jessica: Such a rockstar lens! I used for a wedding and was very happy to have with me. It was heavier than I expected but thats the only negative thing I have to say, its worth the weight. You will fall in love. Great for weddings!

David S.: I rented this lens to play around with some portrait style shooting using a large aperture. The images are very sharp at the focal point, even at f/1.2, and stays sharp throughout most of the aperture range. The large aperture provides for some pretty creative shooting but also takes some getting used to if you've never used a 1.2 lens before. The lens is heavier than it looks. If you plan on using it for any extended period of time, I would definitely recommend adjusting your camera strap to hold the weight while you're not taking aim. The weight can make your camera feel a little front heavy but you get used to it and shooting with this lens starts to feel more and more natural after a while. I found the auto-focus to be a bit slow. However, shooting in manual focus with a prime is how I learned to shoot so the auto-focus thing didn't really bother me. If you plan on shooting auto, I recommend setting a single focus point and standing no closer than 4 feet from your subject. Also give yourself enough time to compose your shots. I would have liked a little more mechanical resistance on the focus ring as it feels a bit loose, but it definitely didn't deter me from moving forward. The "loose ring" is especially important when shooting with a large aperture. Trust your camera's focus indicator (beep). The only other note I can add is when using this lens on a crop body you'll find yourself standing where you think 85mm should be for that frame but it's actually closer to 135mm. You'll find yourself backing away from your subject often while you get used to this lens. Of course, this is not as much of an issue on a full frame body. This is an excellent prime lens. The image quality is very good and with such a wide aperture range, you'll enjoy this lens more and more as you spend time with it.

David S.: I rented this lens to play around with some portrait style shooting using a large aperture. The images are very sharp at the focal point, even at f/1.2, and stays sharp throughout most of the aperture range. The large aperture provides for some pretty creative shooting but also takes some getting used to if you've never used a 1.2 lens before. The lens is heavier than it looks. If you plan on using it for any extended period of time, I would definitely recommend adjusting your camera strap to hold the weight while you're not taking aim. The weight can make your camera feel a little front heavy but you get used to it and shooting with this lens starts to feel more and more natural after a while. I found the auto-focus to be a bit slow. However, shooting in manual focus with a prime is how I learned to shoot so the auto-focus thing didn't really bother me. If you plan on shooting auto, I recommend setting a single focus point and standing no closer than 4 feet from your subject. Also give yourself enough time to compose your shots. I would have liked a little more mechanical resistance on the focus ring as it feels a bit loose, but it definitely didn't deter me from moving forward. The "loose ring" is especially important when shooting with a large aperture. Trust your camera's focus indicator (beep). The only other note I can add is when using this lens on a crop body you'll find yourself standing where you think 85mm should be for that frame but it's actually closer to 135mm. You'll find yourself backing away from your subject often while you get used to this lens. Of course, this is not as much of an issue on a full frame body. This is an excellent prime lens. The image quality is very good and with such a wide aperture range, you'll enjoy this lens more and more as you spend time with it.

BDJ: Great lens, no doubt! Heavy, if you are shooting all day it can wear on you. DOF is amazing! This lens was a tough one to return. Well worth the rental.

Nicole: Rented this lens several times and it is always clean, calibrated and in perfect condition. Loved it so much I ended up buying a version for myself.

Robert: Yes, they were right....I didn't want to send it back! This is a great lens. The focus was "spot on" ...most of the time... let me explain: According to the specs, it's minimum focusing distance is 3.1 feet. If the light is good and you're patient, it will focus in a little under that distance, but it tends to front focus by about an inch (yes, 1 inch). The "sweet spot" tends to be at a distance of 4 to 10 feet, but it still is quite sharp at longer distances. The depth of field is awesome! One of the first things I did after receiving the lens was to measure the DOF @ f/1.2. At 4 feet, the effective DOF is 1.25 inches. Yeah, essentially paper thin. So be vigilant about where you're focusing. Bounce your EF point off of the end of your subject's nose and their eyes will be out of focus (yup, I screwed up a great shot by doing that...). So, unless you really want that extremely narrow DOF, don't use it wide open. Use a smaller aperature like f/1.8 instead. The only drawback is the weight. If you are going to carry this thing around for the better part of a day, be ready! Your arms will get tired. If you're able, set it up on a tripod... One last thing. I used this lens on an APS-C camera with a crop factor of 1.6. It was great for some really tight shots of a single subject. The results were phenomenal! But since I was shooting a wedding, I spent a lot of time "back tracking" in order to get the couple appropriately framed. On a full frame sensor, I wouldn't hesitate to use this lens again. On a cropped sensor, I would definately go with the 50mm f/1.2 instead - or even a 35mm. Overall, I was extremely pleased with this lens rental and my Borrowlenses.com experience. Two thumbs up!