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Canon 85mm 1.8 LTM


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  • 2 weeks later...

Got one. I find the focusing pretty stiff. Needs a lube or is that normal? Thanks!

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I would say mine is not so much stiff, but more heavily damped - similar to my other Canon LTM lenses. I find it suits the size and weight of the lens nicely.

 

Not bad stopped down either:

 

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Leica M(240) and Canon 85mm 1.8 @ f/8

 

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I've had several Canon 100mm F2 Serenars, one was stiff. Can't remember the other. My current one has a very light action. Very smooth focus action / feel. Turning the aperture is on the stiff side of the spectrum. The stiffish aperture ring was common across all three lenses.

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I've had several Canon 100mm F2 Serenars, one was stiff. Can't remember the other. My current one has a very light action. Very smooth focus action / feel. Turning the aperture is on the stiff side of the spectrum. The stiffish aperture ring was common across all three lenses.

 

Thanks, I didn't spend much on it so I sent it for a CLA.

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Used to have couple of these Canon teles, sold them because the weight does not balance well with a M, all good lens in terms of character and performance though. The only one I kept is the 100/3.5, very light like a cigar and too cheap to bother to sell.

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Used to have couple of these Canon teles, sold them because the weight does not balance well with a M, all good lens in terms of character and performance though. The only one I kept is the 100/3.5, very light like a cigar and too cheap to bother to sell.

 

Just plopped my 85/1.8 on the scale with rear cap and shade+ 509grams

 

75 lux with rear cap and cap + 625 LOL

 

The 85/1.8 was much lighter than previous canons, but I think it was the first real "telephoto", the earlier 1.9 and 1.5 were longer and not technically teles.

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Just plopped my 85/1.8 on the scale with rear cap and shade+ 509grams

 

 

 

75 lux with rear cap and cap + 625 LOL

 

 

 

The 85/1.8 was much lighter than previous canons, but I think it was the first real "telephoto", the earlier 1.9 and 1.5 were longer and not technically teles.

 

 

Nice :) I have to admit that I have not tried 1.8 version

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I've got a canon 85/1.5. It's a really nice lens, a little soft wide open but with a nice glow to it. Difficult to focus accurately correct on my IIIa (user problem I'm afraid ;-)), but better on the M3. Maybe it needs some CLA, because the mechanism is quite stiff too. So not really an action lens...

Only problem with it is its weight... Like you've put a concrete thing on your camera, so it's quite out of balance.

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I've got a canon 85/1.5. It's a really nice lens, a little soft wide open but with a nice glow to it. Difficult to focus accurately correct on my IIIa (user problem I'm afraid ;-)), but better on the M3. Maybe it needs some CLA, because the mechanism is quite stiff too. So not really an action lens...

Only problem with it is its weight... Like you've put a concrete thing on your camera, so it's quite out of balance.

 

A spectacular lens IMHO, around 1.5K made I doubt 900 survive. I have a very nice copy and have been using it quite a bit

 

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Canon Superspeed 85 by unoh7, on Flickr

 

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L1023101 by unoh7, on Flickr

 

At around 500USD, if you ever see one, one of the great steals in LTM, bar none. It's fine WO, far underrated, but seldom calibrated. LOL. By f4 it;s a seriously sharp lens.

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85/1.5 WO on A7r:

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DSC00324-4 by unoh7, on Flickr

 

Hiroshi Itoh's masterpiece :)

 

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Canon LTM 85/1.5 @1.5 c by unoh7, on Flickr

 

In fact the list is worth a show:

Mr Hiroshi Itoh .............28mm f/3.5

Mr Hiroshi Itoh.............. 28mm f/2.8

Mr Hiroshi Itoh ..............35mm f/3.2

Mr Hiroshi Itoh ..............35mm f/2.8

Mr Hiroshi Itoh.............. 50mm f/1.2

Mr Hiroshi Itoh ..............50mm f/1.4

Mr Hiroshi Itoh ..............50mm f/1.8

Mr Hiroshi Itoh ..............85mm f/1.5

Mr Hiroshi Itoh ...............85mm f/1.9

Mr Hiroshi Itoh ...............100mm f/3.5

Mr Hiroshi Itoh ...............135mm f/2.5M

Mr Hiroshi Itoh ...............200mm f/3.5M

Mr Jirou Mukai ...............25mm f/3.5

Mr Jirou Mukai ...............35mm f/1.5

Mr Jirou Mukai ...............35mm f/1.8

Mr Jirou Mukai ...............35mm f/2

Mr Jirou Mukai ...............50mm f/0.95

Mr Jirou Mukai ...............50mm f/2.2

Mr Jirou Mukai ................50mm f/2.8

Mr Jirou Mukai ................85mm f/1.8

Mr Jirou Mukai ................100mm f/2

Mr Jirou Mukai ................135mm f/3.5

Mr Masana Kuroki........... 35mm f/3.5

Mr Masana Kuroki. ...........50mm f/1.5

Mr Masana Kuroki. ...........50mm f/1.9

Mr Masana Kuroki. ...........8.5cm F/2

Mr Masana Kuroki. ...........85mm f/2

Mr Masana Kuroki. ...........10cm f/4

Mr Masana Kuroki. ...........100mm f/4

Mr Masana Kuroki. ...........1000mm f/11

Mr Masana Kuroki. ...........400mm f/4.5

Mr Masana Kuroki............. 600mm f/5.6

Mr Masana Kuroki. ...........800mm f/8

Mr Ryouzou Furukawa .....5cm f/2 SK & CCCo

Mr Ryouzou Furukawa ......5cm f/3.5 SK & CCCo

Mr Ryouzou Furukawa ......50mm f/3.5

Mr Ryouzou Furukawa .......5cm f/1.5 SK X-Ray lens and was adapted to fit J & JS

Mr Ryouzou Furukawa .......75mm f/4.5 SK

Mr Ryouzou Furukawa .......13.5cm f/4 SK & CCCo

Mr Shuji Koyanagi .............19mm f/3.5

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Got mine on Monday. Nice looking copy, feels good/solid. First couple of tests turned out pretty nice, sharp wide open. I believe I am going to have some good fun with it. Will post a pic or two. 

 

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