography. Above 100mm there are restrictions. The small angle of view is a problem many times. Adding the incredible f/1.2 and autofocus the Canon 85mm f/1.2 for me is by far the best electronic autofocus lens in the market. Also is the second edition introduced in 2006. The 85mm f/1.8 was introduced in 1992 and unbelievably is still being sold. One of the facts that the purchase of a good lens is a real investment. Of course the Canon 85mm f/1.2 is not one of the sharpest. That's inventible. Autofocus motors, aperture motors, electronic board and electronic connectors demand space. And that occupied space restricts the ability for sharper optics. That's one of the reason why Zeiss manual lenses excel. The f/1.2 lens isn't lengthy but wide and heavy. I prefer that to lengthier lenses because they add more pressure to the lens mount.

It’s £2000😱

Wow this was unexpectedly funny

I just can’t see paying five times the money for the L. My wallet and I can live without the extra light sensitivity.

I have the 1.8, and find that in actual portraits it's usually best to be stopped down to 2.8 anyway--even 1.8 is often too narrow DOF if you're in close enough to just be shooting the head and shoulders. Of course I'd take the 1.2 if someone gave it to me for free, but I think there's never any real reason to buy it.

l'm a poor man, so there's ACTUALLY a chance that l'll own the 1.8 someday. The 1.2-never.

The performance of the 85 1.2 at f/1.2 is ridicoulous. It is not very sharp. The Sigma Art 85 1.4 will be much sharper.

am I the only one that thinks the 1.8 is visually better?

85 f/ 1.2 shitty compared to Sigma 85 ART.

WB on the pic f your wife is way off ...

Bloody Hell what a BIG HOLE inside your lens, I think your 85mm f 1.2 is broken dude LOL

i have Camera CANON EOS 70D , and i want buy lens "Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Fixed" , is that lens matched to this camera ? or that lens is full frame and will not matching to that camera because i think it's not full frame camera ? thanks

Thanks Christopher for your great reviews and points and I really appreciate your effort for us.could u please make a comparison of canon 85mm 1.8 and canon 1.8. please suggest a good portrait lense for my canon 6D. THANK YOU.

Thanks Christopher for your great reviews and points and I really appreciate your effort for us.could u please make a comparison of canon 85mm 1.8 and canon 1.8. please suggest a good portrait lense for my canon 6D. THANK YOU.

Thanks Christopher for your great reviews and points and I really appreciate your effort for us.could u please make a comparison of sigma 85mm 1.8 and canon 1.8. please suggest a good portrait lense for my canon 6D. THANK YOU.