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trevilla
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Location: United States
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Review Date: May 19, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 10
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f/2, "L" sharpness, contrast, colors & build quality, quick & silent AF
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No room for a tripod collar, kind of heavy
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I bought this lens as my first telephoto, and am I ever grateful! I spent entire evenings in a row reading these reviews and reviews from other sites before making the purchase.
f/2 is a great for lowlight. I am able to shoot ballet and concerts with this and get decent shutters.
One thing I wish this lens had is space for a tripod collar. I am often wishing I could mount it on a monopod because it does get heavy after a while, and I also sometimes wish I had it for really lowlight situations.
Overall, I would definitely recommend this lens to ANYONE. It's one of Canon's best telephoto primes, and is definitely worth the money.
Check out the photos I've taken with it >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/adamtrevillian/tags/canonef135mmf2lusm/
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 May 19, 2007
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cdhender
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Location: United States
Posts: 377
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Review Date: May 15, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $800.00
| Rating: 10
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Simply amazing. For a few years I'd read about this lens and I was afraid it wouldn't live up to such high expectations. I couldn't have been more wrong. Sharpness, color, AF speed....everything about this lens is perfect. Easily the best lens I've ever owned. Even better than the 35L (which is fantastic in my opinion).
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None. Even at $900 USD brand new this is a steal.
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Amazing. Simply amazing.
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May 15, 2007
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Ronan O Keeffe
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Location: Ireland
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Review Date: May 7, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharpness at 2.0, light weight, speed of focus, price
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Nothing has reared it ugly head yet!
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I bought this lens when I only had a 20D and I felt the equiv. FOV of a 135mm lens on this body was in a kind of a 'no mans land' area.
Now I have a 5D I absolutely adore the working distance this gives for head and shoulder shots. The un-processed Raws from this camera/lens combo are almost good enough to use straight off.
The price is reasonable for what you get and it's light enough to use all day long without feeling any strain.
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May 7, 2007
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Husien Jahja
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Location: Australia
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Review Date: May 7, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $700.00
| Rating: 10
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Well priced... great colour and tone... beautiful bokeh... excellent portraits lens... sharp...
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none
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Best lens ever... nice colour and bokeh... reall love it... the first shot show a great quality picture...
This lens never to be miss... was a little sceptical about the review at first... But now it is proven correct... and this lens is definitely for keep along with 35 f1.4L
Definitely great buy of a century...
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May 7, 2007
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PhotoproX
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Location: Albania
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Review Date: Apr 21, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 10
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Probably the best 135mm lens available today
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none
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This great lens does almost all the 85/1.2 L Mk. II does in a more versatile and convenient package, being much faster (AF), lighter, cheaper, weathersealed and compatible with extenders. Itīs still around a $1000 which doesnt make it exactly a cheap lens in the real world, but photographers are different...
This lens replaced the weary, bulky 85L for me.
What about bokeh? The longer focal length compensates the f-stop advantage. Hereīs a sample from someone mastering the 135L to give you an idea of bokeh.
http://www.pbase.com/anerino/image/74829918.jpg
(Copyright by the photographer, http://www.pbase.com/anerino/children)
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Apr 21, 2007
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poodlelvr
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Location: United States
Posts: 492
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Review Date: Apr 21, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Outstanding quality lens; sharp, sharp, sharp. Beautiful color. Excellent build quality
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None
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This is an outstanding lens; my overall favorite. I use it on a 20D and 30D and am extremely satisfied with the quality of my images. The photos are sharp, sharp, sharp. The color is deep and satisfying. I only wish I could use it for everything but it is too long for much of what I do.
I also own the 70-200 f2.8 and I prefer this lens; rarely put the other on my camera, although it is more versatile. Buy it; if you are not happy with the quality of photos you have a bad copy.
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Apr 21, 2007
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realbrandon
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Review Date: Apr 20, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp wide open, great contrast and color rendition
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I wish it's a little lighter :)
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After upgrading to 5D, my 50 f/1.4 seems too close, so I had to get ride of it. I need a fast prime and 135L was on top of my list.
Read lots of comments here, reviews and sample pictures everywhere, finally decided to get one. Wow, what a lens!
Very fast with f/2: You can do indoor/outdoor portraits, indoor/outdoor sports, and so much more.
Fast and reliable USM focusing: a big step up comparing to 50/1.4. I love it.
L contrast and color: you just have to use an L to appreciate the L magic.
Go get one for yourself. You won't regret it! I am not, and my models love it. I can tell that they really understand the meaning of "make love to the camera" now when I tell them too 
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Apr 20, 2007
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Peter Wirtoft
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Location: Sweden
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Review Date: Apr 20, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,300.00
| Rating: 10
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Very sharp even at f2. Perfect in almost all aspects. Fast and accurate AF.
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Colors, no magic results like ex 150 from Sigma. Background blur should be even nicer with a lens at this price.
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The EF 135 f2 L lens is a wonderful lens. Its probably the best lens on the market for Canon dSLR.
In sharpness I have only tested one lens sharper and that is TSE 90.
the EF 85 f1.2 L and EF 50 f1.2 L I have still not tried so I can not compare to them.
Compare to the Sigma EX 150 Apo, which is a very sharp lens, the EF 135 is sharper. But Sigma wins in Blur and Colors.
The EX 150 is a Macro and is therefore not comparable in AF action mode department.
See
http://www.wirtoft.com/foto/LensePictures.htm
For some pictures.
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Apr 20, 2007
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polizonte
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Location: United States
Posts: 8
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Review Date: Apr 10, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Fast precise focus, sharp, contrasty images
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NONE
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Gives me the reach for distance shots and close focus capability for portraits - fast focus, very sharp, nice color and contrast; the combo of 135L & 17-40 L lenses meets my modest photographic needs.
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Apr 10, 2007
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TimesUP
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Registered: Feb 6, 2006
Location: United States
Posts: 650
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Review Date: Apr 4, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $789.00
| Rating: 10
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Color, contrast, weight, looks, sharpness, price....and so on and so on and eh..... is there anything else I missed?
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What? None! Just none!
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Just the best "L" ever made, just a tad better than my 300 IS f/4. Nothing against anyone who has posted here but really...zooms are not in the same class as primes.....get this lens and you will not be sorry, and probably never take it off the camera.....Just Do It!
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Apr 4, 2007
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jirok12944
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Mar 27, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $910.00
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Solid build, Contrasty, Good colors
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Could not make it work :(
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I've tried everything to like this lens. Used it few occasions for low light ice skating and many times bright outdoor. I suspected that the AF is not accurate and calibrated it at Canon.... but did not feel any difference after that. Still hit-and-miss at f/2 on 5D and 1D mk1. I don't have any good photo wider that f/2.8. It does provide excellent color, contrast, reasonably sharp at f/2. My copy softer at f/2 and /2.8 compare to 85mm f/1.8, even after calibration.
I compared it to 70-200 f/4L IS, and zoom outperformed 135mm in almost all cases.
In the end I do not think that anything wrong with the lens, maybe my technique of using it wide open not good,
but at the same time I have much-much better success rate with 85mm wide open. I came up with idea
that I better off using 70-200 f/4 IS and 85mm for low light.
I really tried hard to make it work, but unfortunately this lens is not for me. I won't give any rate to it, because I see that the lens is very-very good, it just not `my type`.
There's only one lens in my to-buy-list - 35mm f/1.4L. I hope it will like me, and really hope it will be one of my favorite.
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Mar 27, 2007
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Common
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Location: Thailand
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Review Date: Mar 20, 2007
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Price paid: Not Indicated
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Quiet, Very Very good Quality of Lense and Superb photo
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No, but 1.6X Crop is too narrow
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I'd try it and love it, try it you may love it.
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Mar 20, 2007
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Common
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Review Date: Mar 20, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Fast, Silent, Very Very good Quality, Good Price => Greate One, I recommend all to try. It's a Canon's Master Piece.
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No, but 1.6X crop factor is to narrow for indoor photography
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Please try one if you never try it.
Now I'm go with it without any others.
I really want Canon built better body to match with this lense.
For Canon: I'm your users for more than 30 years. Your lens always superb quality but not for the body. Please improve ergonomics design and user interface.
Strongly Recommend this lens for all photographers
I'm the one that try it and love it.
Thanks.
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Mar 20, 2007
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phidong
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Mar 17, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $625.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, fast focusing, great value for the money.
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None!
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This is an amazing lens. I didn't think I would like it so much but after using it for a couple events I have become a believer. If this isn't a part of your kit, maybe it should be!
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Mar 17, 2007
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coorz
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Location: Netherlands
Posts: 57
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Review Date: Mar 7, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,049.00
| Rating: 9
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Typical svelte L build. Discrete. Unbelievable bokeh & fast focus
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Makes me want more L's
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To fund the 5D I sold all my lenses and kept only a 24-70L, so i needed something in the longer range. Based on reviews i got the 135L and it has not dissapointed me.
All that the praising below is true. This one's a forever keeper.
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Mar 7, 2007
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Review Date: Feb 24, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $624.00
| Rating: 10
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OMG so sharp lol very fast focusing, well balanced on my 20D not badly priced for an L lens either. perfect for what I bought it for
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I honestly can't find any just yet ha ha ha
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if you want a prime for head shots then this is the beast to buy. sharp, wonderful colours and contrast with oh so sweat bokeh. people used to zooms may find it a bit long though
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Feb 24, 2007
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