Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM

[Markitos]

I could never give up this lens--I don't even care that it's usually too long to use indoors! :lol:

http://beltie.smugmug.com/Holidays/Thanksgiving-2009/Thanksgiving-3923/724795888_gyE89-O.jpg

[quadrap]

^^^^ sweet

[Marloon]

I must have the 135L-100=??? ;)

you tend to like to do math equations on potn. LOL. let me see now... 135L-100. Lets carry the L over so that would just be 135-100 = xxL. Cancel out the 100, that'll leave me with 35-00 = xxL. 35-0 is obviously 35. so then it's the 35L! YAY! thats two now tareq!

[Tareq]

you tend to like to do math equations on potn. LOL. let me see now... 135L-100. Lets carry the L over so that would just be 135-100 = xxL. Cancel out the 100, that'll leave me with 35-00 = xxL. 35-0 is obviously 35. so then it's the 35L! YAY! thats two now tareq!

Two???

[Marloon]

Two???

Yeah... Look at the other thread where you sad 49-20. Lol.

[Tareq]

Yeah... Look at the other thread where you sad 49-20. Lol.

Ah ok, if you mean using the math then yes, i hate math but i like it ;)

[quickster]

1
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/4139831593_33bdcc8468_o.jpg
2
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2756/4139841249_1987c501c4_o.jpg
3
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4139841297_974dca414b_o.jpg
4
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/4140591716_f6eecdf404_o.jpg
5/6
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4139844115_7b2a15417c_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/4140603582_6da18e134b_o.jpg

[MikeDotePhoto]

A couple that I like from my 5dII and this lens

[Leisa]

Young lad I photographed today - first time out with the 135L!!

[quadrap]

1
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2575/4139831593_33bdcc8468_o.jpg
2
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2756/4139841249_1987c501c4_o.jpg
3
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4139841297_974dca414b_o.jpg
4
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/4140591716_f6eecdf404_o.jpg
5/6
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2772/4139844115_7b2a15417c_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2599/4140603582_6da18e134b_o.jpg

bw!Lucky dad..

[mxracer535]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4129695640_50a5c2f763_o.jpg

[TC_Fenua]

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/913/jp01q.jpg

http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/9932/jp01.jpg

[Marloon]

Young lad I photographed today - first time out with the 135L!!

Great bokeh! You might want him to sit up some more. He has lost his neck and his height.

[Marloon]

Fantastic. Shot mxracer

[advaitin]

So, curiosity overwhelmed me. What would happen if combined the Canon 5DM2 with a Sigma 2X Pro TC and the 135L. Like any lens that ventures into larger telephoto sizes, I should have used a monopod or tripod, but I didn't so this is the best shot: ISO 200, 1/250s @ f16, -1.00 Ev. Image sharpened slightly in ACDSee Pro 3. Full frame and 100 percent crop.

[wojtekw]

F 2.2
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2667/4147999103_3781b1c99f_o.jpg

[adned]

F/2.2 + 5d, gold reflector on right side.

[markc34]

[quote=TC_Fenua;9098382]http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/913/jp01q.jpg

Interesting Leaves on this tree:p

[Markitos]

Interesting Leaves on this tree:p

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/11/7/128705522772170757.jpg

:rolleyes:

[Brett]

A bit late for my location, but here's some fall colors:


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2551/4151615723_b91b14d666_o.jpg

[Marloon]

http://i50.tinypic.com/70gvuv.jpg

[mxracer535]

adned, I really like that shot

Another one of Bre

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2572/4152561150_c7e903297e_o.jpg

[quickster]

some more test.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/4152588848_d765a79454_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2511/4152588636_1f0c560bfb_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2720/4151828313_dc79b8d28a_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4152588728_6e3d234c43_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2781/4151828393_db31b516a8_o.jpg

[ckfishel2001]

some more test.





http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2760/4152588728_6e3d234c43_o.jpg


I love this shot. The colors are really cool!

[jgatti]

Interesting Leaves on this tree:p

Funny. I noticed that right away before I even read your comment. Oh to be a teenager again...

[philthejuggler]

50D, 135L wide open (f2) handheld, ISO 200, 1/500s. Heavy crop.

http://www.philhackettphotography.com/img/v3/p226189004-5.jpg

[Digital Means]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2764/4139090125_879b46d015_o.jpg


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/4139853060_894734deea_o.jpg

[Digital Means]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2592/4139089699_b09b067da1_o.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2558/4139091071_ed962a976d_o.jpg

[Hatch1921]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/3454521042_9aedc205b2_o.jpg

[1downfall]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3393/3454521042_9aedc205b2_o.jpg
excellent Hatch!

[Hatch1921]

excellent Hatch!


Thank you very much Bill :)

[J-B]

Didn't you already posted that one Hatch?

Not that it matters, great photo... :)

[chioque]

These are some photos I took today during a walkabout with a few friends in a fishing village here in Malaysia. I took the 50L and 135L along and these are a few taken with the 135L

1.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2568/4160249996_a622c86012.jpg
2.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2706/4159497165_f90fe27353.jpg
3.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2585/4160375622_c54681e4e2.jpg
4.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2587/4160376326_c376c998a9.jpg

[Hatch1921]

Didn't you already posted that one Hatch?

Not that it matters, great photo... :)


LOL could have... I couldn't remember and I was being lazy... didn't want to go through all the threads.

Sorry if it has been posted before:oops:

Hatch

[maxblack]

You have posted it before and you can post it every week.
It's a great shot
of a beautiful woman
with a fantastic lens
by a talented photographer.

[maxblack]

Holy Cow! I'm surfing around and what do you know,
I run into her again!
http://photocamel.com/forum/photo-week/
:lol::lol::lol:
Hatch, you're everywhere! ;)

[Hatch1921]

You have posted it before and you can post it every week.
It's a great shot
of a beautiful woman
with a fantastic lens
by a talented photographer.

Holy Cow! I'm surfing around and what do you know,
I run into her again!
http://photocamel.com/forum/photo-week/
:lol::lol::lol:
Hatch, you're everywhere! ;)


Thank you very much Maxblack. :) I appreciate the kind words. I just started posting over at the Camel... a few weeks now.... pure luck to get the POTW... tons of talent on there... as well as here. Just glad someone liked the shot.

Thanks again!
Hatch

[smashing.poot]

Hatch: your work is one of the best I have seen. It is very inspiring, keep up the great work. Top notch stuff.

[Hatch1921]

Hatch: your work is one of the best I have seen. It is very inspiring, keep up the great work. Top notch stuff.

Thank you very much Smashing.Poot. Very very kind of you to say. I still have a lot to work on. I appreciate the comments.
Hatch:D

[Full-Frame]

It's not just good for portraits...

http://www.martinneep.com/img/v3/p624383005-4.jpg

Link HERE (http://www.martinneep.com/p385129966/h2537541d#h2537541d)

[MigsVuitton]

It's not just good for portraits...

http://www.martinneep.com/img/v3/p624383005-4.jpg


Beautiful!

[Markitos]

^ Man, that shot is crazy good!!

[Borderfox]

1/60th f2 ISO 6400
http://photos5.pix.ie/CA/00/CA003982CC1A47FA90515BEA8E26CAFC-800.jpg (http://pix.ie/keithjack/1382609)

[Cesium]

It's not just good for portraits...

(picture)

Link HERE (http://www.martinneep.com/p385129966/h2537541d#h2537541d)

:shock: Just perfect.

[TC_Fenua]

It's not just good for portraits...



Fantastic shot ! Great use of the DOF ! :D

[Travism56]

just got mine i love it!!!

[toffiloff]

It's not just good for portraits...

http://www.martinneep.com/img/v3/p624383005-4.jpg

Link HERE (http://www.martinneep.com/p385129966/h2537541d#h2537541d)

Simply breathtaking! What an incredible picture! Well done!

[philcozz]

It's not just good for portraits...

http://www.martinneep.com/img/v3/p624383005-4.jpg

Link HERE (http://www.martinneep.com/p385129966/h2537541d#h2537541d)

Nice.

[ckfishel2001]

It's not just good for portraits...

http://www.martinneep.com/img/v3/p624383005-4.jpg

Link HERE (http://www.martinneep.com/p385129966/h2537541d#h2537541d)
I missed this until people started commenting....wow...wowbw!

wow

[Yamaha451]

^^Wish I had things like that to photograph around here :( Stunning nature scene.

[toffiloff]

Well I just pulled the trigger on this one, getting it just before Christmas sets in :D Can't wait

[Hatch1921]

Well I just pulled the trigger on this one, getting it just before Christmas sets in :D Can't wait


Congrats! It is now my most used lens...stays glued to the camera. Wait until you shoot something at F/2.0.... and it is sharp! LOL It's a wonderful lens!!

Congrats again.
Hatch

[advaitin]

^^Wish I had things like that to photograph around here :( Stunning nature scene.

While Full-Frame's image is one of the best I've seen here, it's still just wildflowers among some trees. You have plenty of possibilities in your area, maybe in your neighborhood--all you have to do is see what he saw and be able to equally manage proper technique to capture what you see.

NOT to be compared to Full-Frame's work, but my front yard just gave this little exercise: A little something in the foreground and background and something unexpected (fallen Hibiscus) in the center, shallow DOF (f2) ISO 400, shutter at 1/8192s (just love that 1DM3). 135L, of course.

It doesn't have to be flowers. Your state has many kinds of vegetation. But you can do the same in an urban environment with trash and bricks. It's the doing that leads to the seeing.

[Tareq]

OH, i love this lens but i don't use it at all!

[palaima]

OH, i love this lens but i don't use it at all!
Now where's logic in that :D
I love chocolate! But i don't eat it at all :DDD

[Tareq]

Now where's logic in that :D
I love chocolate! But i don't eat it at all :DDD

The logic is to say that i have what i love even don't use! hehehe ;):p

[Yamaha451]

While Full-Frame's image is one of the best I've seen here, it's still just wildflowers among some trees. You have plenty of possibilities in your area, maybe in your neighborhood--all you have to do is see what he saw and be able to equally manage proper technique to capture what you see.

It doesn't have to be flowers. Your state has many kinds of vegetation. But you can do the same in an urban environment with trash and bricks. It's the doing that leads to the seeing.

You are right, I DO need to get out more. Unfortunately my thermometer says 7 deg F right now! Not sure me and my camera would be too happy out there :(.

[palaima]

The logic is to say that i have what i love even don't use! hehehe ;):p

So why you love it :D This is illogical! :P :D

[advaitin]

You are right, I DO need to get out more. Unfortunately my thermometer says 7 deg F right now! Not sure me and my camera would be too happy out there :(.

Oh boy! Iced weeds, frozen limbs. So many possibilities! Believe me I understand--I used to live in Idaho.

[geo1976]

So why you love it :D This is illogical! :P :D

Have you seen his gear list? It looks like a store.lol

[palaima]

No :D But if he finds useful all of them - i don't care it might even look like a supermarket :DD

Full-frame - very very very nice shot! Love the bokeh, the isolation the blue and the contrast!

[jetcode]

It's not just good for portraits...

http://www.martinneep.com/img/v3/p624383005-4.jpg

Link HERE (http://www.martinneep.com/p385129966/h2537541d#h2537541d)

living proof that the difference between a great photograph and an amazing photograph is the subject itself ...

[Tareq]

OH i love this lens because many people here love this lens, and in some websites [i know one] give this lens 10, and the pages reached 53 with my Browser, so why i shouldn't love this lens? I use my H3DII maybe once every month and it is my top camera, my 300 seeing the light only if there is a sport game specially soccer so it is also less use, i have many lenses that i never use until i go out or have something to shoot, if i didn't shoot for almost 2 weeks up to 1 month should i sell my all entire gear then.
I said that i love this lens and i don't use it at all because i depend on zooms for what i shoot as no much i can shoot these days that needs a prime except 300 for games, and with Hasselblad i also don't play with Canon much indoors, and not only 135L is not been used at all for long time but also 50 1.8, 50 1.4, 85 1.8, 100 macro, 100-400,.... i am sure i can use them all when i have things and subjects and events to use them but we don't have and i am just waiting, you people lucky that you really living in places that you can get a lot of things, in all the world, the most difficult place to do photography is the middle East surround of Saudi Arabia itself.

[Tareq]

or they called it Arab Peninsula, only non arabs do photography everywhere in the world easier than arabs.

[HcOiNvDiAc]

just ordered mine ;) i cant wait!

[maxblack]

you people lucky that you really living in places that you can get a lot of things,

A lot of us do take that for granted.
I understand you completely. :D

[flickserve]

A lot of us do take that for granted.
I understand you completely. :D
That hasn't stopped Tareq from building up an impressive collection!

[maxblack]

That hasn't stopped Tareq from building up an impressive collection!

He probably bought all of it, all at once.
One really big delivery. ;)

[Tareq]

A lot of us do take that for granted.
I understand you completely. :D

I was there in NYC last October and i saw what you can do there;-)

That hasn't stopped Tareq from building up an impressive collection!

What stopped me to do that is less travel due to work and no free time and less money [because it goes to gear, hehehe]

He probably bought all of it, all at once.
One really big delivery. ;)

Yeah, to save the shipping cost, LOL :lol:

[TSY87]

Got the lens yesterday as the light was begining to fade... took a couple quick shots...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/4173335874_a5a2991b4b_b.jpg

[ckfishel2001]

Got the lens yesterday as the light was begining to fade... took a couple quick shots...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/4173335874_a5a2991b4b_b.jpg
Ah, the beauty of photography where you can take a picture of an ordinary thing like a fire hydrant and turn it into a nice picture. Take the ordinary and make it beautiful....

[xdmg]

Does anyone feel this lens AF hunts a bit in low light?

[ckfishel2001]

Does anyone feel this lens AF hunts a bit in low light?

not alot....I was in a dark church Wednesday and it seemed fine.

[Markitos]

Does anyone feel this lens AF hunts a bit in low light?

A bit, but it's not terrible. Whoops, I thought I was still in the Sigmalux thread. No, I have hardly ever had my 135L hunt in low light.

[ckfishel2001]

I was there in NYC last October and i saw what you can do there;-)



What stopped me to do that is less travel due to work and no free time and less money [because it goes to gear, hehehe]



Yeah, to save the shipping cost, LOL :lol:

That hasn't stopped Tareq from building up an impressive collection!

I've seen your shots in other threads Tareq....I'm envious of your gear collection, I'm envious of your travel......and think you handle that gear very well...you have alot of very nice work on the site you linked.

[Tareq]

That hasn't stopped Tareq from building up an impressive collection!

I've seen your shots in other threads Tareq....I'm envious of your gear collection, I'm envious of your travel......and think you handle that gear very well...you have alot of very nice work on the site you linked.

Thank you very much!
I just need to have any tool to do my best, from pinhole to large format, aren't all people in the world saying it is just a tool and we "Photographers" making the shot? then i buy everything when the tool is fixed, lol

[Brett]

You have plenty of possibilities in your area, maybe in your neighborhood--all you have to do is see what he saw and be able to equally manage proper technique to capture what you see.
...
It's the doing that leads to the seeing.

Very well said.

[xdmg]

just one from the weekend... love the bokeh/colors on this lens.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2592/4184191174_972834fe8c_b.jpg

[airbutchie]

^ That's a great capture and expression!!! Absolutely classic... Hehhehehehe...

A couple to contribute to this fine piece of glass...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/4179521159_443bfb4292_b.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2496/4180282826_7257ec958a_b.jpg

- airbutchie

[Marloon]

^^ Love those lines on the 2nd shot airbutchie

[Raymond Lin]

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/450/image7361.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6869/image7366.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4858/image7516.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2276/image7535.jpg

[Markitos]

^ Those are great... love the sad face! :D

[Raymond Lin]

Thanks :)

We tried to get him to smile but not matter what, he wouldn't budge !

[Marshal.F]

Great shot! I noticed you have a 50D, how do you like the focal length on a crop? whats the lowest shutter speed you use with this?

Got the lens yesterday as the light was begining to fade... took a couple quick shots...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/4173335874_a5a2991b4b_b.jpg

[Evo-L]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2680/4129695640_50a5c2f763_o.jpg

How do you get this effect? Almost a slight yellow tone to the skin and image? A slightly off WB?

[toffiloff]

How do you get this effect? Almost a slight yellow tone to the skin and image? A slightly off WB?

I think they have used "Split toning" in Photoshop (or similar) to achieve this effect. Google it for your photo editing software :)

[tahiryildiz]

My first post on the site and first shot with my new 135mm L

5D + ISO 1600 + F2 + 1/20

I really like the sharpness, despite high ISO...

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2563/img2506y.jpg

[ckfishel2001]

My first post on the site and first shot with my new 135mm L

5D + ISO 1600 + F2 + 1/20

I really like the sharpness, despite high ISO...

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/2563/img2506y.jpg


Nice shot and welcome to POTN!!

[Pearlallica]

Airbutchie,

Very nice. I saw your 16-35L coverage of these cars, and I've have to say you took them to the next level using this focal length. I've always been fascinated with increasing cosmetic attention designers are using with headlights these days. (IMO lambo lights looks way cool) The lights on your orange car shot have a lot of nice colours and details from the many reflections inside. The low DOF gives the center nice prominence and creates a nice, overall aesthetically pleasing look. That would look nice framed in my (dream) pool room!

I dropped by the 135L room because the idea of replacing it with my 70-200 2.8 IS has been floating in the back of my head. Last night, I was post-processing my last batch of wedding shots when I noticed a lot of softness in my group shots. At f/3.5 I have sharp images at the center, but the edges are just horrid. I almost exclusively shoot with the 24-70 and the 70-200 only gets used when I want to go long and snap candids. The 135L paired with a 1.4x seems like a viable alternative for me. I don't know. It's a tough call. Candids mean fast changing conditions and you don't want to miss an opportunity at a wedding just because you're locked into a single focal length. I see you have both lenses. Very interesting. I can afford to buy the 135L on my existing cash flow, but I don't know if I can afford to have both of these lenses only to discover one of them never getting used over time...

[wimg]

Airbutchie,

Very nice. I saw your 16-35L coverage of these cars, and I've have to say you took them to the next level using this focal length. I've always been fascinated with increasing cosmetic attention designers are using with headlights these days. (IMO lambo lights looks way cool) The lights on your orange car shot have a lot of nice colours and details from the many reflections inside. The low DOF gives the center nice prominence and creates a nice, overall aesthetically pleasing look. That would look nice framed in my (dream) pool room!

I dropped by the 135L room because the idea of replacing it with my 70-200 2.8 IS has been floating in the back of my head. Last night, I was post-processing my last batch of wedding shots when I noticed a lot of softness in my group shots. At f/3.5 I have sharp images at the center, but the edges are just horrid. I almost exclusively shoot with the 24-70 and the 70-200 only gets used when I want to go long and snap candids. The 135L paired with a 1.4x seems like a viable alternative for me. I don't know. It's a tough call. Candids mean fast changing conditions and you don't want to miss an opportunity at a wedding just because you're locked into a single focal length. I see you have both lenses. Very interesting. I can afford to buy the 135L on my existing cash flow, but I don't know if I can afford to have both of these lenses only to discover one of them never getting used over time...
Suggestion: buy 135L used. If, after a few months you don't use one of the two, sell the one you are no longer or not using. If you lose any money at all, which I doubt, consider it a (tiny) rental fee....

BTW, after acquiring a 135L, already having an Extender 1.4X, I completely stopped using my extremely sharp 70-200 F/4L IS. I sold it. A gut wrenching decision, but so far I never felt the need to use it again.

Kind regards, Wim

[Tomminator855]

Got the lens yesterday as the light was begining to fade... took a couple quick shots...

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2430/4173335874_a5a2991b4b_b.jpg
what is the setting of this shot it looks amazing !!!

[Evo-L]

I think they have used "Split toning" in Photoshop (or similar) to achieve this effect. Google it for your photo editing software :)

Thanks! I wish I could see the original to see how much they edited.

[Tareq]

^^^ yes, in fact i did experiment many times on different shots [mine or others shot] to achieve this effect, somehow i got something similar and sometimes different but still yellowish one, but i will keep practicing.

[onurrus]

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/450/image7361.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/6869/image7366.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/4858/image7516.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/2276/image7535.jpg

Great blue eyes,This is my dream lens and one dya I will buy it.(hopefully :)

[MatthewK]

Brilliantly sharp + superb background blur = amazing lens. I've only had the 135L for a couple of months, and I am continually amazed at the results it turns in on a regular basis.

Pity I have to let her go :cry:

[Rai33]

Test shot with my new lens (my daughter and I playing with our toys)... loving the 3D effect from it.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/4189739434_4342c43d5b_o.jpg

[mxracer535]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2592/4189525356_59347fb3f1_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2592/4188728623_76a2d40a4a_o.jpg

[ckfishel2001]

reflection

[Hatch1921]

Test shot with my new lens (my daughter and I playing with our toys)... loving the 3D effect from it.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2485/4189739434_4342c43d5b_o.jpg

Really nice and congrats on the new lens.

Hatch

[p360]

414042

[haknslash]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v128/haknslash2003/Canon%207D/Kensley/kensleyxmasoutfit.jpg

[Pearlallica]

haknslash - that's a wonderful picture! Oh so cute.

[Rai33]

Really nice and congrats on the new lens.

Hatch

Thanks Hatch - I checked out your 135 pics on flickr during my decision making process btw ;)

[Hatch1921]

Thanks Hatch - I checked out your 135 pics on flickr during my decision making process btw ;) That is awesome! I just hope I captured something worth looking at. Your work is off the charts... I'm a huge fan.

I think you are going to have a blast with the 135L... it is a wonderful lens IMO. So sharp wide open... and F/2.5 on up... WOW!!

Be sure to post some shots when you get a chance.
Keep up the great work.
Hatch

[Evo-L]

Here are a few of mine. Got the lens the other day. I love it so far.

http://www.logansperspective.com/upload/nala-1.jpg
http://www.logansperspective.com/upload/nala-2.jpg

[haknslash]

haknslash - that's a wonderful picture! Oh so cute.

Thank you! We put it on a greeting card and mailed it out to all of our friends and family. We hope they like it!

My daughter is 7 weeks old and she makes me laugh at something new everyday.

[milsn0]

First shot with this wonderful lens ;)

http://www.cfpalmarino.it/forum/download/file.php?id=2106

[ckfishel2001]

First shot with this wonderful lens ;)

http://www.cfpalmarino.it/forum/download/file.php?id=2106
welcome milsn0. great color

[FlyingPhotog]

"Just Another Brick In The Wall"

http://jcbeckman.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p838490519.jpg
5DC + 135mm f/2L .. 1/60 @ f/2 ISO 1600

[ckfishel2001]

"Just Another Brick In The Wall"

5DC + 135mm f/2L .. 1/60 @ f/2 ISO 1600

very cool shot, and humor I can appreciate

[Undispu7ed]

Good lord, the bokeh this lens produces is UNREAL!

[Hatch1921]

http://www.azproimage.com/webphotos/camelphoto/millave/03.jpg

[Evo-L]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4202246940_f19fc34216.jpg

[kja]

I got mine a couple of weeks ago and haven't had the time to really give it a good play yet, but I think I'm going to love it, too. It's been one of my "want" lenses for a long while - i love cruising this thread & hope to have some good stuff to offer one day! I have found that f2 hand held on my 40D has been a little challenge, but I'm confident that this is user error made worse by hands that are very weak & sore at the moment.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/alcina/My%20life%202009%20I/IMG_9677.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/alcina/My%20life%202009%20I/IMG_9685.jpg

[FlyingPhotog]

I got mine a couple of weeks ago and haven't had the time to really give it a good play yet, but I think I'm going to love it, too. It's been one of my "want" lenses for a long while - i love cruising this thread & hope to have some good stuff to offer one day! I have found that f2 hand held on my 40D has been a little challenge, but I'm confident that this is user error made worse by hands that are very weak & sore at the moment.

Lovely Kitties...

I don't really know why but I find the 135 my hardest lens to hand hold. I really fight keeping the camera from swinging left or right.

Maybe it's because there's just so much mass in that objective element?

[kja]

Thanks & I'm glad I'm not alone! I can't wait to really start using this lens, I want it to become a favourite LOL.

[Rai33]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/4157346909_a823e6beae_o.jpg


That is awesome! I just hope I captured something worth looking at. Your work is off the charts... I'm a huge fan.

I think you are going to have a blast with the 135L... it is a wonderful lens IMO. So sharp wide open... and F/2.5 on up... WOW!!

Be sure to post some shots when you get a chance.
Keep up the great work.
Hatch

Thanks Hatch - and sure did ...particularly liked the outdoor family shots you took.

I got mine a couple of weeks ago and haven't had the time to really give it a good play yet, but I think I'm going to love it, too. It's been one of my "want" lenses for a long while - i love cruising this thread & hope to have some good stuff to offer one day! I have found that f2 hand held on my 40D has been a little challenge, but I'm confident that this is user error made worse by hands that are very weak & sore at the moment.



Lovely Kitties...

I don't really know why but I find the 135 my hardest lens to hand hold. I really fight keeping the camera from swinging left or right.

Maybe it's because there's just so much mass in that objective element?

Kristen & Jay - yeah you definitely need to wind up that shutter speed handholding this thing (and moreso on a crop body). The one thing I find making it difficult is supporting the lens - the focus ring seems so wide and close to the camera body that I need to change my grip (to a less stable position) to avoid nudging it.

[kja]

Love that birthday shot!

Now that you mention having a different grip I'm going to pay attention to it. I felt that way when I shooting my kitteh in his hat but thought it was just me being awkward for no reason LOL Dang, I wish I didn't have so much computer work to do today (hence my presence here coz at least I'm still sitting at the computer, right?!)

[MMURAD]

"Just Another Brick In The Wall"

http://jcbeckman.zenfolio.com/img/v1/p838490519.jpg
5DC + 135mm f/2L .. 1/60 @ f/2 ISO 1600

great shot, but was that tweaked in PP? the dof is amazingly shallow and bokeh is amazing!

[Hatch1921]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2561/4157346909_a823e6beae_o.jpg

Thanks Hatch - and sure did ...particularly liked the outdoor family shots you took.



Many thanks! This is a killer shot!!! Love the moment.. the color/contrast and of course the bokeh.

I agree... the lens takes a little time to figure out how to grip it/shoot it... but when you do...it's magic IMO. I find it will tell on you if you are not steady with it. I try to keep the shutter over 1/200th when hand-held... otherwise... my shots could have blur in them.

Keep up the great work... glad you like the lens. Nice shots!
Hatch

[Hatch1921]

great shot, but was that tweaked in PP? the dof is amazingly shallow and bokeh is amazing!


I saw him shoot it.. and the back of the camera... no tweaks that I know... Jay? :)

[FlyingPhotog]

great shot, but was that tweaked in PP? the dof is amazingly shallow and bokeh is amazing!

I saw him shoot it.. and the back of the camera... no tweaks that I know... Jay? :)

Nope...

Little touch of curves for contrast and some USM (250, .3, 0) to make the Crack pop a little but no artificial blur added of any kind.

[MMURAD]

Nope...

Little touch of curves for contrast and some USM (250, .3, 0) to make the Crack pop a little but no artificial blur added of any kind.

amazing

[RyanB]

Hmm, contemplating trading up my Zeiss Planar 100/2 for this... still leaning towards keeping the Zeiss but the longer reach and AF are tempting.

[Tom H. Photography]

Pure magic this lens. 90% of my favourite shots from a 3 week holiday were with this lens.

Some recent shots:

http://tomhenderix.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand/Rhatchaburi/TomH20091204thailand20090183-1/744469946_qs5ue-L.jpg

http://tomhenderix.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand/Rhatchaburi/TomH20091204thailand20090118-3/744469530_uWHQT-L.jpg

http://tomhenderix.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand/Kanchanaburi/TomH20091206thailand20090283-4/744602376_Y9mad-L.jpg

http://tomhenderix.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand/Ayutthaya/TomH20091209thailand20090213-1/744082365_HpYHx-L.jpg

[primalcarl]

Cropped a fair amount

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2562/4200942641_4bea3e6d6d_b.jpg

[booja]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2577/4202768206_ece4ee589c_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2663/4202740738_42654a9c29_b.jpg

[MrSiki99]

Such an amazing lens; I am constantly kicking myself for selling it!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3554/3330512077_78e16d2677.jpg

[Tom H. Photography]

Such an amazing lens; I am constantly kicking myself for selling it!

And rightly so! ;)

[ckfishel2001]

Pure magic this lens. 90% of my favourite shots from a 3 week holiday were with this lens.

Some recent shots:








Awesome set !! thanks for sharing

[ckfishel2001]

First snow...getting ready to build a snowman

[ckfishel2001]

more first snow

[HeleneD]

I LOVE this lens. The bokah is dreamy. Here's one of the first pictures I took with it in the fall

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q71/HeleneD1971/IMG_5928.jpg

[smashing.poot]

Pure magic this lens. 90% of my favourite shots from a 3 week holiday were with this lens.

Some recent shots:

http://tomhenderix.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand/Rhatchaburi/TomH20091204thailand20090183-1/744469946_qs5ue-L.jpg

http://tomhenderix.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand/Kanchanaburi/TomH20091206thailand20090283-4/744602376_Y9mad-L.jpg

Two very beautiful shots. The first one is a cracker.

[newworld666]

:cool:Of course this lens is the best walk around lens of the market and can be used perfectly in very difficult conditions .. very light, very good aperture, monster sharp wide open, good AF on 5DMKII .

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Montgriffon/IMG4662/691688364_AYPSc-XL.jpg
F2, ISO3200, 1/640

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Viry-dans-le-jura-2009-117/IMG5435/707887087_vSZx9-XL.jpg
F3.5 ISO100, 1/1250 ..

[Tom H. Photography]

Two very beautiful shots. The first one is a cracker.

Thanks! Many more on my website here (http://tomhenderix.smugmug.com/travel/thailand).

First one is from the floating market in Damnoen Saduak. Sadly that has become one big tourist trap. I quickly tired of the overview shots showing nothing more than tourists, so I bolted on the 135 and that's the result. At least the people are still authentic.

Second was a kid playing around during a dance lesson in a small mountain village. More shots of him on my site.

Two of many more I really liked:

Sunshine + sprinkler = nice pictures
http://tomhenderix.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand/Kanchanaburi/TomH20091207thailand20090028-9/744601625_vVLBx-L.jpg

Happy kids on holiday
http://tomhenderix.smugmug.com/Travel/Thailand/Krabi/TomH20091212thailand20090106-5/744688027_Z9GEN-L.jpg

[ckfishel2001]

:cool:Of course this lens is the best walk around lens of the market and can be used perfectly in very difficult conditions .. very light, very good aperture, monster sharp wide open, good AF on 5DMKII .

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Montgriffon/IMG4662/691688364_AYPSc-XL.jpg
F2, ISO3200, 1/640

http://photos.corbi.eu/Quad/Viry-dans-le-jura-2009-117/IMG5435/707887087_vSZx9-XL.jpg
F3.5 ISO100, 1/1250 ..
New world...don't you know that the 5dMKII isn't a sports camera?:) Nice shots. Your watermark creeps me out man.

[newworld666]

New world...don't you know that the 5dMKII isn't a sports camera?:) Nice shots. Your watermark creeps me out man.

Basically I could'nt afford for a 1Ds MKIII + 300L2.8 ..
I absolutly needed a good iso1600 or 3200 (I love night shoots or deap in forests) more than a good AF ..

After 9 months the 5DMKII'AF is, for me, not that bad for sport with 300L2.8nonIS or 135L2.0 and near perfect with 70-300DOIS ..
I could get very good pictures in F1 Race in Monza or Quad Bike in a WorldRace in France (understanding I am not a professional :o, just some local news papers are asking my photos some times)

[Tareq]

Basically I could'nt afford for a 1Ds MKIII + 300L2.8 ..
I absolutly needed a good iso1600 or 3200 (I love night shoots or deap in forests) more than a good AF ..

After 9 months the 5DMKII'AF is, for me, not that bad for sport with 300L2.8nonIS or 135L2.0 and near perfect with 70-300DOIS ..
I could get very good pictures in F1 Race in Monza or Quad Bike in a WorldRace in France (understanding I am not a professional :o, just some local news papers are asking my photos some times)

1D mkIII is not expensive as 1Ds3 and has ISO up to 6400 and great even at ISO 3200 ;)

[Feudal1]

Fun lens.

http://cwhite.smugmug.com/Weather/Blizzard-2009/MG3366/748266771_CVFDn-L-1.jpg

[Alejandro Sandoval]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/4207692736_04ca309048_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/4201568696_ea75845950_o.jpg

[FlyingPhotog]

^^^ Third one in Blue or Green and you've got a killer Tryptich! ^^^

[Undispu7ed]

^^^ Third one in Blue or Green and you've got a killer Tryptich! ^^^

:twisted::twisted::twisted: Agreed

[kja]

I grabbed a couple of shots of our local emus earlier and have noticed terrible purple fringing around their black beaks and around their bodies. The background was quite bright, but I wasn't prepared for this amount of fringing. Is this normal with this lens? This isn't a keeper but hopefully shows what I'm talking about...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v230/alcina/help/IMG_9703.jpg

[newworld666]

:shock: ... there is like a world of difference :oops: ..
I don't know if Alejandro is a profossionnal or a student in a graphic art school somewhere..
But the results of these shoots are less concerned with the 135L2.0 than his technique. I love these :cool:..

[sgroi]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2641/4210033537_b59a34a548_o.jpg

[ken2000ac]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2510/4201568696_ea75845950_o.jpg

In my opinion there will never be enough fanfare for shots lit as well as these, especially the second. Consistently beautiful portrait work!

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Thanks....I'm not a Graphic Art....I graduated as Computer Engineer..lol
When I was younger my mother always told me to get in Graphics Arts....and I didn't .lol

[k_wakasugi]

I hate you all. I about to spend way too much money again, and it's all your fault. *sigh*... <3 135L

[dhikx]

http://i48.tinypic.com/oi7hmx.jpg
http://i48.tinypic.com/24bufjp.jpg

135 f2 + 400D ...