Originally posted by chris48 In so many ways the 77 is better than the 85. The 85 is a special purpose lens built for portraits. It is not so great for landscapes. But, what the 85 can deliver, like "3D'ness", bokeh and other portrait effects, the 77 just cannot.
Wtf? How can you state the 77 is not a good portrait lens with a straight face?
Originally posted by Votesh I've never used the 77
Then don't come around parroting stuff you yourself admit you have no knowledge to base on. Let's keep the signal/noise ratio high here. I never used the 85 and you don't see me passing judgement on it.
Originally posted by Votesh Anyway, I bet the reason the 77 Ltd is still around while the 85mm is not is because it's cheaper, smaller, and is part of the FA Ltd series which is extremely popular and still being produced. I would be extremely surprised if it had anything to do with optical quality and the FA* 85 is a very good lens.
Surely, because the 77 is such an AWFUL LENS that everyone bashes at any opportunity they have. </sarcasm>