I shoot a lot of low-light shows, and not only do my images still come out quite sharp with this lens, but it focuses fast!

The images are great, especially on my 6D with the built in corrections for falloff and lateral color fringes (a common complaint with this

Super crisp images

Not only are images sharp at f/2.8 or f/3.2, but the quality of the background at these f-stops is phenomenal

It gathers enough light to allow indoor shooting and still produce sharp images.

cause I do love the lense l for all the decend really in focus and sharp images

The images are razor sharp on either my new 30D and my older 300d (dRebel) to the point of popping off the screen or paper

The images are so nice and the bokeh is smooth.

I love this lens it gives me clear sharp cinematic image with great depth of field and HD videos

An amazingly sharp lens, this 85mm f/1.8 produces crisp, nicely saturated images

Hence, the sharper an image the greater the contrast in the edges between such groups of color

Amazingly sharp images and smooth bokehs.

Overall, the quality is well built, compared to the plastic kit lens, and I would recommend this to anyone looking for sharp image quality.

and it wasn't taking tack sharp images

, it takes nice, crisp clear images end of story.

It seems to be a great portrait lens, my portraits have improved already! Looking forward to more great images!

For the price of a consumer zoom, you can have image quality that rivals the finest L series lenses.

This lense needs to be mounted on a tripod to obtain sharp (Non Blurry) images

Great images, solid.

A great bang for the buck!!!Update 5-8-12Still loving this great piece of glass as it continues to turn out sharp images in low light!

The images are crisp and well saturated.

Fast AF, great image quality

you have to be very careful where you focus or it easily made not-so-sharp images more often than one I actually kept.

Since using it I find it produces a nicely sharp image with good color, decent contrast, and has reasonably quick and accurate focussing

The 24-105 is slow at f/4.00, without a lot of light it is not going to make great images

The images are sharp and the lens is light

Focusing is fast and images are sharp.

The 50mm 1.8 STM seems to have sharper images and better color for a fraction of the price.

The images are much brighter and we can shoot at 1/400 wide open and stop the action

I find it easier to get a sharper image, but I think more of that has to do with my body.

Again, you can deal with that in post processing, shoot b&w, or you can just live with it and enjoy the images you get with this amazing lens.

My images are super sharp and make beautiful portrait shots

This lens has an exceptional image quality and is fast, accurate, sharp and has a great contrast and color.

The build is excellent, and the images can be truly stunning when captured with this lens

Using the lens mostly for portraits, I have enjoyed very clear images with excellent color

Since I purchased it, it's given me really nice images

Your images almost appear 3 dimensional and you get tack sharp images

This takes tack sharp images, it is amazing

Fantastic portraits in the low f/numbers, and a nice crisp image.

It renders sharp, good quality images

The lens produces very sharp images and separates (blurs) background perfectly

Fantastic image quality lens

I produces such sharp beautiful images

I have to agree with others when it comes to crisp clear images and being on par with L series lenses

It is perfect for portraits, the colors are bright and the image is crisp

Clean amazing images, fast autofocus and great depth of field behaviour, both in photo and video mode

Very sharp images when closed down a bit to f/4-f/8.

I have more expensive lenses that do not get nearly as sharp an image as this

That's when other "low light" telephoto zooms are just starting out and usually have to go a stop or two higher to get a good image

I purchased this lens for the DOF & it delivered, like others have stated, the images are so crisp they

The images are visably superior to the kit lens that came with my 300d (easy to do) and even the 28-135mm f/3.5 IS

Amazing image quality, sharp little lens

I love the 135, but It is very hard to tell the difference when I compare the images (maybe a very slight advantage to the 135 in color and contrast).The 85 is very sharp when stopped down to f/2.8, crazy sharp at f/4, and extremely sharp at f/8, its the one of the sharpest lens I own, a virtual tie with the 135

Fast-focusing and great image quality.

This is the WOW factor when you see your image on PC, even in low light situation the image is just so freaking good.

really it's such a beautiful sharp image!

The images are crystal clear and sharp, focus is exactly where you want it to be

This lens has a beautiful image quality

Using this lens for soft and sharp images

- slightly softer images from f/1.8 to 2.8 and then tack sharp all the way up the scale.- U/V protection with a front filter is a must - as this is a large expanse of glass you do not want to expose to the elements

This is a light weight, fast focusing lens with excellent image quality.

This lense needs to be mounted on a tripod to obtain sharp (Non Blurry) images

The images often appears soft even with f @ 2.8

amazingly sharp images, great contract and color

It may fall off toward the outer edges; if it does, it hasn't affected my images

I liked the reviews for the 85mm 1.8 and I couldn't stand the blurry images coming from the Canon

Its giving me crisp images with nice bokeh at f/2

unless you really need a tank with the DOF of an eyelash and considering that you *may* need to stop down to 1.8 anyhow to get sharp images with the 1.2, this is a steal and a no brainer for a lot of people.

Great image quality, not too bulky, super fast focus, great boket

It produces crisp sharp images and only shows fringing when shooting against a white sky which is easily correctable in post

Really pleased with how sharp my images are when using this portrait lens

Of course, fixed focal length lenses such as the EF 85 typically have fewer elements in fewer groups than zoom lenses, which as a rule of thumb should produce better images

Good image.

I honestly got back from taking photos with my daughter and was astonished at the crisp images and amazing bokeh

The focus ring wasn't that steady and would giggle and blur the image

popular 50mm f/1.8* Comparable image quality to the f/1.2 for a fraction of the size and price

But for the high level of quality and the low price, Canon is giving us the option to buy a good solid lens with nice autofocus, crisp images and very good bokeh

Customers just love images from this lens.

to spot center focusing and still had a difficult time getting a sharp image after taking many pictures

Very crisp images

If you can't get top shelf pro quality images in the studio and in the field with this lens, the blame falls on the photographer not the lens.

The lens is amazing , very sharp images and accurate focus

I like the bright viewing image of the

Very sharp and detailed images

85mm f/1.8 USM Lens is relatively inexpensive but yields very good image quality

The images are really sharp, and focusing is rather good

When stopped down a little, the images it produces are quite sharp, have very decent color (if a TINY bit dull in some situations) and I like that it produces such powerful results in a relatively small package

I have a lot of missesmore than my Tamron 28 75 and Canon 70 200 at similiar exposuresWhen its on, the images are fantastic and is still probably my most used lens

Crisp, clear images

The images are sharp, the colors great, and it is great for portraits

I am still learning to use the combination of this lens, my camera, and the MC-11 but just wanted to say that it works with some caveats and it is capable of producing some very nice and sharp images in my experience with it so far

I love the crisp and sharp images that this lens allows my to make

In so many words, this lens is amazing in low-light situations, it's fast and images are extremely sharp

Clean Sharp images with beautiful bokeh.

It's so damn good, that the images of other primes don't look as nice

I consistently get sharp images with this lens and it's one I go to often for various situations.

It has beautiful, creamy images.

The images are crystal clear and the bokeh is magical

Other than that the images are pretty absurdly sharp in the center and in the corners even wide open

It's fast, sturdy, focuses just fine and has very good image quality even at 1.8.

Maybe it's low contrast or some feature I can't explain, but the images at all apertures seemed pretty lifeless

This lens helps put some distance between us, which is great, and it is capable of producing some really nice images, especially in lower light conditions.

this lens let's you make a nice shoots, I just used in a movie shooting and did excellent job, delivering clear images with very nice boke¡

I purchased this lens a few years ago, it has amazing image quality on "L" level

the images are beautifully crisp and clear with a lovely bokeh in the background when shooting at a wide aperture....great lens as are all the canon lenses!

The blurried backround is just fantastic and the colors vivid and sharp razon images.

I've had this lens for about 11 months now and it has been dropped in the mud but still takes crisp clear images

I use this lens on a T1i/500D and the images are just phenomenal.

A great portrait lens that produces sharp images and a lovely bokeh!

Love the fast f-stop and sharp images it produces

My images are so clear and the colors vivid

It gives a clear, crisp image that is beautiful.

This lens focuses fast and the images are amazing!

I love the images I get with a Canon 50D and a Mark ll

Produces great bokeh, clear, sharp images.

Like all ring-type USM lenses, it has FT-M and a distance window

you can tell it's not nearly as sharp as it is stopped down just a little.

Sturdily built but not heavy and bulky, wonderful bokeh, great f/stop control, clarity of image - my only problem with it, really, is that it isn't as sharp as I'd like, but that's all-too-easily fixed in Photoshop.

It has some chromatic abberation wide open but still very sharp and stop it down, it is as sharp as $

This lens does well wide open or stopped down as well as in low light situations

At f3.5 this lens is very sharp, every bit as sharp as my 100-400L lens @ 100

Everybody and everything from your dog to the Queen of E looks silkier, more soulful and more loveable with this lens