Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
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Canon 135mm F2.0 L USM AF Lens
The fastest 135mm telephoto lens in its class. Ideal for indoor sports and portraits with background
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Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Telephoto Lens - 135 mm - f/2
The fastest 135mm telephoto lens in its class. Ideal for indoor sports and portraits with background
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Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
The fastest 135mm telephoto lens in its class. Ideal for indoor sports and portraits with background
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Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
The Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM is designed to meet the needs of a wide range of advanced amateurs and professionals.
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Great however (just like 85 L) I would add that the lens has some back-front focusing issues. I have a it on a Canon 5D and sometimes pictures are totally out of focus. My Canon 28-70 or 17-40 never had this kind of problem...Any suggestion? I have a few examles at www.usafromabove.com Furthermore, it is a heavy lens!!! :):):)
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This lens is regarded as one of the best three prime lenses that Canon produce (Along with 85mm f/1.2 L USM and 35mm f/1.4 L USM). The images from this lens are very sharp, contrasty and show a lot of details even in wide open at f/2. The depth of field is very shallow at f/2. As a result, the background will be compressed. Because of that features, Canon 135mm is ideal for portrait, especially candid portrait, street photography and indoor sports. Build quality is very good, the best Canon can made. The lens is not as big and heavy as telephoto zoom. But unfortunately, this lens does not have Image Stabilization built-in. Image stabilization in telephoto is quite important so you can shoot with shutter speed lower than the focal length X crop multiplier. For example, when you attach this lens into crop sensor camera such as Canon Rebel series or X0D series, then you need to set a shutter speed to at least 1/200 or greater to get a tack sharp result. It is also depend on how steady
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Pros:
* Very sharp
* Auto-focus is smooth and responsive
* F2 helps a lot with low-light (but see cons)
* Not a white lens so you're not as noticeable
Cons:
* On a crop frame like my 450D, you're effectively at about 218mm. Without any IS, it can be difficult to hold steady in low-light situations, even at F2.
* Very sharp
* Auto-focus is smooth and responsive
* F2 helps a lot with low-light (but see cons)
* Not a white lens so you're not as noticeable
Cons:
* On a crop frame like my 450D, you're effectively at about 218mm. Without any IS, it can be difficult to hold steady in low-light situations, even at F2.
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Some of my best portrait photos were made using this lens. I only use in in good available light, mostly outdoors. f2/135mm/40D combination makes focusing tricky (one eye out of focus), but the whole point of using this lens is f2... I like it's compact size. I would call it a highly specialized lens. It can give me an absolutely outstanding shot once in a while, but at the rate I use it, each of these great shots costs me $[...] bucks... On the other hand, I get 100's of nice shots from other (often less expensive) lenses and cameras. I like having this lens, even though I also have 70-200 f4 IS, which gives similar results and has the flexibility of the zoom. I have a hard time justifying keeping my 135/f2, but I also have a hard time letting it go... I would probably not buy it again for the reason of cost vs. utility, but I would love to receive it as a Xmas gift... I am a reasonably advanced amateur, mostly photos of my baby son, 40D.
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If you are not doing photojournalism where you would really need a telephoto zoom, and you want the most crisp, colorful and bright images possible, then this is the prime lens to get after the 50 mm if you want a little more distance.
Great for portraits as you can really blurr the background and focus sharp on the subject. Also perfect for standing back and not being intrusive to your subjects, this stealth lens takes such amazingly breathtaking pictures. It doesn't draw attention to you like the giant white lens tubes.
You need to know where you are going and what kind of pictures you will be taking before putting this lens on your camera or else you will be swapping out prime lenses a lot. It has a somewhat narrow field, and it really isn't for long distances, but for any subjects from 10 to 100 feet it is great. The low-light capability is fabulous! You will need to steady it on something when shooting as it does have some weight and swing to it.
Great for portraits as you can really blurr the background and focus sharp on the subject. Also perfect for standing back and not being intrusive to your subjects, this stealth lens takes such amazingly breathtaking pictures. It doesn't draw attention to you like the giant white lens tubes.
You need to know where you are going and what kind of pictures you will be taking before putting this lens on your camera or else you will be swapping out prime lenses a lot. It has a somewhat narrow field, and it really isn't for long distances, but for any subjects from 10 to 100 feet it is great. The low-light capability is fabulous! You will need to steady it on something when shooting as it does have some weight and swing to it.
