I was curious to see how different the results would be between Canon’s 85mm F1.2 and the Fuji 56mm F1.2. Both are considered to be top in quality for both companies and are meant to be a top notch portrait lens. In the case of the 85mm, we get a true 85mm F1.2 on a full frame camera while with the 56 F1.2, we get an 84mm F1.8 equivalent on a 1.5x APS-C cropped sensor. I tested the 85mm using the Canon 5D Mark III and the 56mm F1.2 using the Fuji XT-1.
On paper, this should mean that the images from the full frame sensor should look more rich, have more detail and should have shallower depth of field. At least this is what one who knows camera gear would guess. The one thing that holds true is that the 85mm does indeed have the ability to have a more shallow depth of field. Other than that…
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85L has “very fast focus”… wow. cant take this review seriously at all.
We’re talking about a portrait shoot, not the Olympics.
It’s shocking that the Canon exposures all seem to be off. The one thing I expect with the 5DMkIII is that it’s incredibly accurate. Could it just be an Adobe problem?
The Canon lens definitely produces the better images.
However the full frame vs. crop sensor bokeh advantage only really comes into play at wider angles, not at 85mm. Put some 24/1.4, 35/1.4 and 50/1.2 lenses on that Canon body and Fuji has no way of keeping up.
I think the XT-1 and 56/1.2 really nails the focus every time. It must be the PDAF+CDAF combo.