Look and build quality 85Lii enough to justify?

Nevermind. It is worth it. Lol.

I would think the image quality would be paramount over the physical look of the lens. But hey, get the 85 you will look great shooting with....

Kronie wrote in post #15804400
I would think the image quality would be paramount over the physical look of the lens. But hey, get the 85 you will look great shooting with....

Haha, I don't mean the look of the lens itself but its rendition when shooting at F/1.2.

Anything can be justified by anyone who wants something badly enough. For some people, dropping 2 grand on what some might consider a specialty lens is a ton of money, while for others it's merely a stepping stone. A medium format camera with a 150mm f/2.8 lens can replicate the look with no CA and sharp to the corners even wide open, but at a cost that makes the 85L seem like chump change, and yet there are still those who can justify something like that.