Canon RF lens
Canon RF85mm F1.2 L USM DS
85 mm, f/1.2, made for full frame. It mounts natively on 4 of our APS-C cameras; on the EOS R50 it frames like 136 mm.
- 85 mm · 136 mm equiv. on EOS R50
- f/1.2
- 82 mm filter
- 1,195 g
- Weather-sealed
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On your camera
The view, the weight with the camera (battery and card included) and what the maker says about each pair. It is made for full-frame sensors and covers APS-C with room to spare.
| Camera | View (35 mm equiv.) | Weight with camera | Fit and maker's notes | Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon EOS R50 | 136 mm | 1,570 g | Fits and works
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| Canon EOS R50 V | 136 mm | 1,565 g | Fits and works
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| Canon EOS R10 | 136 mm | 1,624 g | Fits and works
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| Canon EOS R7 | 136 mm | 1,807 g | Fits and works |
Canon says it cannot be used on the Canon EOS R100, though it is made for the Canon RF mount: “The following lenses cannot be used with the EOS R100 (as of May 2023): RF85mm F1.2 L USM DS”. Canon's page
What it frames
From 3 m back it takes in a scene about 0.8 × 0.5 m on the EOS R50, one person or a detail rather than a group.
At its closest (85 cm from the sensor) a subject about 19 cm wide fills the frame of the EOS R50.
On the EOS R50, to scale
Other portrait primes for Canon RF
The nearest in focal length, and what each changes against the RF85mm F1.2 L USM DS. Specifications only: we have not compared their pictures.
- Canon RF85mm F1.2 L USM136 mm equiv. · f/1.2 · 1,195 g · 82 mmCompare
- Canon RF85mm F1.4 L VCM136 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 636 g · 67 mm0.4 stop darker, 559 g lighterCompare
- Sigma 56mm F1.4 DC DN Contemporary90 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 290 g · 55 mm0.4 stop darker, 905 g lighter, made for APS-CCompare
- Canon RF50mm F1.8 STM80 mm equiv. · f/1.8 · 160 g · 43 mm1.2 stops darker, 1,035 g lighter, not weather-sealedCompare
- Canon RF50mm F1.2 L USM80 mm equiv. · f/1.2 · 950 g · 77 mm245 g lighterCompare
- Canon RF50mm F1.4 L VCM80 mm equiv. · f/1.4 · 590 g · 67 mm0.4 stop darker, 605 g lighterCompare
Questions about this lens
Which cameras does the Canon RF85mm F1.2 L USM DS fit?
4 APS-C cameras in our catalogue: EOS R50, EOS R50 V, EOS R10, EOS R7. Canon says it cannot be used on the EOS R100. It is made for full frame, so it also fits the full-frame cameras on its mount.
What does it frame like on APS-C?
85 mm frames like 136 mm on the EOS R50 (1.6x).
What filter size does it take?
82 mm screw-in filters. Every lens with a 82 mm thread.
Where these facts come from
Facts from the makers' specification pages. How we check
Size, weight, filter thread, close focus and magnification are Canon's published figures. Source: Canon's specification page. We have not tested this lens; for image quality, read reviews from people who have.
Specifications
- Mount
- Canon RF
- Made for
- Full-frame sensors (covers APS-C too)
- Focal length
- 85 mm
- Maximum aperture
- f/1.2
- Lens stabilisation
- No
- Weather sealing
- Yes, per the maker
- Filter thread
- 82 mm
- Weight
- 1,195 g
- Size (diameter × length)
- 103.2 × 117.3 mm
- Closest focus
- 85 cm
- Maximum magnification
- 0.12x
- Autofocus
- Yes
- Announced
- 2019
- Note
- Defocus Smoothing (DS) coating; at f/1.2 it lets in about 1⅓ stops less light than the f-number says