Lensrentals.com Compares the Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS Against the Competition

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Lensrentals.com has posted a comparison between the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS, EF 85mm f/1.2L and the Sigma 85mm f/1.4 Art. This comparison is not their usual scientific endeavour using OLAF, this is a bit more of a real world comparison by looking at images with our own eyes.</p>
<p><strong>From <a href="http://www.pntra.com/t/TUJGRktHSkJGRk5HSklCRkpOSkVN?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lensrentals.com%2F">Lensrentals.com</a>:</strong></p>

<blockquote><p>The <a href="http://www.pntrs.com/t/TUJGRktHSkJGRk5HSklCRkpOSkVN?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lensrentals.com%2Frent%2Fcanon-85mm-f1.2l-ii">Canon 85mm f1.2L II</a> is the standard and is really middle of the road in this comparison. It’s a great lens with that dreamy bokeh but is the most expensive and is slow to focus. The <a href="http://www.pntrac.com/t/TUJGRktHSkJGRk5HSklCRkpOSkVN?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lensrentals.com%2Frent%2Fcanon-85mm-f1.4l-is">Canon 85mm f1.4L IS</a> performed amazingly with everything I threw at it. It’s sharper than the 1.2, faster, and has image stabilization but is still pretty expensive. The budget <a href="http://www.pjatr.com/t/TUJGRktHSkJGRk5HSklCRkpOSkVN?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lensrentals.com%2Frent%2Fsigma-85mm-f1.4-dg-hsm-art-for-canon%3Fsource%3Dpepperjam%26publisherId%3D119254%26clickId%3D2172694071">Sigma 85mm f1.4 Art</a> lens is sharp and quick but is really heavy. My new choice to keep in my camera bag for a wedding is definitely going to be the new <a href="http://www.pjatr.com/t/TUJGRktHSkJGRk5HSklCRkpOSkVN?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lensrentals.com%2Frent%2Fcanon-85mm-f1.4l-is">Canon 85mm f1.4L IS</a> for the image stabilization alone. <a href="https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/12/comparing-the-canon-85mm-f1-4l-is-against-the-competition/">Read the full comparison</a></p></blockquote>
<p>We await full OLAF testing to make sure that the machines agree.</p>
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