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The 85 is an amazing lens, no doubt about it. Hard to go wrong with an investment like that. For used lenses my favorite source is KEH:
That seems to be the consensus. And at that price, I can buy a BRAND NEW copy of it with far more confidence, on fleabay, from one of those top rated upper echelon sellers and know I will have a no fuss-no muss transaction.
The more research I do, the more I think primes are the way to go for me. Yeah, I do some walking around, and yeah, it would be nice to have a good vacation lens, but most of the things I do, and aspire to do, are going to be shot from a tripod and meticulously set up. I don't need a zoom for that. I need razor sharp.
Decisions and first world problems are hard.
I guess my question would be, if such is the case and you already own a 50 do you really need an 85? Don't get me wrong, the 85 is a first rate portrait lens (the focal length works smashing for it) but without being sure what it is your shooting then I guess you need to ask yourself what the benefits of having the 85 would be in conjunction with the 50, and whether or not that justifies the cost.