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Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 550 reviews

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98%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers have good things to say about the image quality, bokeh, and price of the EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens, frequently praising its sharpness and performance in low light. Positive feedback also highlights its ease of use and the suitability of its focal length for portraits. While some users noted chromatic aberration and occasional focus issues, these concerns were less prevalent than the positive reviews.

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  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Must have lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great lens for a budding photographer. A must have for the bag.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Canon 85 lens

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Took photos for our gender reveal and it worked amazing! The photos came out great

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    85 mm canon lense

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love it! It is clear and is my favorite lense by far!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Absolutely Fantastic

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I'm in love with this lens images are awesome with this lens.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Portrait Lens - 85mm

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a great portrait lens for Canon. Easy to use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Bokeh

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love this lens! It gives a nice bokeh, I would definitely recommend this!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent Lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Wish I would have kept it. You can't go wrong with this lens!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lens

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great lens but I decided to go with something different.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great for portaits

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    good lense for head shots. shoots a square frame and looks great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lense

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This lense is great especially for the price. Can’t complain

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Sharp

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This lens is excellent for portrait photography. It is very sharp.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love this!!!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great lens, great bang for your buck! Sharp corner to corner! Love it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Lens at great price

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Perfectly satisfies my requirements and loved to take more and more pics

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love it! It doesn’t leave my camera! Beautiful pictures.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great lense

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is the perfect lense for my use and it was at a great price

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Economic F/1.8 Usm lens in EF line

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Economic F/1.8 Usm lens in EF line from Canon, Great for potraits

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Very clear great for wedding projects

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This lens is so good and clear. I use the lens for now landscape

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    great for portraits

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This lens takes beautiful portraits, great crisp photographs

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Lens For The Price

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great lens. Does exactly what I need it to. Great for portraits as it produces really great blurred backgrounds. Steady hands are a must or a tripod is necessary to avoid pictures being out of focus due to camera shake. Overall I am satisfied with this lens.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Image quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    She says it is great

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My son's girlfriend received this lens as a Christmas present. She says it takes wonderful pictures and is extremely happy with the lens.

    I would recommend this to a friend