Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Lens

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM Lens is Canon’s first 85mm L-series lens to feature Image Stabilization, bringing a record-setting combination of a bright f/1.4 maximum aperture and built-in stabilization to this classic portrait focal length. It’s an outstanding, hugely versatile medium-telephoto prime well suited to portraiture, delivering a pleasing perspective that draws the viewer into the frame without distorting facial features, while also performing well handheld in very low lighting conditions.

Optically, the lens is built from 14 elements in 10 groups, including a large-diameter, high-precision molded glass aspherical element to control aberrations and maintain sharpness at maximum aperture. Canon’s Air Sphere Coating (ASC) combats ghosting and flare, even in demanding backlit conditions, and a rounded 9-blade diaphragm, one more blade than other lenses in Canon’s 85mm lineup, contributes to exceptionally smooth, pleasing bokeh in defocused areas.

Canon’s Image Stabilizer delivers up to 4 stops of shake correction, letting photographers shoot handheld portraits indoors or at twilight without needing flash or pushing ISO higher, a capability unique among fast 85mm lenses at this aperture. Autofocus is handled by a ring-type Ultrasonic Motor (USM) paired with optimized focusing algorithms and a high-speed CPU, delivering fast, precise, and quiet autofocus performance with low focus audibility, along with full-time manual focus override and support for Dual Pixel CMOS AF on compatible camera bodies.

Build quality reflects the lens’s L-series positioning, with dust- and weather-resistant construction along with a fluorine coating on exposed elements to resist smudges and moisture, making it well suited to professional use in varied conditions. The lens has a closest focusing distance of 2.79 ft. (0.85m), yielding a maximum magnification of 0.12x, extendable with Canon’s EF12 II or EF25 II extension tubes (not compatible with Canon’s extenders). It accepts a 77mm filter thread, measures approximately 88.6 x 105.4mm, and weighs approximately 950g.

As a full-frame-compatible lens, the EF 85mm f/1.4L IS USM produces its standard 28°30′ angle of view on full-frame Canon bodies and an effective 136mm equivalent focal length on APS-C bodies.

Key Features
– 85mm f/1.4L portrait-length prime lens for Canon EF mount
– First Canon 85mm L-series lens with Image Stabilization
– 14 elements in 10 groups, including 1 large-diameter aspherical element
– Air Sphere Coating (ASC)
– Optical Image Stabilizer, up to 4 stops of shake correction
– Ring-type USM autofocus with full-time manual focus override
– Dual Pixel CMOS AF compatible
– Rounded 9-blade diaphragm
– Dust- and weather-resistant construction with fluorine coating
– Closest focusing distance of 2.79 ft. (0.85m); 0.12x maximum magnification
– Compatible with EF12 II/EF25 II extension tubes (not compatible with extenders)
– 77mm filter thread
– Approximate weight: 950g
– Compatible with full-frame and APS-C Canon EF-mount cameras