Review on 📷 JINTU 85mm F1.8 Portrait Prime Telephoto Lens for Canon EF SLR Camera 4000D 2000D 1200D 1100D 1300D 90D 80D 60D 70D 7D Mark II 5D Mark III 650D 750D 700D 550D 200D by Joshua Vogel

I was surprised at how compact this lens is for its capabilities. This is a fully manual lens with a manual iris, so you need to be careful when focusing, especially on close subjects. Also, tilting the body forwards or backwards can change the focus at maximum aperture because the depth of field is very shallow. Of course, you can lower the aperture for deeper, smoother focus at the expense of bokeh and background isolation. Drawstring bag, microfiber cloth and lens grip, and caps for both ends of the lens and lens hood. With the lens hood removed this is a really nice compact little lens. Its size is roughly the same size as the Canon EF-S18-55 kit lens. CA turned out to be no worse than a typical Canon kit lens. So not bad, or really, barely noticeable even if you try to use force. I photographed several branches against the light and any chromatic aberration should have been noticeable, but at least I don't think it happened. The sensor is APS-C (80D), so my equivalent field of view is reduced by 1.6x and my equivalent focal length is multiplied by 1.6x, making this 85mm lens look like a 136mm lens looks. But what I can see is great. The close-up markings on the barrel are a little optimistic. With the aperture wide open, I was able to focus closest, about 3 or 4 feet away. However, with my framing sensor, I found I had to step back a bit to keep everything in frame when shooting a head-and-shoulders portrait. In addition, the focus ring focuses slightly further than infinity. I've heard differing opinions on this, but supposedly it allows infinite focusing under a variety of environmental conditions that may affect it, such as: B. Changes in air pressure, temperature and altitude. It's a bit long for a landscape (or night) lens, so you probably won't be taking many after-dark shots, but if you do you'll need to focus on a distant light source to achieve infinity focus. On the other hand, the lens is a bit long, but it still has a great old F1.8 aperture, so it's good for astrophotography, especially on a tracking mount. I haven't done the math to see if Andromeda fits in the FOV, but it's possible. Since you can't post distinguishing features in reviews, I used a chicken instead of a human for the portrait example. I did some cropping (pun intended) and some post-processing, but I'm happy with the quality of the image. The easiest way to use this lens is to set your camera to Auto ISO and select your desired aperture on the lens barrel. , and then choose a shutter speed that is metered correctly for your scene in the camera. Either way, if you need that focal length in your pocket and want a lightweight, compact lens with a wide aperture and can live with manual focus and manual aperture, this is a great budget choice. I think for the price it's better than I expected.