Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L II - Full Format Review / Test Lens Reviews - Canon EOS (Full Format). The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 USM L II is a lens where Canon "shows off" - it's the fastest, mass production 85mm SLR lens ever produced and a marvel within the lens lineup.

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM ($2,199 direct) is one of two f/1.2 lenses in the Canon library, and like the EF 50mm f/1.2L USM it's one without a peer in other camera systems. It captures about 30 percent more light than competing f/1.4 lenses, like the Sigma 85mm F1.4 EX DG HSM, and at similar working distances will also show a shallower depth of field.

The Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM Lens is the widest aperture lens Canon currently makes (review update: the Canon EF 50mm f/1.2 L USM Lens now shares this aperture) - allowing handholding and action stopping in the darkest conditions. The background blur the Canon EF 85mm f/1.2 L II USM Lens is capable of producing is stunning.

This huge aspherical Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM offers spectacular image quality, even at f/1.2, for professional journalists and amateur astronomers.