Customers have good things to say about the RF85mm F2 Macro IS STM Medium Telephoto Lens for EOS R-Series Cameras, especially regarding its impressive image quality and pleasing bokeh. Many appreciate its lightweight design and consider it a great value for the cost. However, some customers have noted that the focus speed could be improved.
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Bokeh
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Lovely
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Beautiful, practical and works wonders the beauty of the bokeh this lens creates with the F2 it really just amazes me I highly recommend this for portraits and let’s not talk about the Macro side of this lens !
I would recommend this to a friend
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Performance
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great portrait and event lens.
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Works well on my R6 Mk2 took it to shoot an event where the lighting was terrible and the focus is not bad it found and held focus even at higher ISO, great lens for the money.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality
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Focus speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
The Perfect Focal Length
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This lens will not steer you wrong. I love the image quality and the speed is also wonderful as long as you change the focusing distance. The the maximum focusing distance it can be kind of slow being that it's a macro lens. The other downside to this lens is that when it does go into macro mode, it is slow at coming out of it so don't look to go directly into another shot after coming out of macro. But other than that, I love the lens and the quality it produces is on par with some of the more expensive ones.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bokeh
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Focus speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Lens for a Great Price!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent lens at an affordable price. If you’re looking to complete your RF Lens Collection without breaking your budget, this lens is the one for you! Provides a great bokeh, has nice macro ability, and is everything you need for professional looking portraits. The focus is a little slow but for the price, you can’t beat it.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bokeh
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Focus speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfecto
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Posted . Owned for 7 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great lens with insane bokeh. A little slow to focus for moving objects, but awesome for portrait and macro photography. Also slow for video but beautiful lens effects on still shots.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great lens
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Sharp images! I bought this as a beginner who had no idea what I was doing. Didn’t even research it first. Quickly fell in love with the images I was getting. It’s not super heavy and being able to switch from AF/MF quickly is nice. I tend to pick this lens up 9/10 times. Great budget friendly starter.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good lense bad sales guy
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Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
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Works great. One of my favorite lenses. The sales guy was a jerk and didnt know the actual price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality, Price
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great for beginners!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is a great lens for beginners. It is much more affordable than the alternative RF 85mm f1.2! The picture quality and bokeh is excellent.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality, Weight
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Happy close-ups
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Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This Canon RF85mm F2 macro lens has been a great purchase! Clear, crisp images, not too heavy, overall great addition to my R5 setup.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great quality
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Great quality. This lens helps me take great pictures in my studio.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Canon 85 mm lens
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Great lens love it
Use
For family photo just a great lens
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bokeh
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great quality lens
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
A beast. Produces great pictures. Used this indoors at a pretty dim lit venue. Handled it with ease. Produces great bokeh at a really good price. Took it out at dawn downtown and boy did it perform. Made the lights of the city sparkle!!! Using this on an Canon R7 so it's even tighter than 85mm. Zoom is pretty good but you can make it better depending on which type of photos you're taking with the help of the zoom toggle on the camera.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
A must have lens for portraits
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love this lense. Out of all my other lenses, this one is my go to for now. Great quality, sharp, and performance is amazing.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bokeh
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
For pros and amateurs alike!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I am quite please with the quality of build, performance and results from this lens. I would not call it a budget lens but it is indeed far less expensive that the Canon ‘L’ variant. However, this lens could easily be used by a professional who wanted to save some money to afford other gear, like a second body with other lenses. I find the bokeh quite pleasing and at portrait distances from subject there is plenty of background separation with the DOF from 85mm f/1.8. Any shallower and the background becomes unrecognizable. 85mm f2 is a sweets spot IMO for portrait work. Offering some macro ability also allows me to get in for tight headshots. I would recommend this to anyone. Pro or amateur alike
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bokeh, Image quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Top lens
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Highly recommend, good quality, perfect for special events and making good memories
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bokeh
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Focus speed
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great Lens
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Love this lens, a bit slow to focus but pictures are crisp!
Macro is a plus
can’t beat the price.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it
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Beautiful lense, I am getting a lot of use with this lense
I would recommend this to a friend
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Bokeh
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Canon RF 85mm
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great lens!! Love the creaminess of the bokeh! Definitely great for senior portraits
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality, Weight
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Lightweight
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Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Sharp images but I wish the bokeh was better. The USM 85mm 1.8 I purchased a month ago wouldn’t manually focus so I had to return and I was to afraid to purchase again. I’m loving that the lens is leightweight. I’d definitely recommend.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Image quality, Portrait
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Must have for your kit
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Posted . Owned for 8 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
High quality, sharp lens well suited for portraits