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Archive 2004 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

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p.2 #1 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

great shot jacon...did your friend eat the 135?

Dec 09, 2004 at 03:46 PM

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p.2 #2 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

Gunny,
I noticed that you have the 1.4x. Does the 1.4 + the 135 produce good results? I've considered getting it but I'm afraid the 135's quality has spoiled me and I won't be happy with the results. What are your thoughts?
Scott Shields

The 135 + 1.4 is a great combo when needed and at 2.8 the AF is still very fast.
I see no loss with this setup.
Gunny

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Dec 09, 2004 at 04:45 PM

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p.2 #3 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

PiotrGurin wrote:
mmmmmm...135L. Tis a beauty.
Sometimes if you stare in the front element long enough you can see your future. 8)

I did and it says I am broke!

Dec 09, 2004 at 05:06 PM

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p.2 #4 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

This lens seems soldered to my duzi. What a waste of a good camera

Edmund

Dec 09, 2004 at 05:09 PM

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p.2 #5 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

Well the rain finally stopped! Here's a quick test shot @ f/2.5.

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Dec 13, 2004 at 01:40 AM

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p.2 #6 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

Great Shot Jim! I know you must be excited. I have to add one a shot today. I cheated and snaped this while she was set up for another photographer but I couldn't resist the shot.

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Dec 13, 2004 at 03:09 AM

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p.2 #7 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

stop, for the love of god plz stop
lol i want i want

Dec 13, 2004 at 03:18 AM

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p.2 #8 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

Everyone calm down...Please don't tempt me like this....DHL says I have three days to wait for mine.

Dec 13, 2004 at 04:58 AM

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p.2 #9 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

Nice Bokeh nice

Gunny

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Dec 13, 2004 at 05:15 AM

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p.2 #10 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

I haven't noticed it before but the sharpness and colours from this lens is simply breathtaking!!!

now if only I could find one for $200 or less

Dec 13, 2004 at 08:30 AM

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p.2 #11 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

urameatball,

You noticed the color right away. The lense is incredibly sharp but to me the color and contrast are what really sets it apart from other lenses.

In my pic above (the bride) the color is really what grabs me about it. The dress is really white. The skin tone as well is very good.

Good luck finding one for 200 or less.

You won't regret a nickle you send on this beauty!

Dec 13, 2004 at 12:24 PM

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p.2 #12 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

Here's my contribution of the day

/Anna

Dec 13, 2004 at 03:53 PM

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p.2 #13 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

I've posted this question in other thread, and I'd like to get your feedback.
Thank you in advance.

I have a somewhat photography-101 question for those of who who took all these beautiful pictures.

Did you take these pictures in full manual modes or with programs like aperture priority. Please enlighten me.

By the way...even if it may overlap with my 70-200 zoom, i'm definitely going to buy this very fast....I don't care if people call me a collector or not.

Dec 13, 2004 at 04:00 PM

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p.2 #14 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

Kuyong wrote:
Did you take these pictures in full manual modes or with programs like aperture priority. Please enlighten me.

It just depends. I often use aperture priority - but for my indoor sports shooting I will often use manual. I think the key for a lot of us is shooting RAW, or at least doing post-processing later to get the most out of the images. I know that my images wouldn't look as good without my RAW-based workflow, but I can't speak for everyone else.

Dec 13, 2004 at 04:19 PM

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p.2 #15 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

The shots that I posted were taken in P mode on a 20D. I may have used the dial to tweak the Av I don't remember. I'm still faily new to the DSLR world and having P mode allow me to customize a lot of settings but still have the camera suggest proper exposure is helpful to me. I try to make mental notes of what the camera suggests.

Don't worry about being called a collector. Image quality is the main reason I purchase lenses as I'm not a pro and rarley have a sutiation where I must have a zoom in order to get every shot (or as many as possible). IMO the really good primes (135 f/2, 85 f/1.2 etc) have an image quality that to me is better than anything I've seen.

Dec 13, 2004 at 04:26 PM

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p.2 #16 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

One of my first pics with the 135 .
f 2 , ISO 800 , RAW . Poor lighting with the TL's of my desk .

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Dec 13, 2004 at 07:23 PM

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p.2 #17 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

Nice shot -- Great you are still around
Happy Xmas ( Prettige Feestdagen)
-K

Dec 13, 2004 at 07:28 PM

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p.2 #18 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

Hi , thanks Kyle !
That are my son Quentin (15) and Scooby , the 1 year old dog he adopted 1 month ago .
Zalige Kerst en Gelukkig Nieuwjaar voor jou ook !
Meilleurs voeux et joyeuses fêtes !

Danny

Dec 13, 2004 at 07:46 PM

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p.2 #19 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

135 + 1.4TC
Dimensions: 2348 x 3522
Capture Time: 2004:10:10 14:14:29
Camera Model: EOS-1D Mark II
Type: CR2 Image
Size: 8.3 MB
ISO speed: 640
Exposure time: 1/320 sec
Aperture: f 3.2
Focal length: 189 mm
Flash mode: Off
Exposure program: Aperture priority
Shutter speed: 8.375
Lens aperture: 3.375
Exposure bias: 0.3333
The metering mode: Spot
http://mk2.smugmug.com/gallery/251039
Gunny

Dec 13, 2004 at 07:54 PM

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p.2 #20 · New 135mm F2 sitting on my desk

I finally got out for a few minutes to shoot with this lens. Nothing "stellar" so far but that has nothing to do with the lens.

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