I opted for the less expensive RF 85mm and I am very impressed with its sharpness and colors. I tested the lens shooting some still life, one photo is attached here. As an elderly photographer, keeping the weight of my gear down is very important, so this lens is best for me. I highly recommend ignoring the nay-sayers who tout the "L" lenses because this lens is superb.

The lens is sharp and with good colors. It hunts for the image a little but is acceptable. It gets stuck in a focus spot and the work around to disengage out of that focus lock spot is to turn the camera off and then on back again. This will make the focus lock to release the previous focus spot and start focusing normal. The lens is robust but plastic material. Not weather seal so it will not go in adverse weather condition or at least without any protection. Is slow in focusing put that is an advantage because it makes the photographer slow down a little. The weight is fantastic and feel good in the hand.

I bought this as a portrait lens as I used to use a Canon EF 85mm F1.8 on my old camera for portraits. This RF 85mm f/2 is super sharp and well worth the investment. My wife recently said it was “too sharp” when I used it to take portraits of her. How can a lens to be too sharp