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RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS

The ultimate portrait lens
  • Fixed prime lens
  • People and portraits
  • Defocus Smoothing for smoother bokeh
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The ultimate portrait lens
  • Fixed prime lens
  • People and portraits
  • Defocus Smoothing for smoother bokeh

Outstanding portraits with DS coating

Great for portrait, wedding, and fashion imagery, the RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS lens, with Defocus Smoothing (DF), provides an even smoother bokeh and rendering of out-of-focus highlights than the non-DS version of the RF 85mm lens. This enables you to achieve significant softness of outlines so that your subject really stands out.

  • f/1.2 aperture

    Achieve extremely sharp photo and video that stands out from the rest. With this large aperture the RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS lens provides beautifully blurred backgrounds for flattering portraits and scenes with blurred backgrounds.

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  • Intuitive control at your fingertips

    The Canon 85mm f/1.2L lens features a customisable control ring, allowing you to adjust key settings like aperture, shutter speed, ISO, or exposure compensation without taking your eye off the subject. This intuitive design gives photographers seamless, tactile control, ideal for fast-paced shooting environments where every second counts.

Low light photography

Model in front of carousel taken using RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS prime lens

Keep on shooting long after the sun goes down thanks to a fast and wide f/1.2 maximum aperture that captures every detail with superb edge to edge sharpness.

  • RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS prime lens advanced construction
    Advanced construction

    Thanks to Canon's BR optics (Blue Spectrum Refractive Optics), the RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS lens helps capture beautiful detailed photos with minimal chromatic aberration, while also providing stunning resolution. Excellent rendering performance can be achieved from the maximum aperture. The lens has also been carefully crafted with weather-sealing and fluorine coatings on the front and rear elements to guard against waterdrops and dust, helping keep this powerful lens safeguarded wherever you go.

  • RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS prime lens beautiful bokeh
    Beautiful bokeh

    This lens has a large aperture due to f/1.2 and the effect of DS coating, which is applied to the two surfaces and achieves significant bokeh with soft outlines. Enabling you to achieve photos with smooth and beautiful bokeh expression.

Specifications and brochure

Mount
RF
Maximum Aperture (f)
f/1.2
Focal Length
85mm
Lens Construction (elements/groups)
13/9
Aperture Blades
9
Minimum Focusing Distance (m)
0.85m
Maximum Magnification
0.12x
Image Stabilization
No
Focus Drive System
Nano USM
Dimensions (mm โ€“ retracted)
103.2 x 117.3 mm
Weight (g)
1195g
Lens Cap
E-82II
Lens Pouch/Case
LP1424

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*Disclaimers

1. In order to use this lens with the EOS R or EOS RP, a compatible version of firmware is required. Download the latest camera firmware and install it on your camera.

2. Since the transmittance of the lens periphery decreases due to the DS coating, brightness of the lens at maximum aperture is about 1 ๐Ÿ/๐Ÿ‘ stops darker than f/1.2. By updating the camera to the latest firmware, exposure control in AE will be performed appropriately.