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lubutterfly
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Registered: Sep 7, 2008
Location: Australia
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Review Date: Sep 7, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $850.00
| Rating: 10
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Fast AF, Sharp at F2, Price.
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None
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One of the best indoor sports lens money can buy.
Its sharp all the way down to F2, even with TC 1.4X 189mm at F2.8.
Very Fast AF, Does well even with limited light on a pro body.
Price is value for money. one of my cheapest Ls just above the 70-200 F4 and 17-40 F4.
Downside.
Abit Far on a 1.6FOV Body but that has nothing to do with the lens.
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 Sep 7, 2008
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michiphoto
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Location: Germany
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Review Date: Aug 22, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,250.00
| Rating: 10
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very sharp even at 2.0, beautiful colours(!), fast AF - perfect sports lens!!
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absolutely none!
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I sold my 70-200mm 2.8L after I bought this lens!!
Itīs a statement - as I had loved the 70/200..was my first L lens ever. Still, it didn`t hurt to sell it after all, because the 135/2.0L is a Canon masterpiece.
*The* indoor sports lens IMHO, but also a reliable companion for street photography, weddings,...
Tack sharp even at 2.0, very fast AF and beautiful colours (same league as my 300/4L)- what else can I say?
I love this lens...it makes one understand what that whole "prime" hype is all about - if you think your zoom lens is great, try this one and be amazed!
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Aug 22, 2008
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Brendan Rouse
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Location: Australia
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Review Date: Aug 18, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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sharpness, reasonable cost, build, IQ, sharpness, colours, did I say sharpness
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none
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Wow Wow Wow
Don't think about buying it, just do it
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Aug 18, 2008
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iliko
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Location: Russia
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Review Date: Jul 31, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,067.00
| Rating: 10
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Low cost, excellent build, color reproduction, sharpness, weight, focusing system
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None
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An excellent lens, the very best lens from he canon lineup. Totally worth its price! It's really fast, and by fast i mean totally fast! Very sharp, perhaps a bit too sharp for portrait, which doesn't really matters if you use a good make-up artist.
Excellent bokeh, doesn't looks like cotton wool from 85 f/1.2 - its much much better - with soul inside 
Able to work under strongest conditions - holds well against flare and ghosting - a very good sample of this you can find here http://szche.ru/photo/68 - and that's almost direct sun!
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Jul 31, 2008
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ciocc
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Location: United States
Posts: 52
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Review Date: Jul 18, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $800.00
| Rating: 9
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Build, fast, light weight and sharp
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Demand a steady hand in low light for sharp results.
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This is a very sharp lens. The focal length works very well on a 5D, but a little too long on a crop sensor. The bokeh is beautiful due to large aperture and long focal length. Colors and contrast are great too.
The drawback is that this lens need very good technique to perform well in low light when the shutter speed is low. Because the DOF is thin when wide open, you need a steady hand to get sharp results.
I give it a 9/10 build quality because it is not weather seal. There is no rubber ring at the lens mount area.
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Jul 18, 2008
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AeroEight
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jul 13, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 10
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Great quality, good for low light, fast focus. sharp at f/2!
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a little long on a crop, hard to use in cramped room
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to say this lens is great is an understatement. someone said stellar. and that is what it really is. Stellar. I have to admit, it is really hard use for me because i don't need this long of a lens, but when i do use it, i always remember why its there. its sharp at f/2 where i use it the most. previously on the crop body it was way too long, especially for indoor stuff [i'm talking about in a house, not a stadium/ concert, its great for concerts] But now on a 5d, it really shines. Great for portraits. Focus is the fastest out of my line up. definitely a keeper and when you think about what you're really getting out of the lens, its worth every penny on it.
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Jul 13, 2008
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Dalian
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Location: United States
Posts: 18
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Review Date: Jul 10, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $930.00
| Rating: 10
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Easy to get GREAT results. Excellent lens. Must have for a Canon user
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None
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All that is said in this forum about this lens is true. In my opinion, better image quality that the pro - 2.8 zoom lens. Having owned it for sometime now, still impressed by the results.
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Jul 10, 2008
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kendallkoning
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Location: United States
Posts: 90
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Review Date: Jul 9, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, Contrasty, Great Bokeh, Good subject isolation, wonderful focal length for portraits.
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This is just a superb lens. After owning it for around 6 months, I was considering selling it to fund the purchase of some new gear. Then I went through my library picking out my ~25 favorite / best shots of people and 80% turned out to have been taken with this lens. It's not a lens I use all the time, but when it does find it's way out of the bag the results can be spectacular.
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Jul 9, 2008
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sivrajbm
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Location: United States
Posts: 2772
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Review Date: Jun 26, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $700.00
| Rating: 10
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Fast, excellent color, magnificent bokem, great AF, bigger than I expected, light weight, focus limiter, black body, sharper than my 85/1.8.
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none really, if I had to pick, bigger than I expected, huge hood. With hood on same size but lighter than my 24-70L, focus ring is large and kind of in the way (too easy to move focus).
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WOW. I've wanted this lens for some time, it didn't disappoint.
Fast focus, sharp as a tack, beautiful color, great bokem. I got a great deal on this lens because the original owner wanted the 85L, so I help him out . I have to watch my hand because I moved the focus ring when shooting it the first few times (First I thought it had a focus problem).
This lens was bigger than I thought, it's even bigger with the hood on. All in all I'm very happy with this purchase. My "L" curse has been fully broken...YEAH for me
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Jun 26, 2008
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russperry
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jun 23, 2008
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 7
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relatively compact
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Not as sharp as I was expecting. Color reproduction in low light conditions is poor.
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I shoot mainly field sports (lacrosse, football) and ice hockey. I have the 300f2.8 which is superb, and have a Sigma 70-200f2.8 zoom which is pretty good. I was looking for some better low-light capability and sometimes the 300mm is just too long, especially for the indoor lacrosse game and hockey.
I'd seen a lot of good reviews about this lens so took a shot. Out of the box everything was just plain bad - significant back-focusing (not related to the 40D body since the 300mm and Sigma were just fine), poor color rendition, etc...
I took lots of comparison shots and this lens could not compare even with the Sigma zoom at equivalent aperature and focal lengths.
The lens has now been back and forth to the service center 2 times (first time it came back with no improvement) and now the focus appears to be fixed but even when focused, still don't see close to the same sharpness of the 300.
Overall I'm disappointed - maybe the big 300 lens sets the bar too high, but my copy of this lens is perhaps equivalent to the Sigma in terms of sharpness and color, only with less flexibility and a much higher price - it will probably end up for sale. I am considering the 200f2 but am choking over the price tag
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Jun 23, 2008
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philber
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Registered: May 20, 2008
Location: France
Posts: 6439
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Review Date: Jun 22, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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sharpness, ability to record micro-details, volumes and subtle shadings
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No stabilized version
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Jun 22, 2008
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Peter Bui
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Registered: Jul 10, 2007
Location: United States
Posts: 311
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Review Date: Jun 3, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $700.00
| Rating: 10
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This is fast becoming my favorite lens. It's more versatile than one might think, good for people, low light, and macro-ish shooting. (I use it on my 5D).
The shallow DOF and quality of blur with this lens blows me away the more I use it. The lowlight ability, combined with my 5D's high ISO ability, makes it my lens of choice for lowlight people shooting.
It's very cheap for the sharp, high quality pictures it can deliver too. It's great even at f2, but at f2.8 it's already at its best pretty much!
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Jun 3, 2008
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Shuko
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Location: Finland
Posts: 276
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Review Date: May 28, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $800.00
| Rating: 10
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IQ in every way; sharpness, color, contrast etc. Bokeh.
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Nothing major, but hood is huge compared to the lens itself. Loose focusing ring.
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This is my most used lens. Its excellent for people, obviously. But using extension tubes it makes a nice macro as well. Works very well with 1.4x TC.
I wrote the hood as a con as I have a habit of storing lenses even in bags with hood attached the right way. It almost doubles the length of the lens and is quite wide. However, it doesn't affect the lens or shooting.
I gave it 9/10 for build quality as it seems a lot of them have a loose focusing ring. Meaning it has a little play back and forth (not rotation). The ring rotates as smoothly as on any other L-lens.
135/2L is one of the best value for money deals.
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May 28, 2008
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d4ni3lz
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Location: Indonesia
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Review Date: May 25, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $725.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharpness is really great, amazing bokeh, IQ, one of the best canon lens ever.
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None
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I use this lens for event, candid, and portrait it deliver amazing sharpness with background blur.
One of the king of canon lens... really great lens and must buy.
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May 25, 2008
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pixelda
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: May 15, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, Light, Faultless IQ, Fast Focusing, Inexpensive for an L lens
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Nothing - can't fault it. IS might be nice - but that's being picky
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Very quickly people were telling me just how sharp my pictures are. OK I try to shoot f8-f11 if possible, but even wide open, this lens is good. The colour and contrast produced all help to improve overall IQ and lessen the need for post-processing.
I tend to use it on my 1D MK III giving about 171mm in 35mm equivalent.
The praise that everyone lavishes on it is deserved.
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May 15, 2008
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Linc
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Location: United States
Posts: 370
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Review Date: Apr 30, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Outstounding images. There is something really special about this lens. I traded mine at one point, and it was a mistake, I bought a new one a few months later.
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None.
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This is a lens that all Canon users should own, or at least try at some point. I keep going back to it again and again.
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Apr 30, 2008
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