Denise,


you said you were looking for a lens with good sharpness, contrast & colors, and bokeh. The 85mm f/1.8 is a good, cheap(er) lens, but you already have the 100 f/2.8 and 50 f/1.4. Three primes between 50 and 100mm might be overload. You said the 85 gave "extreme sharpness" but it isn't sharp till f/2.8. Its bokeh is OK, good bokeh is an L lens quality. A 135 f/2 makes a bit more sense here as a higher quality alternative.


I'm not saying the 85 is a bad lens, but it doesn't give you something you don't have.


I think selling the 300 and buying the 70-200 II is a fantastic idea. It's a fantastic lens. It stands alone as a fast zoom that is sharper wide open than a bucketfull of L primes. I myself might be buying one soon. Oh, and keep the 1.4x. It's a handy thing to have


brendan