Canon

Canon EF85mm f/1.8 USM

📏 85mm 💡 f/1.8 🔌 Canon EF Mount 🎯 Prime ⚖️ 425g

MSRP $420

📖 Overview

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM is a classic portrait lens, delivering beautiful bokeh and sharp images at a reasonable price. It excels at isolating subjects and creating a shallow depth of field, making it ideal for headshots and portraiture. It lacks image stabilization, which may be a concern in low-light conditions.

📸 Browse 169 real-world sample photos taken with this lens by photographers worldwide on SampleShots.

📋 Specifications

Focal Length	85mm
Max Aperture	f/1.8
Min Aperture	f/22
Lens Type	Prime
Mount	Canon EF
AF Motor	USM
Image Stabilization	No
Autofocus	Yes
Weather Sealed	No
Min Focus Distance	85.0 cm
Max Magnification	0.13x
Elements / Groups	9 elements in 7 groups
Aperture Blades	8
Filter Diameter	58mm
Weight	425g
Dimensions	75.0 x 71.5mm
Release Year	1992
MSRP	$420

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🖼️ Sample Photos

Real-world photos taken with the Canon EF85mm f/1.8 USM, sourced from SampleShots.

Male delegate in a dark plaid suit sits at a conference table with a laptop, microphone, and cup; other attendees blurred in the background during a formal meeting. — OECDtax

Panelists sit at a long white table with microphones; left speaker addresses the room while a colleague sits nearby; water bottles and glasses on the table, with flags in the background. — OECDtax

Two male panelists in suits sit at a conference table with microphones and water bottles; foreground speaker Luis Maria MENDEZ (Argentina) is visible while a second panelist listens; a presentation screen and international flags are in the background. — OECDtax

Panelists seated at a long white-draped table with microphones and water bottles; projection screen shows Theme 5 text about information exchange to combat fraud; flags line the back wall while a camera and monitor sit in the foreground. — OECDtax

Six delegates sit behind a long white-draped table with microphones and water bottles; projector screen and flags behind them; foreground camera and monitor setup indicating live recording. — OECDtax

Foreground man in a dark suit and red tie checks his smartphone in a bright conference space, orange backdrop behind him, another attendee near a podium in the background. — OECDtax

Business professionals in suits converse near orange banners and a reception desk in a bright Salvador conference lobby during the Global Forum Latin America Initiative Meeting. — OECDtax

Group of professionals in suits converse near an orange conference backdrop and registration desk in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. — OECDtax

Five men in dark suits stand in a hallway, mid-conversation with one gesturing during a conference break at the 12th Americas Initiative Meeting in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. — OECDtax

Three panelists at a conference table with microphones, water bottles, and documents during the Latin America Initiative Meeting in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. — OECDtax

Three panelists seated at a white-draped table with microphones, nameplates, water bottles, and documents during a conference in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. — OECDtax

Three panelists sit behind a long white table with microphones and documents at a conference in Salvador de Bahia, Brazil. — OECDtax

Female delegate in green blouse speaks into a microphone at a conference table; laptop, water bottle, glass, and Dominican Republic placard are visible. — OECDtax

Panelists seated behind a long white table in a formal conference room; projection screen shows a speaker, and international flags stand to the right; camera gear visible in the foreground. — OECDtax

Panel of five speakers seated at a long white-draped table in a conference room, with a large projection screen showing a speaker and flags in the background. — OECDtax

Panel of five delegates at a long white-draped table with microphones and water bottles; projection screen shows a speaker; flags line the back wall; foreground camera rig visible. — OECDtax

Five panelists sit behind a white-draped table in a conference room; a large projection screen shows a speaker, with flags lined to the right. — OECDtax

Panel discussion at a formal conference: a suited man types on a laptop at a long table with microphones and water bottles, attendees seated in the background. — OECDtax

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📷 Compatible Cameras

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