Canon 85mm f1.2 II AF/MF panel cracked and sunk in.

Hi guys,

Not sure if anyone of you guys have had this problem, but my 85mm II's panel near the AF/MF switch has cracked sunk in slightly, and it creaks slightly when I switch between AF/MF, which I always do since the DOF is so thin.

Switch still works though, and the lens performs flawlessly except for the slight niggle.

Was wondering if anyone has actually replaced the panel before? I shoot sports so water resistance is an issue here.

Thanks!

5d and 85L for sports... interesting... Just like pedobear over the canon logo haha. I have only seen this once and the owner didn't really care about it. Best guess is to check what canon would recommend

85L for sports? Are you photographing Golf?

I do have a 1DIIn as well, I usually take triathlons and most run events since I work for a company dealing with triathlon and run apparel, so usually I find a nice spot, pre-focus on a specific point and snap.

It's just a hobby though, and will use the lens for other purposes like family portraiture and street.

Jericobot wrote in post #11768075
5d and 85L for sports... interesting... Just like pedobear over the canon logo haha. I have only seen this once and the owner didn't really care about it. Best guess is to check what canon would recommend

Yep, have to wait till the 7th though as its the Chinese New Year here.

Using it for portraiture while visiting relatives (:

Actually 85L makes probably a perfect combo with a 300L2.8 .. same type of DOF, micro contrast, colors depth ... and AF is perfectly accurate for many type of sports (dog agility, motor races, ... any tracking sports)

Just some samples 10 days ago for a Job on a race in Hossegor (atlantique) in FullHD (by clicking on the pictures) ...

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So what do you do just pre focus first? I'll have to give this a try since I only use my 85L for portrait.

Cypther wrote in post #11768134
So what do you do just pre focus first? I'll have to give this a try since I only use my 85L for portrait.

Not really necessary, on a 50D focus is nearly instant and accurate. On a 5DMKII it's a bit longer to catch, but not incompatible with those sports. But results are really different from the usual 70-200L2.8ISII ..

I think most people are confusing time from MFD to infinity and real life !!! .. (it never happens that you would need to focus instntly from 0.9m to infinity)
Basically, you just track pilots around the same distance (3m to 12m) and focus of the 85L in this range is absolutely instant and 100% accurate and DOF is appropriate the the subject (it covers 100% of the pilot at F1.2). For more than 10m I use my 300L2.8 mounted on a 5DMKII