Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM

[Jannie]

Just got the 135, here's one walk around shot at f8 but have found the lens works really great hand held even without IS with a 1.4 tele extender, will try 2x today. Pretty neat lens.http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb200/palousegirl/135green.jpg

[nicksan]

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p646396667-5.jpg

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p629359045-5.jpg

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v0/p677774342-5.jpg

[royv]

JUST ARRIVED!! :D
Can't wait to go out and shoot some stuff... and ducks of course!

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3270/2832504987_9040816019.jpg?v=0

[Jannie]

Ohhhhh, ducks, I completely forgot to photograph ducks!!! :-)

[Waldo Pepper]

@ f2 ;)

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5435/5p8e6991gfaf6.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8846/5p8e6990gfyz2.jpg

[NeinLives]

@ f2 ;)

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5435/5p8e6991gfaf6.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8846/5p8e6990gfyz2.jpg

This is just inspiring. Phenomenal processing.

[ALaS]

Ugh this lens is awesome. I find it to be a bit long on a 30D though.

[bob_r]

Ugh this lens is awesome. I find it to be a bit long on a 30D though.

It depends on what and where you shoot. I love it on a 30D.

[bacchanal]

Ugh this lens is awesome. I find it to be a bit long on a 30D though.

30D/135L you say...it's my killer "long" performing arts combo:

Over the Rhine
http://www.photos.fahrenheit128.com/img/v2/p507871092-4.jpg

Jon Vanderslice
http://www.photos.fahrenheit128.com/img/v1/p202435668-4.jpg

[Sfordphoto]

@ f2 ;)

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/5435/5p8e6991gfaf6.jpg

http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/8846/5p8e6990gfyz2.jpg

nice, i like the PP too

[ALaS]

30D/135L you say...it's my killer "long" performing arts combo:

Over the Rhine
http://www.photos.fahrenheit128.com/img/v2/p507871092.jpg

Jon Vanderslice
http://www.photos.fahrenheit128.com/img/v1/p202435668.jpg

Nice!!

[ALaS]

that's painfully sharp.

[Tareq]

Too bad my 5D isn't working [mirror fall off still not fixed], and my 1Ds2 not making WOW like my 5D, and my MKIII colors seems different on LCD, so what i should do? my 135L is sitting there waiting her turn for shooting.

[bacchanal]

Okay look at it this way. I shoot a 5D which is full frame, and I really, really want one of those new 200mm f2 lenses, just because the bokeh is soooooo sexy. It's something like $5,300 at B&H and it weighs something like 6 pounds-OMGosh that is too much and too heavy for me for hand held.

But if I buy a 50D which is 1.6 crop, I would have with the 135mm f2, the equivalent of a 216mm f2 which is scary sharp, light weight, easy to balance and hold on the camera, one of the sweetest lenses I've ever used.


Exactly...I kept my 30D just to use with the 135L (well, and for a backup). With the 50D you could crop to your hearts content to get even more "reach". It's not exactly a 200/2, but hey, it fits in the bag!

[bacchanal]

Too bad my 5D isn't working [mirror fall off still not fixed], and my 1Ds2 not making WOW like my 5D, and my MKIII colors seems different on LCD, so what i should do? my 135L is sitting there waiting her turn for shooting.

Is this a joke? You have a 1Ds2 and a MKIII and you're complaining? Snap out of it man...go find some ducks! ;)

[Tareq]

Is this a joke? You have a 1Ds2 and a MKIII and you're complaining? Snap out of it man...go find some ducks! ;)

We don't have ducks here, what to do? :lol:

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Love this lens! Yesterday I messed around shooting it wide open, missed many because the camera wanted to focus on the glasses but with a little more depth of field that should be fixed and we'll see today how the bokeh holds up if I shoot stopped down just a little. This is such an easy lens to work with on FF. On many of the shots though, I had to reduce the sharpness which in LightRoom 2 it is so easy to do. This one is shot at f2.



Nice shot....use around f/4 or f/5.6 and you will see ;)

[Tareq]

Wide open

http://img92.imageshack.us/img92/9149/d39872cf2.jpg

[dkspook]

Man I love this lens. I've had it for a week and I'm IN LOVE! But now I'm looking for a 5D to go with it instead of my 40D...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2839740605_4d9df3eb91.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3170/2824839313_3a940bd44a.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3177/2826881649_6823e1d262.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3131/2827650896_5e0b433006.jpg

Full size version of the last one, with ZERO pp applied (nor in-camera sharpening) is here (http://www.bagkameraet.dk/stuff/demo/aks.jpg).

[royv]

Man I love this lens. I've had it for a week and I'm IN LOVE! But now I'm looking for a 5D to go with it instead of my 40D...

Me too, this lens is just plan awesome! :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2840463124_86a46785bf_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7369492@N04/2840463124/)

[sapearl]

Roy, this is a stunning b/w shot; love the contrast, composition and general subject matter..... very nicely done. Your choice of b/w over color was the right way to go IMHO.

Me too, this lens is just plan awesome! :D

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3273/2840463124_86a46785bf_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/7369492@N04/2840463124/)

[royv]

Roy, this is a stunning b/w shot; love the contrast, composition and general subject matter..... very nicely done. Your choice of b/w over color was the right way to go IMHO.

Thanks!
I just couldn't get the colours right on this one, and so I tried it in B&W. Like it way better this way as well.

[Hatch1921]

Page after page of wonderful photos. Keep the thread alive... can't wait to get my hands on this lens.

Hatch

[dst.zero]

Here's a recent one shot in conditions way darker than I normally like to use this lens in at f/2 ISO3200 1/40s!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2387/2838106845_de211d1966.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7d7/2838106845/

[royv]

Here's a recent one shot in conditions way darker than I normally like to use this lens in at f/2 ISO3200 1/40s!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7d7/2838106845/

Amazing shot! :eek:

[woolbr8stl]

Using the 5D and 135mm 2.0

Missouri Botanical Garden

1/640 f2 ISO160

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/woolbr8stl/2922flowersmallborder.jpg

1/320 f4 ISO 160 heavy cropping

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/woolbr8stl/2927waterlilliessmallborder-1.jpg

the original of the above

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/woolbr8stl/2927original.jpg

They lose a little clarity in the upload

[angryhampster]

Using the 5D and 135mm 2.0

Missouri Botanical Garden

1/640 f2 ISO160



1/320 f4 ISO 160 heavy cropping

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c251/woolbr8stl/2927waterlilliessmallborder-1.jpg

the original of the above



They lose a little clarity in the upload


I would have really liked this if the water were less reflective -- consider using a CPL next time. Also, if you're saving for web, covert to sRGB before saving to help maintain some clarity.

[royv]

Great indoorsports lens too!


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2876754874_476dc08795.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3209/2876754874_3fece814e8_o.jpg)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2876753910_3a6c9f29e0.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/2876753910_9c3a522785_o.jpg)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2878879678_b783bf3c16.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3195/2878879678_551d807f0f_o.jpg)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2878046759_f35887399d.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2878046759_420a29aed8_o.jpg)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3102/2876752964_8b0b069582_o.jpg

[TeeTee]

Such a great lens, shame I don't use it more often.

http://www.eljackimages.com/temp/mrsquirrelraw.jpg

[silverwolf]

Such a great lens, shame I don't use it more often.

http://www.eljackimages.com/temp/mrsquirrelraw.jpg Great shot love the colors & background. Sean .L

[paolorush]

Hi! this is my first post! I came from Italy. I am buying now this amazing lens! Thank's to you all to show the best that this lens can give!
Paolo

[silverwolf]

Hi! this is my first post! I came from Italy. I am buying now this amazing lens! Thank's to you all to show the best that this lens can give!
Paolo Congratz on your order. I too am thinking of adding this lens to my bag.:rolleyes:

[GilesGuthrie]

I fell. Mine's on its way from Kerso.

[chmod]

1Ds Mark 3, f/2.0

Mendocino, CA celebrating our 30th anniversary.

regards,
chmod

http://www.idyll.com/linkage/mendo3_1024.JPG

[paolorush]

Such a great lens, shame I don't use it more often.

http://www.eljackimages.com/temp/mrsquirrelraw.jpg

Why don't you use it anymore?

[P1X4R]

great shot chmod! congrats and happy 30th!

this lens is great wide open!

[chmod]

Thanks P1x4R.

chmod

[poppie guy]

Nice photo chmod, your wife is beautiful but doesn't look near old enough to be celebrating a 30th. Congratulations!

[Superficialodds]

Here my lily pad flower
F2.0
http://superficialodds.smugmug.com/photos/315937564_JcGTi-L.jpg
F2.5
http://superficialodds.smugmug.com/photos/314937745_NVSUm-L.jpg

[chmod]

Thanks poppie guy.

regards,
chmod

[macroshot]

Out playing today trying to get some action shots. Discovered it is much harder than it appears. Here are a couple I liked well enough to post. Most were good for the "action" but the dog kept outrunning the AI Servo mode (or my ability to keep the focus point on the dog) on the 5D so the focus isn't what I was looking for. The lens is awesome.

My 4 year old Shiba Inu "Kobi"

308347

[silverwolf]

Out playing today trying to get some action shots. Discovered it is much harder than it appears. Here are a couple I liked well enough to post. Most were good for the "action" but the dog kept outrunning the AI Servo mode (or my ability to keep the focus point on the dog) on the 5D so the focus isn't what I was looking for. The lens is awesome.

My 4 year old Shiba Inu "Kobi"

308347

308360 I was just wondering, what was the aperture for the bottom picture and shutterspeed. Thank you:)

[Waldo Pepper]

135 L is a very good friend ;)


http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/963/5p8e6499modifiergfiq1.jpg

[macroshot]

^^ nice colors...

[poppie guy]

^^ nice colors...

I think so too!

[Double Negative]

^^^ Nice one.

[Alejandro Sandoval]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3287/2900081921_a2e64290c9_o.jpg

[silverwolf]

Welcome back the aztech. Did you dismiss the 17-40, hehe its hard dismissing lenses HA. Sean .L;)

[poppie guy]

Another great shot Aztec, you've been missed around here.

[Alejandro Sandoval]

hahah thanks guys, I'm just editing some shots I need to deliver...Never I will never forget the 135 ! neva eva eva

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2900180907_bd96e22635_b.jpg

[Hatch1921]

hahah thanks guys, I'm just editing some shots I need to deliver...Never I will never forget the 135 ! neva eva eva

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3211/2900180907_bd96e22635_b.jpg


Next lens on the short list of things to purchase!!!

Have to say I've gone through almost every post on this thread and your work is nothing short of stunning. Love your lighting!!!

Keep up the great work.
Hatch

[Jannie]

There are some days when I feel I could photograph the world with a 135L f2 and a 35L 1.4 or 24L 1.4. Some days I also use the 1.4 tele-extender on the 135L f2 which makes it a low profile and light 189mm f2.8 lens that is also sweet for walk around.

The 135L f2 has become one of the very important lenses in my kit.

[TariQ.E]

few shoots from yesterday

http://cars-club.com/up/8-2-1/carsclub_76272845.jpg

http://cars-club.com/up/8-2-1/carsclub_23513485.jpg

[Sfordphoto]

hahah thanks guys, I'm just editing some shots I need to deliver...Never I will never forget the 135 ! neva eva eva



just curious...do you listen to crunk rap? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j1YpjLGNnw

[Alejandro Sandoval]

just curious...do you listen to crunk rap? :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j1YpjLGNnw


Yup...lo :D

[Alejandro Sandoval]

I'm not crazy about the pose but I really like the make up

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2104/2908806606_ae1c00799a_b.jpg

[poppie guy]

I think the pose is perfect for the lipstick. Excellent lighting and skin tones!

[royv]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2886830593_2295bce361.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3281/2887624142_6b00ea317b.jpg?v=0

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2887624146_6017ec0234.jpg?v=0

[MaDProFF]

Love this lens

[poppie guy]

Love this lens

Very nice photo!

[zariio]

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1223148215_mtmv2268_IMG_1308%8Ccopy.jpg

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1220797755_lztj7678_IMG_1283acopy.JPG

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1222981890_ppcd9113_IMG_1259copy.JPG

[macroshot]

Stunning shots, zariio. I like how she just pops out of the background. Well done. And it doesn't hurt that your subject is gorgeous as well.

[silvex]

1Ds Mark 3, f/2.0

Mendocino, CA celebrating our 30th anniversary.

regards,
chmod



Did you get marry at 12 ? :shock: :) very YOUNG looking lady!!

[silvex]

I'm not crazy about the pose but I really like the make up



Dude! We should rename the thread...How to use 5D+135L: By The Aztech ...:)

[MaDProFF]

Another one,, sad but happy

[Jannie]

What beautiful shots, everyone; I have fallen in love with my 135 2, my poor 70-200 2.8 has been spending more time in the bag because with people, I'm either using the 135L or the 85L.

I finally took some shots with the 135L stopped down instead of wide open like I normally do with people and OMGosh what a stunning lens, it gains a whole separate character, not just the same lens stopped down but a different look. Amazing!

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Im working on this brand new monitor and I spent the last 2 hrs trying to calibrate it and I'm not happy with the colors is giving me...not happy at all, I'm not even sure if the colors are right...:evil:

dell 2408WFP...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3061/2919646741_45df06e498_o.jpg

[tiarehi]

Stunning shots, zariio. I like how she just pops out of the background. Well done. And it doesn't hurt that your subject is gorgeous as well.

x 2, exact same thought...

Im working on this brand new monitor and I spent the last 2 hrs trying to calibrate it and I'm not happy with the colors is giving me...not happy at all, I'm not even sure if the colors are right...:evil:

dell 2408WFP...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3061/2919646741_45df06e498_o.jpg

It looks good on mine, Samsung 223BW calibrated with Pantone Huey pro. Btw, great lighting, pretty subject!

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Aztec I don't know if I should say anything because I'm looking at your photo on a 17" non calibrated iMac screen (we tried calibrating it with one of those Spyderco tools and it really messed up my computer so I have to rely on Apple's calibration system).

Anyway, the shot you show with the new monitor does not quite offer the same lusciousness that the earlier wider shot does, unsure what it is but on my monitor the skin has a slight shift to a dull green. It's slight but it's definitely not the Aztec look that I'm so used to seeing and it's a little uncomfortable. I'm talking about a micro shift in what the skin looks like and maybe it's just my monitor.

But you have (for me at least) almost a signature skin look you get with your models that amazes me every time I see your shots and I love it, I really, really love it. It's not quite there in this shot from the new monitor, it could just be a slight change in the PP but that's where you're usually so consistent.

Does this make any sense or help?

Also, studying the light on the second shot, I'm trying to learn how you get that gorgeous look with your lighting. Are you using an octobox overhead and a beauty dish from the front with a cloth for fill? Studying the catchlights after looking at the skin in the first shot and just amazed, thrilling actually.

Aztec I finally bought some strobes, but got the Elinchrom for the faster flash duration so I can do a little more with table top things like pouring liquid, gravy etc. I've had most of my focus upon table top but it's your fashion photography which has actually aroused a desire in me to also go in the direction of portrait, yes I know not the same thing but it's still lighting faces.

Hey Jannine..I used to have an iMac and I got rid of it because wasn't giving me accurate color and the Calibration wasn't accurate.

No in that shot I used Beauty dish above and for fill I used an translucent umbrella but behind me ...

Elinchrom are very god very consistent...congrats for your new toys....

I just can't stand not getting my colors properly....it drives me INSANE i feel like walking in the dark with my eyes closed

[poppie guy]

Hey Jannine..I used to have an iMac and I got rid of it because wasn't giving me accurate color and the Calibration wasn't accurate.

No in that shot I used Beauty dish above and for fill I used an translucent umbrella but behind me ...

Elinchrom are very god very consistent...congrats for your new toys....

I just can't stand not getting my colors properly....it drives me INSANE i feel like walking in the dark with my eyes closed

I have a new 24" iMac and I also noticed a difference in the skin tone between your first post of this model and the second post. Perhaps it was lit differently or processed differently. I don't know if what I'm seeing on my screen is the same as what anybody else is seeing, but I do know that the color, lighting, and skin tones on your 135L model posts have consistently looked similar... beautiful!.... and that there is a slight difference in your last post. In your earlier post, you said...."Im working on this brand new monitor and I spent the last 2 hrs trying to calibrate it and I'm not happy with the colors is giving me...not happy at all, I'm not even sure if the colors are right..." I think that what Jannine was getting at, and what I noticed when you first posted the shot is that yes, we agree with what you said, the colors are not the same. Looking forward to more posts from you.....:D

[Alejandro Sandoval]

I have a new 24" iMac and I also noticed a difference in the skin tone between your first post of this model and the second post. Perhaps it was lit differently or processed differently. I don't know if what I'm seeing on my screen is the same as what anybody else is seeing, but I do know that the color, lighting, and skin tones on your 135L model posts have consistently looked similar... beautiful!.... and that there is a slight difference in your last post. In your earlier post, you said...."Im working on this brand new monitor and I spent the last 2 hrs trying to calibrate it and I'm not happy with the colors is giving me...not happy at all, I'm not even sure if the colors are right..." I think that what Jannine was getting at, and what I noticed when you first posted the shot is that yes, we agree with what you said, the colors are not the same. Looking forward to more posts from you.....:D

Thank you.....The dam! monitor it's going to be returned :evil:

[Jannie]

Thanks Aztec.

Zariio, were you using a flash fill on those shots of her and if yes, how was it set up, there's a very nice catchlight just above her pupil so I'm guessing it might have been off a flash bracket right on the camera or was it an onboard camera flash...or none at all.

Anyway, beautiful...

[Jannie]

Aztec what monitor were you using before, I really liked the results you were getting with it and what calibrator system were you using on it?

[TeeTee]

Aztec what monitor were you using before, I really liked the results you were getting with it and what calibrator system were you using on it?

Was just about to ask this, so any help would be great Aztec.

The Dell 2408 gets mixed reviews, though a lot of people swear by it. I'm on the lookout for a monitor to plug my Macbook Pro up to as the screen on the 'book just doesn't cut it in higher end imaging applications. Your newer post with the 2408-edited image doesn't have the same depth & contrast to the skin tones that your usual shots do. Shame to hear the 2408 didn't work for you Aztec, clearly judging by your images you know what you're doing so the fault is the monitor's.

Keep up the great work by the way, you're the one person making me regret trading up my 135L.

[airbutchie]

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1223148215_mtmv2268_IMG_1308%8Ccopy.jpg

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1220797755_lztj7678_IMG_1283acopy.JPG

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1222981890_ppcd9113_IMG_1259copy.JPG

She sorta looks like Maggie Gyllenhaal, no?! Hhehehehe... Great captures!!!

- airbutchie ;)

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Aztec what monitor were you using before, I really liked the results you were getting with it and what calibrator system were you using on it?

I was using the dell E207WFPc..... I use the eye-one Display 2....

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Was just about to ask this, so any help would be great Aztec.

The Dell 2408 gets mixed reviews, though a lot of people swear by it. I'm on the lookout for a monitor to plug my Macbook Pro up to as the screen on the 'book just doesn't cut it in higher end imaging applications. Your newer post with the 2408-edited image doesn't have the same depth & contrast to the skin tones that your usual shots do. Shame to hear the 2408 didn't work for you Aztec, clearly judging by your images you know what you're doing so the fault is the monitor's.

Keep up the great work by the way, you're the one person making me regret trading up my 135L.

that's what I'm using the 2408 on my macbook pro but as they say...bigger is not better...lol

[TeeTee]

that's what I'm using the 2408 on my macbook pro but as they say...bigger is not better...lol

To be honest I'm very impressed with the results from my Macbook Pro screen, though my standards aren't that high being a semi-pro. Let us know how your monitor search goes, as I'm looking for a ~24" monitor myself as well. Have you considered Apple, BenQ, Lacie, or even Eizo?

So many bloody options it hurts my head considering them...

[Alejandro Sandoval]

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1223148215_mtmv2268_IMG_1308%8Ccopy.jpg

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1220797755_lztj7678_IMG_1283acopy.JPG

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1222981890_ppcd9113_IMG_1259copy.JPG

Very nice set...very nice exposed...

[WhyFi]

Have you considered Apple, BenQ, Lacie, or even Eizo?

So many bloody options it hurts my head considering them...
BenQ have gone (I think) exclusively to TN panels in the US - blah. Fortunately, I got a FP241w before they stopped importing them - I can't praise it enough. If it's available in your neck of the woods, it's worth a look.

[TeeTee]

BenQ have gone (I think) exclusively to TN panels in the US - blah. Fortunately, I got a FP241w before they stopped importing them - I can't praise it enough. If it's available in your neck of the woods, it's worth a look.

Thanks man, thats out here and within my budget.

[nicksan]

Here's a few from D.C.

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p897679170-5.jpg

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p799541685-5.jpg

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p819124927-5.jpg

http://nicksan.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p947191977-5.jpg

[mineymole]

Just got the lens today!
http://www.brooklyndesigngroup.com/Bear.jpg

[Jannie]

Awwwww, I love Labs! Congratulations on the lens! SHARP huh!

[opus13]

Out playing today trying to get some action shots. Discovered it is much harder than it appears. Here are a couple I liked well enough to post. Most were good for the "action" but the dog kept outrunning the AI Servo mode (or my ability to keep the focus point on the dog) on the 5D so the focus isn't what I was looking for. The lens is awesome.

My 4 year old Shiba Inu "Kobi"

308347

for action shots of my dog i've found a different method works best:

i will play (ball/tug/chasing/etc) and keep the camera held low to the ground. as i play, i constantly move and try to get close while focusing. whne i am relatively close i will rip off 6 shots as they fly by. out of 200+ exposures you can usually count on 5-10 that gets peoples attention. it takes a bit of practice, but ends up being pretty dynamic.

[macroshot]

Thanks for the tip, Opus13. I found myself back in the park again last weekend, this time with both the 135 & 24-105 on the camera - had a great afternoon of shooting (and the 24-105 had a better keeper ratio, shhhh - I'm sure the IS had a lot to do with it).

[P1X4R]

Thor!

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh285/P1X4R_2008/Sideshow/Thor%20Exclusive%20PF/IMG_3387.jpg

[Tareq]

Thor!

http://i259.photobucket.com/albums/hh285/P1X4R_2008/Sideshow/Thor%20Exclusive%20PF/IMG_3387.jpg

Nice portrait, FULL of ACTION! ;)

[GeneMan88]

I picked up a copy of this lens recently and I'm finding that I like it very much... very sharp and produces very nice colors. I love shooting with it wide open...
Here's a sample shot:

1D/EF 135 f/2L combo, Av=f/2, Tv=1/800, ISO=200
http://geneman88.zenfolio.com/img/v4/p682064825-5.jpg

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Working on some Old ones...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3057/2932104752_e102f45920_b.jpg

[paolorush]

Hi now is my turn. I bought this lens yesterday and today I tried it! Very nice sharp.
All pics r at f2 on 5D.

[paolorush]

other 2! I love this lens!
Paolo Cavanna

[paolorush]

Last 2.

[Waldo Pepper]

autumn leaves ;)

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/4227/5p8e9107gfvp6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[cookey]

Geez,

I hate this thread,I just saved up for a 70-200L 2.8IS & was saving up for a 5D.Looks like this will now be added to my "Must Have" list now.

[MinhThien]

i love this lens! This will be my first prime lens!

[zariio]

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1223924230_reai2999_IMG_1547copy.jpg

[Alejandro Sandoval]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2940040976_3a79301587_o.jpg

[airbutchie]

^ Very nice Aztech & Zariio... I humbly used it for landscape... Hehhehehehhe...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Photography/IMG_4741.jpg

- airbutchie

[poppie guy]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3277/2940040976_3a79301587_o.jpg

Stunning portrait!

^ Very nice Aztech & Zariio... I humbly used it for landscape... Hehhehehehhe...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/airbutchie/Photography/IMG_4741.jpg

- airbutchie

I like the composition.

[silverwolf]

I really dont like you 135L people:evil: just jokeing;) i love this thread. This thread really can make a man go broke. I really need to rent this lens to see if i get the fever to buy it!! Sean .L:rolleyes:

[zariio]

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1224009257_pkiz7861__MG_0027%8Fcopycopy.JPG

[Tareq]

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1224009257_pkiz7861__MG_0027%8Fcopycopy.JPG

Fantastic!

[poppie guy]

Fantastic!

^ +1

[Alejandro Sandoval]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2943381102_e6a182d052_o.jpg

[Hatch1921]

Great shot Aztech. The lighting is something else!!!

Hatch

[poppie guy]

Aztech, did you get a new monitor?

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Aztech, did you get a new monitor?


Nope I send back the "better" one and Im back to my old monitor..:D

[poppie guy]

Nope I send back the "better" one and Im back to my old monitor..:D

skin tones are looking like they used to look.:D

[Alejandro Sandoval]

skin tones are looking like they used to look.:D


Not there yet.....I moved everything to my Macbook Pro and My actions are not working properly....:o

[MinhThien]

Nice Lighting! Did you trim parts of her neck? Cause it looks really straight to me! or maybe she got a perfect neck :)!
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3138/2943381102_e6a182d052_o.jpg

[Jannie]

Very nice, very, very nice!

[Alejandro Sandoval]

This is not in my faves...but I love the IQ of the 135

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3135/2945711738_9863721c00_b.jpg

[Jannie]

Aztec you were so right about this lens at 4.5-5.6 on faces, it's incredible and it's already really sharp wide open. But at 4.5 5.6- it still has beautifull depth of field fall off yet renders a face shot perfectly, I am so in love with this lens.

[wa_tony]

L is for lousy......

Basically, the lens was bought new in January 2008 and it has never delivered great photographs. At first I thought it was me, then I thought it was my 350D, so I upgraded to a 40D. Still the results were well below expectations, and poor in comparison to my 50mm f/1.4 (a non-L series lens) and my Sigma 10-20mm lens.

A friend then tested the lens on a tripod with a tape measure stretched out in front. The results showed the lens, whilst showing that it was focused on the red 80cm mark, you can see from the image that the 80cm mark is out of focus and the DOF is from 73 to 78cm.

So I sent the lens off to Canon and got it back yesterday, 5 and a half weeks later. I will test it tonight.

[Lani Kai]

Shouldn't you have tested the lens before upgrading the body? It wasn't doing this with all of your lenses, was it?

[wa_tony]

Guess I should of tested the lens before upgrading, but, being a novice, I presumed I was the problem. After all, I'd just spent a fortune on an L series lens. I guess Canon could of tested the lens before they sold it to me!

As I mentioned the images taken with the 50mm and 10-20mm are way better than the 135mm.

[tomhide]

Guess I should of tested the lens before upgrading, but, being a novice, I presumed I was the problem. After all, I'd just spent a fortune on an L series lens. I guess Canon could of tested the lens before they sold it to me!

As I mentioned the images taken with the 50mm and 10-20mm are way better than the 135mm.

Sorry to hear about the issue with ur lens Tony. Unfortunately these things can happen time to time with any products.
Hope the lens is sorted soon and you're out and getting steller shots. Some really amazing examples in this thread which makes me want to consider getting this lens some day.

[tiredoffilm]

Guess I should of tested the lens before upgrading, but, being a novice, I presumed I was the problem. After all, I'd just spent a fortune on an L series lens. I guess Canon could of tested the lens before they sold it to me!

As I mentioned the images taken with the 50mm and 10-20mm are way better than the 135mm.


Yeah, it does happen. I have just spent £130 on a £700 lens to get it focusing correctly, like you I thought it was my body and bought another to no avail. I'll know better next time.:D

[macroshot]

All at f/2, all handheld, and all with the complete Kenko tubes attached (12/20/36).


313764


313765

[macroshot]

313767


313768

Other than my own instability, I'd say it's a sharp copy.

[wa_tony]

Hi now is my turn. I bought this lens yesterday and today I tried it! Very nice sharp.
All pics r at f2 on 5D.

Hi Paolorush,

How much post processing (sharpeneing, contrast) did you do to these two shots?

Tony

[royv]

60% crop of the original image

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2953488521_9c0c52d7b4_o.jpg

[GMCPhotographics]

Ok, here's a few shot using a 135L mounted to a 40D. It's a very effective tele combo:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2955603872_23af4cab81_o.jpg
(Julian Alps, Slovenia)
and
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/2959848112_665a272cce_o.jpg
(Lake Bled, Slovenia)

[Jannie]

Very nice!

[poppie guy]

I agree, beautiful!

[silverwolf]

Ok, here's a few shot using a 135L mounted to a 40D. It's a very effective tele combo:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2955603872_23af4cab81_o.jpg
(Julian Alps, Slovenia)
and
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3002/2959848112_665a272cce_o.jpg
(Lake Bled, Slovenia) Very beautiful pictures great job they have a great mood.:)

[MinhThien]

135mm L question:
If i shot with 40D in good lightning condition(outside) and my hand is not very steady will my image turn out sharp with this lens? or maybe you have to use a tripod for this lens? I think the focal length is kinda long without the IS help. I really want to buy this lens but i can't test it first due to all the camera shop don't have this lens in-stock!

[sapearl]

Hi Eric - the lens really is not that long or heavy. I don't own one - yet - but will make a purchase as soon as the rebates come out again.

If you're concerned about hand-shake, I'd say that if you were using at least 1/160 sec and being careful, that you should be in good shape. More insurance with 1/200+ but it's not as if you are trying to support the70-200 f/2.8.

IS certainly is a very nice feature to have. Some, but not all of my lenses have it. You just have to be careful about your shots. Remember, photographers were taking pictures for over 150 years before IS came along ;).

135mm L question:
If i shot with 40D in good lightning condition(outside) and my hand is not very steady will my image turn out sharp with this lens? or maybe you have to use a tripod for this lens? I think the focal length is kinda long without the IS help. I really want to buy this lens but i can't test it first due to all the camera shop don't have this lens in-stock!

[MinhThien]

Hi Eric - the lens really is not that long or heavy. I don't own one - yet - but will make a purchase as soon as the rebates come out again.

If you're concerned about hand-shake, I'd say that if you were using at least 1/160 sec and being careful, that you should be in good shape. More insurance with 1/200+ but it's not as if you are trying to support the70-200 f/2.8.

IS certainly is a very nice feature to have. Some, but not all of my lenses have it. You just have to be careful about your shots. Remember, photographers were taking pictures for over 150 years before IS came along ;).
well for good lightning i guess you could bump the shutter speed with this lens then! thanks!

[sapearl]

.... and/or increase the ISO to allow that faster shutter speed, or open the aperture more to gain the speed.... You are welcome.

well for good lightning i guess you could bump the shutter speed with this lens then! thanks!

[ekie]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3241/2965197507_2a232a9210_o.jpg

[paolorush]

Hi Paolorush,

How much post processing (sharpeneing, contrast) did you do to these two shots?

Tony

Hi. Absolutely nope PP, not at all. Just converted in Jpg by LR.
The unic one that I corrected tones and contrast is the last one (red cat vertical shot).
Paolo

[zariio]

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1225050548_oqss3322_IMG_0298acopy.JPG

[Alejandro Sandoval]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3274/2976300166_78a12bbcaa_o.jpg

[poppie guy]

DANG!!!!

[zariio]

:):):)

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1220208168_mgno6990_IMG_1026copy.jpg

[JojoM]

I got this lens last weekend. Sharpness, color and bokeh at f/2 are just wonderful.

f/2, ISO 200, 1/800sec.
http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r365/jmagbitang/POTN/IMG_8708.jpg

[zariio]

http://photo-zona.net/images/user47227/album15021/large/1225137484_xrhk9531__MG_9625copy.JPG

[jmpsmash]

60% crop of the original image

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3011/2953488521_9c0c52d7b4_o.jpg

Ok, here's a few shot using a 135L mounted to a 40D. It's a very effective tele combo:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3024/2955603872_23af4cab81_o.jpg
(Julian Alps, Slovenia)


can't help but to notice the similarity between these two shots!

[Jannie]

135 @ f2 1/30th ISO 800

http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/bb200/palousegirl/135f21-30ISO800_.jpg

[macroshot]

^^ Jannie - this shot is the best of the bunch that you posted on the various lens threads, and, no surprise, it's crispy wide open. I typically need f/2.8 to get this sharp, but I am satisfied at f/2 most of the time.

[Jannie]

I got lucky LOL, that fan was moving (probably vibrating too) and I shot a lot of photos in the range of 1/13th sec to 1/30th second and no IS so I'm thrilled with all of them, but yes it's a lens I always feel really confident using.

[macroshot]

I will always have the 135 f/2L as long as I have a FF body. This lens kicks butt. Given a choice of just two or three lenses, this is always on the list - every time!

[Jannie]

Yeah the 135 f2L and the 35 f1.4L really have become my favorite lenses. I don't think they are sharper than my other primes or zooms but there is just a huge comfort/confidence zone with these lenses.

[Alejandro Sandoval]

Some PP added.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3022/2996903681_710281e996_o.jpg

[Jannie]

OMG :-)

[Nefeilyn]

I got this lens last weekend. Sharpness, color and bokeh at f/2 are just wonderful.

f/2, ISO 200, 1/800sec.
http://i353.photobucket.com/albums/r365/jmagbitang/POTN/IMG_8708.jpg
The colours are just WoW! :shock: So vibrant and i like it's simplicity too. :]

[JojoM]

The colours are just WoW! :shock: So vibrant and i like it's simplicity too. :]

Thanks, much appreciated!

[royv]

Stupid stupid me, I got my 135L a few weeks ago, and didn't shoot the obligatory Duck-shot with it yet, so here are a few for you guys.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/3002725413_a52f0be97d.jpg?v=0 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3212/3002725413_db51446962_o.jpg)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/3002725401_9928477e7e.jpg?v=0 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3251/3002725401_19f1f96035_o.jpg)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/3002725409_3222b7830d.jpg?v=0 (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3254/3002725409_d169aac94c_o.jpg)