Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM

TheAztech wrote in post #5092314
oh boy I want this lense BADLY!

Nah, you don't need it, I saw your posts so great amazing without this lens so i don't think you really need this.
I know you want it, and if you ask me, this lens is almost "PERFECT"

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Tareq wrote in post #5092387
Nah, you don't need it, I saw your posts so great amazing without this lens so i don't think you really need this.
I know you want it, and if you ask me, this lens is almost "PERFECT"

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350D, f2, 1/200, ISO800

that's why I want it..TACK SHARP wide open....look at that ! that's SHARP now, you're making me droll

TheAztech wrote in post #5092446
that's why I want it..TACK SHARP wide open....look at that ! that's SHARP now, you're making me droll

OH, i am sorry, i forgot this lens on my first DSLR, i should use 5D or 1Ds2 for this purpose [and my 30D is just setting next to my chair watching this forum by her 10-22 eyes]

The Big Brown Truck of Happiness will be here any hour now with mine

archaeoman wrote in post #5092712
The Big Brown Truck of Happiness will be here any hour now with mine

WOW, i will watch this forum for new posts then
Congrats!

TheAztech wrote in post #5092446
that's why I want it..TACK SHARP wide open....look at that ! that's SHARP now, you're making me droll

On the Mk II N. Wide open.

Reposting, so this is a link. Just wanted to demonstrate again how good this is at f/2

http://www.the-aperture.com …rge/20080219_AP​ER1995.jpg

Pete wrote in post #5092748
On the Mk II N. Wide open.

Reposting, so this is a link. Just wanted to demonstrate again how good this is at f/2

http://www.the-aperture.com …rge/20080219_AP​ER1995.jpg

HOLY SMOKES !

TheAztech wrote in post #5093201
HOLY SMOKES !

It's even better as a 1920 x 1280 wallpaper on my Mac

Incredible images from this lens! Question: how big of an issue is it handholding this baby? It's obviously very sharp wide open so that helps tremendously.

Not trying to dampen the deserving praise for this lens but I rarely use a tripod and wonder about the non-IS. Thanks.

jvmanolis wrote in post #5093611
Incredible images from this lens! Question: how big of an issue is it handholding this baby? It's obviously very sharp wide open so that helps tremendously.

Not trying to dampen the deserving praise for this lens but I rarely use a tripod and wonder about the non-IS. Thanks.

It's light (750g). It's not the monster that other wide primes are. Very similar in weight to a 24-105 or 24-70. I could hand-hold this lens and hike with it all day long, no problem.

jvmanolis wrote in post #5093611
Incredible images from this lens! Question: how big of an issue is it handholding this baby? It's obviously very sharp wide open so that helps tremendously.

Not trying to dampen the deserving praise for this lens but I rarely use a tripod and wonder about the non-IS. Thanks.

My shot was handhold, i never used this lens on tripod yet and i will never use tripod if i keep my shutter speed about 1/60 and faster.

jvmanolis wrote in post #5093611
Question: how big of an issue is it handholding this baby?

depends on your hand holding skills... If you have good technique you can easily get to 1/60th, and even 1/45th... I don't consider myself very stable and have been shooting at 1/60th w/o any issues at all. It's size/weight just make it very easy to hand hold which is nice. It's much easier to handhold than my 70-200 was.

Very impressed with this lens. I've had it an hour or so.

As I posted in another thread, here is a quick and dirty test:

135L f/2 on my 5D
Shutter 1/500, ISO 800, f/2 hand held no USM, just resized and "saved for web"

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some exemple of poor light with flash bounced in ceiling. Very high ISO with MKIII

In a bar

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debaire wrote in post #5091016
Darn it. I bought it, it's coming...now I just need an ultrawide and a telephoto and I'm done...really, I'm done.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.