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Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM Review

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The Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM lens is highly recommended for full-frame cameras. It offers excellent picture quality with sharpness and minimal chromatic aberration. The lens performs well at various apertures, making it versatile for everyday photography.

The Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM lens is highly recommended for full-frame cameras. It offers excellent picture quality with sharpness and minimal chromatic aberration. The lens performs well at various apertures, making it versatile for everyday photography.

Pros
  • Excellent picture quality
  • Sharpness
  • Minimal chromatic aberration
  • Versatile apertures
Cons
  • Slight darkening in corners at wide apertures

Even in the corners, the lens performs well with minimal chromatic aberration.

The Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM lens is highly recommended for full-frame cameras. It offers excellent picture quality with sharpness and minimal chromatic aberration. The lens performs well at various apertures, making it versatile for everyday photography. It provides a wider field of view on a full frame, making it more versatile than on an APS-C camera. The focal length of 85mm is great for everyday photography, and the bokeh quality is superior to Canon's 50mm lenses. In the middle, the lens is extremely sharp with good contrast levels. Even in the corners, the lens performs well with minimal chromatic aberration. At F/1.8, the picture quality is great, and it only improves as you stop down the aperture. At F/22, the lens is still super sharp without running into diffraction issues. Overall, this lens offers exceptional picture quality and is highly recommended for full-frame camera owners.

At F/22, the lens is still super sharp without running into diffraction issues.

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