This lense is amazing, the autofocus is silent and fast, much quicker than the 50 f/1.8.

This glass is absolutely essential in a very short list of affordable lenses, and should give many of the non-affordable ones a run for their money

The weight isn't bad, it is a bit heavy, but it feels better than the cheaper lenses

Great lenses and a great product.

I've learned the reason why professional photographers have such a collection of nice lenses

One of the best budget lenses available in the Canon line

I've used this lens for well over a year now, and it's become one of my favorite lenses

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

I've taken some incredible portraits for my clients and would recommend this lense to anyone in the business.

The bokeh (the structure of the background blur) is nothing short of great, easily competing with much more expensive lenses

very nice lense

One of the most valuable lenses in my line up and THE greatest value for the money

It really is one of the best lenses out there, and the price makes it a bargain.

I love all these lenses.

Before you give in to your obsession with L-Series lenses, don't look past these impeccable prime lenses

This lens is a prime example of why I love prime lenses.

Besides that, it's just as good as any of my expensive L lenses

This is a well done lenses which will fit for someone who is not a beginner

This lens makes me consider to get prime lenses instead of heavy and bulky zooms nice color and bokeh absolutely recommended

I recently read all the reviews available on this and other sites they all proclaimed this lense as a fantastic buy, its better than that

So far my favorite lense and definitely a must have for any professional and amateur photographer.

A great lense to add to your collection of Canon lenses.

Also, unlike other relatively cheap Canon portrait lenses (like the 50/1.4) the AF is accurate and consistent.

I impress my friends who have Canon L lenses with this

Great portrait lense

One of my favorite lenses.

These lenses are expensive - prohibitively expensive to many - but if you can save up for one, you won't regret the purchase.

I am new into photography and want good lenses to learn with

I love this lense

Great lense for portraits, but mine has a couple problems distortion of features (legs can look short), autofocus does not work

this was one of my favorite lenses and I really wish I could have kept

These lenses are expensive - prohibitively expensive to many - but if you can save up for one, you won't regret the purchase.

This focuses much better than some of the cheaper lenses I have.

the camera was nice, but the lense

fast AF+ f/1.8 and medium telephoto length allow you to isolate subjects+ Sharp enough wide open, very sharp stopped down to f/2.8-5.6+ VERY easy to travel with (compared to L counterparts)Cons:- AF not quite as accurate as L lenses (misses more than my 70-200 IS II or 50

One of my all time favorite lenses, especially for portrait work

So far my best lense

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

But even with my body this lense takes amazing portrait with that amzing blurry background and really SHARP in details

One of my favorite lenses and you cannot beat what you get for the price

This lense is a steal at the price, equivilent quality costs over $1000 usually, for portraits its the only lense to have at the price, if there is something better on the market in the price

I wish there was image stabilization but nonetheless one of the best lenses I've ever used

Overall, this lens is one of the most versatile lenses I own.

This has become one of my favorite lenses.

This is another one of my favorite lenses

I tried it at a basketball game and it really out-performed me slower lenses by a mile!

I can honestly say that this is definitely one of my favorite lenses

My wider fast lenses could cover the whole gym

This is saying a LOT as the 35mm L is likely one of Canon's sharpest lenses

This is one of the best non-L Canon lenses for portraits in my opinion

one of my favorite lenses.

It is one of the best lenses I have ever get

If I can take photos this nice, imagine what I could do with even nicer lenses...

Haven't had the lense long enough to shoot any sporting events and only 2 sets of portraits

Consider these the 'mid-range' lenses in terms of price and performance, with some lenses in this category excelling to the point where they could be used without any reservation in professional settings.

All in all I love this lense.

This lens captures the contrast in such setting better than most other lenses

cant express how much I love this lense

Some photographers are gobsmacked that I would dare to shoot sports with a lens that doesn't have Canon's elegant red ring (denoting an expensive L lens) when I have "superior" lenses like the 70-200mm f2.8

The is one of my favorite lenses in my kit.

These lenses are expensive - prohibitively expensive to many - but if you can save up for one, you won't regret the purchase.

For the casual photographer these lenses perform great.

One of the best lenses I have used, it is one of the best portrait lenses

They are both pretty good lenses, and I use them a lot for their specific qualities

For someone that has a smaller budget and can't afford the super awesome thousand dollar lenses (like I can't), this one is pretty good in my opinion.

Although I have lenses that are much more, ok , a lot more expensive, this is one that I use a lot.

Shooting great primes like this one makes you realize how many compromises go into even great zoom lenses

On the plus side, the lense is compact enough and doesn't require the use of flash

This lense is much less expensive than I would expect.

One of my favorite lenses

I'm sure there are better lenses available, but I doubt you'll find a better portrait lens at this price point.

Amazing lense for the price

it is sharp, fantastic blur, and it blows the kit lense out of the water!

Fast focus, light weight, cheap, very sharp by f2.5, sharp enough for me at f1.8!One of the best budget lenses for full frame canon

One of my favorite lenses i have

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

I love prime lenses.

As really great lenses go, the price tag is pretty modest

and I feel that it matches the quality of Canon's more expensive L-series lenses

a lot (I mean a LOT) of great lenses are made there.

Great lense for portraits or full body photos shoots, smooth background and bokeh

For someone that has a smaller budget and can't afford the super awesome thousand dollar lenses (like I can't), this one is pretty good in my opinion.

Nothing to say but Canon makes great lenses

Works every bit as well as my L lenses; I'm very happy with this purchase.

So that leaves the very expensive L option

You can spend a lot more on an "L" lens like the 85 f/1.2 L II - I borrowed one from CPS - but unless you're making a great deal of money from it, it isn't worth it.

If you can't afford the "L" and don't want to take a chance on the Sigma 85, then this is your only cholce for 85 mm.

Some photographers are gobsmacked that I would dare to shoot sports with a lens that doesn't have Canon's elegant red ring (denoting an expensive L lens) when I have "superior" lenses like the 70-200mm f2.8

If you want to make your first step up from a kite lens and don't want to spend L money I would recommend buying this lens, I use it at wedding all the time and it gives you nice crisp shots with great

Plus if you go fixed you don't really need to get the expensive L-glass because there is less glass to cause distortion and aberrations.

Mainly take pictures of my son's baseball games and bought the EF 70-300 F4-5.6 Telephoto (also great, glad my brother-in-law talked me out of the spendy L-glass I was considering!) in the Fall but wanted a lens to do more portraiture-type stuff.

Having the lens in my hand I can say this is a very decent prime glass, well built (not an "L" level), responsive, small and light

I'm an amateur photographer, and I'm in no position to drop thousands on L lenses and the like.

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

Unless I was a millionaire, absolutely HAD to have the extra f-stop, or die-hard "L" freak, I am more than happy with the 85mm 1.8.It is the most extreme focal length lens I have and works great with my working set of lenses which includes the 24-70L, 35mm f2, and wider lenses

It feels easily as solid as the L glass that ive used, and is small and compact

I know it is little unfair to compare this budget lens with costlier L

L suffers from quite a bit

"Let me take your snapshot...from across the room".This is the only non-L lens that has really impressed me.

fast AF+ f/1.8 and medium telephoto length allow you to isolate subjects+ Sharp enough wide open, very sharp stopped down to f/2.8-5.6+ VERY easy to travel with (compared to L counterparts)Cons:- AF not quite as accurate as L lenses (misses more than my 70-200 IS II or 50

To me, its an L: built like an L, color and saturation comparable to an L

Not as sturdy as the "L" glass, maybe, but it is sharper at the same settings than my 24-105 f:4 L zoom.

Probably one of the best non-L Lens that you can get from Canon for a reasonable price

If you are in the market for a great cheap non L series lens, I would pick this over the 50mm 1.8.

I have a fair collection of primes to compare it to, some of which are L glass, and I've got some great L zooms as well; yet for portraits, I inevitably turn to this specific lens as it outperforms everything else I own in the successful shooting methodologies I find myself returning to over and over

F/2 L, you will lose your love for 85mm F/1.82

I was contemplating between this one and the more expensive L lens before I purchased this one

This lens fortunately as a "cheap" version from the L seri that really pricey, something that I can't afford buying it but Thanks to Canon have created the non series lens that works beautifuly.

Besides that, it's just as good as any of my expensive L lenses

Clearly it won't be as good as an L series, so you shouldn't expect perfection, but it still does a fantastic job

Works every bit as well as my L lenses; I'm very happy with this purchase.

F/2 L, you will lose your love for 85mm F/1.82

Excellent Bokeh,as good as my L lens

If you are in the market for a great cheap non L series lens, I would pick this over the 50mm 1.8.

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

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