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Canon - EF 135mm f/2L USM Telephoto Lens - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.9
Rating breakdown 39 reviews
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100%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Canon - EF 135mm f/2L USM Telephoto Lens - Black
Customer Rating
5
Baby, what an "L" of a lens!
on May 7, 2009
Posted by: Flying Scotsman
from Lake Norman, NC
Shooting this with an EOS 50D, it's like a 215mm f/2 on a 35mm film camera. Giddy-up!
It's got "L' optical elements. The USM works like lightning. Colors are truly astonishing. The "bokeh" on wide-open portrait head-shots has to be seen to be believed.
Expensive, yeah ... but worth every penny!
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, Fast auto-focus, the colors ... wowee!
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
EF 135mm f/2L USM Refurbished
on December 31, 2015
Posted by: goodman
from Austin, TX, United States
this is good with great look / feel and delivery with solid looks.
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Customer Rating
5
Wonderful - IS would be better
on July 5, 2010
Posted by: Vich
from So Cal
It would be hard to improve on IQ, although it could be done. For example; I noticed a few non-round bokeh circles on a few.
For sharpness; I compared an F2 image with F8 of same subject (girl's face). I believe the F2 was maybe a tiny bit sharper on the eyelash it was focused on.
IQ, bokeh quality, the transition from sharp-to-bokeh, all amazing.
AF is a tad slow for fast moving subjects but still very adequate if light is good; in low light (AF poor in very low light on my 7D.
All that said; this lens is in need of update for latest AF and addition of IS. If they do that without messing up the amazing IQ, it will be worth upgrading.
Pros: Superior build quality, Super-sharp images, amazing iq
Cons: no is, af could be improved
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Good, after a while.
on May 23, 2010
Posted by: Srimano
from Camrbidge, MA
As soon as I bought this, I was waiting to see how amazing this lens was. Loaded the ammunition and went around the city shooting people, including my wife.
For the first week, I was disappointed. Images were blurry, AF failed many times, and with out a tripod it was worse. The B+W UV filter that I had order came in after few days and I screwed it in. And voila, the lens for some reason become very sharp -- yes, this sound absurd. I suspect I might have pressured the lens while screwing the filter, and this put the lens into good shape?? I have no idea.
Whatever it is, I am now satisfied and thrilled to see the results. At F/2, this lens produces very crisp subject-in-focus and very smooth bokeh of out-of-focus area, resulting in a majestic looking picture. Even a donkey looks like a lion.
Now that I have seen this lens in full glory (I believe so), I do have some cons to report:
1. Low-light focusing is still hard even with f/2. 135mm telephoto demands a good 20' distance from a human subject (I have a cropped EOS body). Small hand shake can worsen AF in low-light.
*Image-Stabilization would have really really helped here.
*Image-Stabilization would have really really helped here.
2. For human subjects, I end up being about 10-30 feet away. The lens should have had more operating room for this range of focus. 10-30 feet gets covered by turning the focus ring by about 10 degrees. This means, it is hard to achieve fine control over the focus. Most of the focus ring's rotation is covered from 3-10 feet, which is not a very useful range for this lens.
3. AF is fast, but not as fast as in 24-105 or 24-70mm. It did matter when I was trying to capture a trespassing raccoon.
* I definitely recommend buying this lens *. If you have or planning to have 70-200 F/2.8 IS, then do try before you buy this lens.
Disclaimer: I am an armature photographer. I've taken grad courses in optics and I have some idea of science behind it.
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Superior build quality, Super-sharp images
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Very shrap
on March 19, 2009
Posted by: OkImage
from EDMOND OKLAHOMA
This is a great lens but you better be in a big area. because the lens is already zoom out to135MM,
with the135mm 2/f you can get a nice blurred background. Profession looking photos even on a crop frame like the xti i got .
OH THANK Y`ALL ON TOP FOR THE REVIIEW ON THIS LENS
Pros: Super-sharp images, Superior build quality, Fast auto-focus
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Takes a little getting used too!
on October 29, 2010
Posted by: Silkline
from Phoenix. AZ
After the initial differences, it's a great lens to have around.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
4
Awesome lens, but needs stabilization
on May 28, 2010
Posted by: unclemat
Sharp, fantastic picture quality, fast AF, but desperately needs IMAGE STABLIZATION!!
Pros: Fast auto-focus, Super-sharp images
Cons: lacks is
I would recommend this to a friend!
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