Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM

Quick enough focusing to catch a dog on the run. This is f/2

ninab wrote in post #5088279
Thanks Tareq - I have a 5D and will get another one. Guess this is the wrong thread for this, though...

Did you decide on a lens? I've been thinking the same thing about weddings. The 70-200 2.8 is just too heavy for me, I wobble it too often.

1D Mk II N

BeckyMax wrote in post #5202184
She is so cute! Forgive the stupid question, how far away do you have to be to get her face all in focus at 2.2?

Thanks! Honestly I don't remember. I'm guessing I was maybe 8ft or so away?

TheAztech wrote in post #5159636
I like this lens....very very shaaarrrp

Awesome shot....I feel this lens calling me.....and my wife yelling at me.

How would you say this lens compare with the 85 1.8? And don't say 50mm .
In terms of bokeh, sharpness, contrast, etc?

Well thats that. I'm getting this.

Thanks for the posts all!

You will LOVE it!

versedmb wrote in post #5205927
Awesome shot....I feel this lens calling me.....and my wife yelling at me.

How would you say this lens compare with the 85 1.8? And don't say 50mm .
In terms of bokeh, sharpness, contrast, etc?

What I like of it is the focal distance on the 5D...

is a mid point between the 85 mm and the 70-200..I fyou need more reach; couple steps do the trick.

It's sharp wide open...the 1.8 is not...the 1.8 is alright
faster focusing way faster than the 1.8
Better colors
Better IQ
Better Bokeh.
Better contras... and No too expensive.

Does anyone have an example at less than f/14?

chauncey wrote in post #5213271
Does anyone have an example at less than f/14?

f/2.8

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chauncey wrote in post #5213271
Does anyone have an example at less than f/14?

Wide Open

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Poor phrasing, f/14-22.

TheAztech wrote in post #5169107
Im in loooveeeeee

Really i like this shot

What about a B&W?

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chauncey wrote in post #5213494
Poor phrasing, f/14-22.

That's going to be unusual.

Also, in that range diffraction softening will be a player. Put another way....the $900 EF 135/2 and the $200 Sigma 70-300/4-5.6 APO will look pretty much the same between f/14 and f/22.

If you plan to shoot a telephoto lens stopped down into the diffration limited range then you can save a lot of money and just buy consumer grade lenses.

JeffreyG wrote in post #5213718
That's going to be unusual.

Also, in that range diffraction softening will be a player. Put another way....the $900 EF 135/2 and the $200 Sigma 70-300/4-5.6 APO will look pretty much the same between f/14 and f/22.

If you plan to shoot a telephoto lens stopped down into the diffration limited range then you can save a lot of money and just buy consumer grade lenses.

and why i saw many many landscapes shots in that diffraction f-stops?