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noggin
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Aug 19, 2009
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| Rating: 10
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fast autofocus, perfect bokeh, compact size, indiscrete color
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none
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Best value in L lens. The bokeh is amazing due to the near perfect focal length for head-shoulders portraits and f2 apeture. I'm using it on a 5D and can't say enough about how "dead-on" the autofocus is. It never seems to miss.
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 Aug 19, 2009
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archiegonzalez
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Location: Philippines
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Review Date: Aug 16, 2009
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Price paid: $1,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Excellent build quality. Sharp images even at f/2. Fast AF. Smooth and creamy bokeh!
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None so far.
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If you're into portraiture, I suggest that you get this as your first L prime lens. Works wonders on a full frame body. The images just pop right in front of you. Your photos will have a 3D feel to it. This is my most used L prime, I also have the 85 f/1.2 and the 24 f/1.4. For the price, this is hard to beat. I decided to purchase this based on the reviews here and it lived up to all of the hype. This is truly a legendary piece of glass.
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Aug 16, 2009
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sunpole
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jul 20, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,000.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, little copy variation, black, AF dead accurate
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None
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For $1000, you can't buy any better lens than this guy here. Great value, instantly fall in love with the picture this lens can render. I have never seen any bokeh like this and the sharpness of the image. Just simply amazing, beats all my other L.
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Jul 20, 2009
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mkuzmick
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jul 17, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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bokeh, f/2 sharpness, color
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tough to find right now
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My only regret is that it took me so long to get this thing. Fabulous for portraits, as everyone knows--and absolutely wonderful for video on the 5D2. The interview footage I get with this combo is SO gorgeous---I get lost in a daze looking at it when I should be editing! I was on the verge of getting the 70-200 f/2.8 instead, but so far I have zero regrets for going in this direction.
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Jul 17, 2009
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MiLa-Foto
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Location: Germany
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Review Date: Jul 14, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Great Bokeh, tack sharp from beginning
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price.
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Bought this lens shortly after I got my 5DMK2 and uses it mostly for portrait shots on my old 5D during weddings in low light Church.
Now after about 6 months of using I am still looking forward to every new photo taken with this lens. It's always amazing.
[German] Fast zeitgleich mit Anschaffung der 5D MK2 kam auch diese Linse ins Haus. Seitdem wird sie vorwiegend an meiner alten 5D bei Hochzeiten in schummrigen Kirchen und Standesämtern für stimmungsvolle Portraits ohne Blitz genutzt.
Ich freue mich jedesmal auf die Auswertung des Tageswerkes bei dieser Linse, immer scharf mit tollem Bokeh und super Freistellung.
Unbedingt empfehlenswert!
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Jul 14, 2009
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Sea Dragon Rex
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Location: United States
Posts: 31
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Review Date: Jul 6, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $845.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp wide open, excellent build quality, beautiful bokeh
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This lens has fantastic IQ. The focal point is razor sharp wide open and bokeh is amazing. The focus is fast, silent and accurate. This lens isn't the cheapest but it is well worth the extra money.
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Jul 6, 2009
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stuey5bellies
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Jun 25, 2009
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Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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This is a beautiful lens that produces rich images. Mine is sharp as a tack down to f/2 and I love the creamy bokeh it produces. Awesome for events when you want to catch some candid moments. I also found it good for portraits. It's discrete, unlike Canons bright white telephotos, and light.
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None - price maybe but for the quality of the images its just about worth it...
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Jun 25, 2009
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lsr792000
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Location: Singapore
Posts: 18
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Review Date: Jun 20, 2009
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Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Extremely sharp across entire range of aperture even at f2! Beautiful creamy bokeh with lightning fast AF comparable with my 300mm f2.8. Takes 1.4x TC and 2x TC better than most lens (you need to stop down at least 2/3 stops though). Light and versatile. Highly recommended!
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None.
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Jun 20, 2009
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Enche Tjin
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Review Date: Jun 16, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,100.00
| Rating: 10
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sharp, contrast, excellent built quality
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lack of IS
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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 0XD 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 your hand is. If you have steady hand, then 1/160 will be adequate.
This lens have a decent closing focus (1m) this is better than most of the telephoto zoom range. You can also get a extension tube to get the focusing even closer (.6m with 2x extension tube). Therefore, this lens will be quite good for macro photography.
Read full review with sample photos and video tour at my blog www.radiantlite.com thanks!
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Jun 16, 2009
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artful
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Location: United States
Posts: 18
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Review Date: Jun 6, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 10
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Amazing low-light, fast-action lens. My favorite lens in the bag.
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None
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This is my go-to lens for indoor, low-light, fast-action shots. Whether its dance recitals, cheerleading competitions, basketball, volleyball, or gymnastics, this lens never fails me. While I enjoy the versatility of the 70-200 2.8/IS, it sometimes is just not enough lens (even at high ISOs) to stop fast-action. The 135 is perfect in those situations. Beautiful bokeh, accurate auto-focusing, and super sharp wide-open, this lens on my 30D has produced thousands of gorgeous, eye-popping pics. Can't recommend it highly enough.
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Jun 6, 2009
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OntheRez
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Registered: Jul 16, 2008
Location: United States
Posts: 2080
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Review Date: Jun 6, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Fast!! Superb clarity.
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None
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Beautiful Bokah. Light, easy to maneuver. Simply one of the finest lenses made by anyone. Anyone complaining about lack of IS just doesn't "get it"! Reasonably priced.
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Jun 6, 2009
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TeeJay
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Location: United States
Posts: 667
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Review Date: May 20, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $935.00
| Rating: 10
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Beautiful Bokeh, Lighting fast AF, F2 is sharp, very affordable.
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no Image Stabilization
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Picked this baby up after reading countless reviews that it's Canon's sharpest lens and has some killer bokeh, oh, and it's under $1000! Worth every penny and I plan on using it all summer for outdoor portraits. F2 is sharp and probably my favorite aperture.
If you're converting your zooms to primes like I am, the 135L needs to be in your bag.
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May 20, 2009
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Sayeret18
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Registered: Apr 1, 2005
Location: United States
Posts: 604
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Review Date: Apr 23, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $850.00
| Rating: 10
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IQ, bokeh, build quality, focusing speed - it can't get any better than this lens.
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It will spoil you.
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Simply stated, I can't imagine there being a better lens in any respect.
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Apr 23, 2009
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ckc11
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Apr 8, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $750.00
| Rating: 10
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Super sharp wide open. An instant classic. Solid build quality. Incredible value for an 'L' lens.
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none
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A real gem on a FF body, deservingly one of the "holy trinity" of Canon primes. Fast silent USM and razor sharp at f2, why bother shooting it at any other aperture? Bokeh is amazing and same with the colour and contrast. Who needs zooms with this and its 200L brother. Black is much more inconspicuous too allowing you to get "the shot". Get this lens, you won't regret it.
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Apr 8, 2009
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Victor Go
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Location: Singapore
Posts: 47
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Review Date: Apr 3, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Light, Lightning Fast AF, Bokeh is amazing
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No IS.
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This is my lastest addition to my L collections. I have the 85LmkII, 300F4L, but this lens gave me the most satisfaction in terms of AF speed and the bokeh it generates. Color of the photos are also top notch on par with 85L.
I use this 135L mainly for sports, the picture quality gives you the feeling of a 400F2.8L or even the 500F4L.
If you are still considering whether to get it or not...I will say, don't wait any longer. Should have gotten this lens before the 85F1.2L.
Check out the image on http://www.shutterbug.sg
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Apr 3, 2009
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James Wei
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Location: Australia
Posts: 35
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Review Date: Mar 18, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $500.00
| Rating: 9
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Sharp from corner to corner. Background bokeh pleasant. Autofocus is lightening fast. Cheap L prime to own.
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Not metal. Specular highlight performance poor. Low contrast wide open.
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135L is my event photography lens. Very versatile with lightening autofocus speed. Dead on Accuracy and reliable optical performance.
It bokeh rendering is superb. Smooth and gentle. Occasional harsh edges in background bokeh. Its foreground bokeh does not have the same performance as background bokeh. The specular highlights are crescent shape which is a little dissapointing.
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Mar 18, 2009
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