85mm f1.2 II or 70-200mm f2.8L IS II

[JR]

I have both lens and for portrait, i would pick the 85 hands down. The bokeh is the best of all canon lens i feel and it is razor sharp even wide open. The 70-200 is indeed more versatile, but every time i pick my 85 and shoot some portrait, i am always amazed how good it is and the when i look at all the portraits i take, i can always pick the one taken with the 85...

Both amazing lens, but for bokeh and sharpness i would pick the 85.

 

[rahkshi007]

Thank you for all the reply.. i finally pull the trigger and get the 85mm 1.2 markii... when first time holding it, i feel that it is extremely heavy, even worst than my 24-70L. feel unbalance on the 5dm2. The picture produce at 1.2 really stunning and unforgettable. and i can't believe it is extremely sharp even at wide open 1.2.. usually my 50mm f1.4 need to tweak down to f1.8 to get better sharpness... THANK YOU all of your reply !! another reason i did not choose the 70-200mm is because of its size, which make me cannot carry it all the time..

 

[briansquibb]

70-200mm f/2.8 IS USM II.

No Contest. Fantastic Lens! You will NOT be disappointed. This is my all time favorite wedding photography lens (next to the 16-35)

+1

 

[JR]

Thank you for all the reply.. i finally pull the trigger and get the 85mm 1.2 markii... when first time holding it, i feel that it is extremely heavy, even worst than my 24-70L. feel unbalance on the 5dm2. The picture produce at 1.2 really stunning and unforgettable. and i can't believe it is extremely sharp even at wide open 1.2.. usually my 50mm f1.4 need to tweak down to f1.8 to get better sharpness... THANK YOU all of your reply !! another reason i did not choose the 70-200mm is because of its size, which make me cannot carry it all the time..

Congrats! You just got a great lens. You will love it. And you will get use to its weight!

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[keithinmelbourne]

Thank you for all the reply.. i finally pull the trigger and get the 85mm 1.2 markii... when first time holding it, i feel that it is extremely heavy, even worst than my 24-70L. feel unbalance on the 5dm2. The picture produce at 1.2 really stunning and unforgettable. and i can't believe it is extremely sharp even at wide open 1.2.. usually my 50mm f1.4 need to tweak down to f1.8 to get better sharpness... THANK YOU all of your reply !! another reason i did not choose the 70-200mm is because of its size, which make me cannot carry it all the time..

Congratulations. It's a fantastic lens.