The Canon CN-E 85mm T1.3 L F is a professional L series lens designed for use in

video recording Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) system ...

using both full frame

DSLRs A digital single-lens reflex camera (digital SLR or DSLR) is a digital camera that combines the optics and the mechanisms of a single-lens reflex camera with a digital imaging sensor. The reflex design scheme is the primary difference between ...

and the mirrorless

Canon Cinema EOS The Canon Cinema EOS (Cinema Electro-Optical System) autofocus digital photographic and cinematographic SLR and mirrorless interchangeable lens camera system was introduced in late 2011 with the Canon EOS C300 and followed by the Canon EOS ...

camera system. The lens can also fit on smaller crop sensor cameras. The lens is constructed with a metal body and mount, and plastic extremities, like the Canon 85mm f/1.2 L. A circular, 11-blade diaphragm. A maximum

aperture In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture and focal length of an optical system determine the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane. An opt ...

of 1.3 allows a shallow depth of field and large

bokeh In photography, bokeh ( or ; ) is the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image. Bokeh has also been defined as "the way the lens renders out-of-focus points of light". Differences in lens aberrations and ...

. This lens has a well marked 300˚s of barrel rotation. The lens was designed concurrently with the CN-E 24mm T1.5 L F and CN-E 50mm T1.3 L F sharing hood diameter and other physical measurements. This allows for adaptation between different studio set equipment.

Criticisms

The Canon CN-E 85mm T1.3 L F has been criticized for being over priced compared to typical prime photography lenses. The quality of the bokeh at maximum aperture is almost indistinguishable from lenses one half to one fourth the cost.

References

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