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Cons: It\'s a special tool that requires mastery and perseverance is rewarded. You need to learn it\'s idiosyncracies so you can incorporate or work around them when using. Initially is is slow heavy, rear element exposed needs super vigilant care when dis/mounting.

Pros: Unique results justify its price and the perseverance required to coax out the image. produces similar results to magnificent Zeiss FE110 f2, (also owned) but the Canon is AF!

Summary: This is a holy grail of portraits. If you\'re serious about this craft there is no finer 35mm tool.

Cons: price

Pros: superb dof, very sharp @wide open

Summary: best telephoto

Cons: Heavy, slow AF, MF is tedious

Pros: Results, cost

Summary: I have had the 50L for 12 months and loved it, so it seemed natural to get the 85L. The 85L has been a little more difficult to learn than the 50L, but it has given me some stunning results when I have got it right. I believe I will grow into this lens as time goes by.

Cons: manual focusing by wire and slow AF, cannot focus when shooting video, heavy, expensive

Pros: wide open performance

Summary: Worth only for those, who need to use it wide open. Canon should produce f/1.4 version like Nikon, which is half the weight and practically as good (at a price of only 1/3 of a stop - like anyone could see the difference between f/1.2 and f/1.4 bokeh). In short, if you really need godo portrait lens, you should get 200mm prime.

Cons: -

Pros: everything

Summary: best telephoto lens

Cons: slow af, expensive

Pros: sharp, wonderful dof, best quality

Summary: this lens is a a miracle

Cons: nothing

Pros: fast and sharp

Summary: extraordinary lens

Cons: Non that really maters, yes it is heavy, yes it is not a super fast performer, but nothing bothers me.

Pros: Sharp from F1.2, Bike out of this world, color, build. A joy to see all that glass...

Summary: I own the Mark I, witch is a little slower, but still no problem for me. The best portrait lens you can buy and usable as nature lens to if you like razor thin DOF's. I bought it second hand for a reasonable price.

Cons: Heavy for an 85mm lens; evrything else is just picky

Pros: Stunningly sharp; Fab bokeh; useable wide open;

Summary: If you are planning to take pics of people - this is the lens for you.

Cons: Expensive. Slow AF.

Pros: Bokeh. Rendering.

Summary: Good.

Cons: nothing

Pros: aperture, bokeh, sharpness, colors, quality,

Summary: best professional lens for people photography

Cons: manual focusing by wire - the lens case is a joke and not able to protect this lens.

Pros: excellent in all terms!

Summary: a breathtaking lens!

Cons: price

Pros: outstanding DOF, extremly sharp, wonderful colors,

Summary: best portrait lens available!