Canon RF 85mm f/1.4 L VCM Lens | Canon RF

Designed for both photographers and videographers, the Canon RF 85mm f/1.4 L VCM is a rapid short-telephoto prime lens featuring a function-oriented construction that addresses the hybrid characteristics of contemporary image creation, prioritizing exceptional image quality, quick autofocus, reduced focus breathing, and user-friendly, silent, and customizable operation.

Optimized for Photo

A widely favored focal length for portrait photography and events, this short-telephoto lens serves as a distinctive choice for landscapes and street photography as well. Its narrower field of view, combined with a bright f/1.4 aperture, allows for the isolation of subjects with a shallow depth of field, resulting in aesthetically pleasing perspectives.

• Versatile 85mm focal length is ideal for portraiture thanks to an ideal mixture of slight compression and a narrow, selective field of view; this results in a flattering rendering of full-length and half-length subjects with good subject-background separation.
  
  
• Impressively fast f/1.4 maximum aperture affords control over depth of field and also greatly benefits low-light shooting, making this an ideal lens for handheld use in available lighting and indoor locations.
  
  
• Optical design includes one ultra-low dispersion (UD) element and one aspherical element to reduce chromatic and spherical aberrations for impressive clarity, color accuracy, and sharpness.
  
  
• Air Sphere (ASC) and Subwavelength structure (SWC) coatings reduce flare and ghosting for improved contrast.
  
  
• Rounded 11-blade diaphragm creates a smooth, rounded out-of-focus rendering.
  
  

Optimized for Video

When used for video applications, the slightly long focal length and selective field of view is ideal for tight shots in two-camera setups and for working with distant subjects and more selective framing.

• Manual aperture ring with de-click switch to make smooth, silent iris pulls.
  
  
• Focus breathing is especially well-controlled, helping to maintain a consistent composition and field of view when racking focus.
  
  
• Linear focus motor for intuitive manual focus control.
  
  
• Matched design with other Hybrid series primes; all lenses have the same 67mm front filter ring and general size for ease in rigging and working with multiple lenses on a shoot.