Defocus smoothing is a new coating from Canon that will improve the look of out of focus areas/bokeh in your images.
Canon USA explains the technology behind this new feature in the video above.
Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM $2699 | Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS $2999
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Showed the comparison to a photog friend of mine (Nikon) and he was in love with the DS bokeh.
I am so-so. I'm used to the "classical" bokeh and I suppose that's why I like it, too.
But I also see the DS bokeh as really good, esp. if in-fokus sharpness stays close to the non-DS lens.
But as the prices of both are far from what I'd be willing to pay for such a lens, I can stay relaxed ;)
Is this lower transmission compared to the non-DS or how does that perform?
If so, then your last statement seems to be fully correct.
Thanks for clearing that up.
So that and the price gap would lead me directly to the non-DS version - if I was in the market for a 85/1.2.
But I'd be more in a market for a non-L, non-DS 85/1.8.
And as long as Canon does not start to build more consumer/amateur focused RF lenses I'll stay happy with all my EFs ;)
Filters that apply to not one, but two internal lens elements?
The way I understood it is that apodization filters need to be really close of the aperture, so a front or back filter won't do much.
Personally normal looks just spectacular.
*14mm & 135 are slower at f/1.8 / T2 in standard high-speed version and go to f/1.8 / T3.2 in the soft versions.
20, 24, 28, 35, 40, 50, 85, 105 are all f/1.4 / T1.5 in standard versions