135L - Why It's So Special!

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Cuttlefish wrote in post #12351287
The more photos I take, the more disillusioned I become. Perhaps my expectations are too high.
All the photos I see in the magazines are with better cameras and lenses.

I don't know what you shoot, but magazine photos are often taken with co-operative and stationary subjects, with carefuly-arranged lighting.

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anthony11 wrote in post #12353682
I don't know what you shoot, but magazine photos are often taken with co-operative and stationary subjects, with carefuly-arranged lighting.

Yes I think you're right.
I would like now to see the benefits of a prime over a zoom in taking portraits

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Cuttlefish wrote in post #12360578
Yes I think you're right.
I would like now to see the benefits of a prime over a zoom in taking portraits

Image quality per dollar, perhaps. I lust after a 135L myself, but lots of portrait shooters use a 70-200 for flexibility from head shots to groups.

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Cuttlefish wrote in post #12360578
Yes I think you're right.
I would like now to see the benefits of a prime over a zoom in taking portraits

Speed, f/2 and faster is really only available in primes. This allows a thinner DOF and better subject isolation.

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Green Man wrote in post #12356002

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That is one snoozing little one next to her neck.

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markspan6243 wrote in post #12361156
whats everyones opinion on the 135 2.8? i cant afford the L lol

The question might have been asked in jest, but the 135mm f/2.8 SF lens is actually very good for what it is. Soft-focus may or may not be your thing, and it's hard to exactly duplicate the optical effect in Photoshop, but used as a standard prime lens, it's very good. The one I owned was quite sharp down to max aperture. It's a pretty old lens design (may be the oldest Canon lens in production, I'm not sure), and is the longest non-L prime Canon has ever made. I enjoyed using it while I had it. It can't compare to the 135L, no doubt. But neither can the price tag.

Canon 5D Mark II | 28-70mm f/2.8L USM | Σ 70-200mm f/2.8 APO EX DG HSM OS | 85mm f/1.2L USM | Σ 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM | 50mm f/2.5 Compact Macro | LR5 | PS CS5

Great for shooting in the dark, too! 5D + 135L 1/160th f/2.2 ISO 3200

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