Specifications

Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS RF Mount Lens

Description

The Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS RF Mount Lens is a groundbreaking portrait lens designed for photographers who demand exceptional image quality and creative control. Combining the beauty of the renowned Canon L-series optics with unique Defocus Smoothing (DS) technology, this lens allows photographers to achieve ultra-smooth bokeh and breathtaking subject isolation. Whether you're capturing stunning portraits in New Zealand’s scenic outdoors or creating intimate studio shots, the RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS ensures that your photos are filled with detail, contrast, and an ethereal quality that only this lens can provide.

With its ultra-fast f/1.2 aperture and advanced autofocus system, this lens excels in low-light conditions and offers stunning control over depth of field, making it ideal for creating cinematic, high-quality images. The built-in Ultra Sonic Motor (USM) ensures fast, accurate, and near-silent autofocus, perfect for stills and video work. The RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS is the perfect tool for professional portrait photographers who require superior image quality and a unique creative edge in their work.

Key Features:

• RF Mount Compatibility: Designed specifically for Canon RF mirrorless cameras, ensuring fast communication between the lens and camera for superior performance and image quality.
  
• Ultra-Large f/1.2 Aperture: The f/1.2 aperture allows for exceptional subject isolation, creating a beautiful shallow depth of field that enhances portraits and adds a professional touch to your photos.
  
• Defocus Smoothing (DS) Technology: Canon’s DS technology delivers beautifully smooth bokeh, enhancing the background blur for a more artistic and polished look, making this lens perfect for portraiture and creative photography.
  
• USM Autofocus: The Ultra Sonic Motor (USM) provides fast, smooth, and nearly silent autofocus, ideal for both still photography and video applications.
  
• L-Series Optical Quality: As part of Canon's prestigious L-series, this lens offers top-tier optical performance with high sharpness, colour accuracy, and contrast.
  
• Weather-Sealed Construction: Built to withstand the rigours of outdoor photography, the RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS is weather-sealed, ensuring durability in New Zealand’s diverse outdoor environments.
  
• Professional Build: Constructed with premium materials, this lens offers the durability, precision, and quality that professionals expect from Canon’s L-series lenses.
  

Key Points:

• Unique Defocus Smoothing (DS): The DS technology enhances the bokeh effect, creating a beautifully smooth and creamy background, which adds a unique artistic touch to your portraits.
  
• Exceptional Low-Light Performance: The ultra-fast f/1.2 aperture ensures you can shoot in the most challenging light conditions, whether it's capturing portraits indoors or photographing New Zealand's nightscapes.
  
• Outstanding Bokeh: With DS technology, the bokeh produced by this lens is soft, circular, and aesthetically pleasing, ensuring that your subject stands out against a beautifully blurred background.
  
• Fast and Accurate Autofocus: The USM system ensures fast, accurate, and quiet focusing, making it perfect for both still photography and video shooting.
  
• Weather-Resistant: The lens is weather-sealed, allowing you to shoot in various outdoor conditions, from the rainforests of the West Coast to the sunny beaches of the North Island, without worry.
  

Benefits:

• Creative Control: The f/1.2 aperture and DS technology provide unparalleled creative control, allowing you to isolate your subject and create portraits with smooth, creamy backgrounds that look both natural and artistic.
  
• Impressive Image Quality: L-series optics deliver sharp, high-contrast images, with minimal chromatic aberration and distortion, even at the widest aperture.
  
• Cinematic Portraits: The RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS lens is perfect for creating cinematic-quality portraits, adding that professional flair to your work. The stunning bokeh produced by this lens gives your portraits a dreamy, almost surreal look.
  
• Sharp, Detailed Images: The lens produces exceptional sharpness across the frame, ensuring that your subject’s details are captured with clarity, while maintaining a smooth background blur.
  
• Reliability for Outdoor Shoots: The lens’s weather-sealed construction makes it perfect for outdoor photography, ensuring it can endure the unpredictable elements of New Zealand’s weather, from coastal shoots to mountain photography.
  

Why Choose This Lens:

The Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM DS RF Mount Lens is the ultimate choice for professional portrait photographers who want to elevate their creative work. With its unique DS technology, it produces soft, dreamy bokeh and helps create stunningly sharp, well-lit portraits, even in challenging low-light conditions. Whether you're working in a studio or capturing outdoor portraits in New Zealand's diverse environments, this lens offers the high-quality optics and versatile performance you need to produce captivating, professional images.