OntheRez Offline Upload & Sell: On
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There's no doubt - in my mind - that the 70-200mm f/2.8L IS vII is one of the finest lenses Canon has ever made. I use it extensively for a variety of photo types. Still it is bounded by the f/2.8 limit. I regularly have to shoot in gyms where f/2.8 produces a Tv value below what can catch action. To deal with this I have used the 85mm f/1.8 (non L) and the 135mm f/2.0L. Mostly now I'm going to ISO 12800 and using the 70-200, but sometimes I need faster.
Because of the 70-200 and later the 100-400mm vII, I have reduced my primes significantly - selling the 300mm f/4.0L, the 400mm f/5.6L, and the 35mm f/1.4L. (Still not enamored with the 100-400, but it's a flexibility trade off.) I believe most of the primes do out perform most of the zooms within their narrow domains.
Having said that, zooms have improved so much that except for specialized work I now only have the 24 TSE v.II, a Sigma 150mm f/2.8 macro, and a Samyang(?) 14mm f/2.8. I won't let go of the 135mm as there is no other lens in my experience with its extraordinary IQ and remarkable use of light. It is one of those rare things that was done right the first time. Yes, it's duplicated by the 70-200mm, but we are talking two different worlds.
What one would gain by peddling the 135 wold be trivial against its unique qualities. As usual, just one man's opinions.
Robert
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