For those how wonders why I got the 136 f2 after obtained the 70-200 f2.8 IS ii

These are from tonight. I just came back from Monster Truck Jam in Anaheim California. My 70-200 f2.8 IS ii struggled to stop the motion in this low light at the Angle Stadium. So I pulled out the 135 and here are some proofs. I am not saying anything negative at all about the 70-200 ii but that was not its place to be the king.

All samples were shoot with M mode, ISO 400, wide open (f2), 1/400 shutter. The 85 1.2 II would not do any good here. It was just too short from where I was.

Enjoy

Edited I just changed the title, so there wouldn't be any fight over this thread

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Please ask for more pic, if you want to view more. I have to follow the rules of the forums,

Can you please post more pictures? I need more info to draw conclusions.

Two more. All shoots over 1000 were all keepers except one, the idiot in front of me stood up. The focus was so fast, it was light year ahead of the 85 1.2 ii. That was the reason why it was in the bag also.

The last one, Grave Digger was the inner again this year. I started to wonder why again? LOL

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Posted shots are very cool. I can see you threading the needle for light and the 135 shines here.

Was the AF not keeping up? You could have bumped the ISO to 800, kept the same exposure otherwise, and had more room for creative freedom with the 70-200 IMO

No doubt these look good but I have a hard time believing the IS on the 70-200 MkII couldn't handle this.

Did you try Mode 2 for panning?

ISO 800 on my/any 50d is not what I am comfortable at. In fact 400 is the max I would ever use on the 50d. IS on any lens would not do any good in a night like this. I don't care what IS mode you are in. Those monster trucks were just simply to fast to stop them in actions

One guy sitting right in front of me was using a kit lens, 18-55 with a pop up flash on his rebel. I did not think he got any ok picture out of tonight.

BTW all shoots are straight from the camera, no cropped, no nothing.

Time for a 7DmkII

I've actually printed a 20x30" photo from my 50D at ISO 1600 and it looked fine, assuming you weren't sniffing it. I'd have stuck with the 70-200

Those are keepers with the blown out sodium lighting? They look like the snapshots they are to me.
Unless you have photographer's/press access to the field you simply wasting your time shooting from the stands; better to just sit down and enjoy the show. The perspective is all wrong and you are still not close enough to the action. What you posted look like expensive snapshots and you might have gotten better results with an ultrazoom point and shoot.

1/400 at ISO400 is tons of light, so not the best example of why the 135's extra stop of light is handy. Try shooting at ISO6400 when you need at least 1/500...

but to each their own.

wrxrocks wrote in post #13786969
ISO 800 on my/any 50d is not what I am comfortable at. In fact 400 is the max I would ever use on the 50d.

All that proves is that you put your own limits on your gear and not that the gear can't cope.
Don't blame the gear when you won't let it work for you.

philwillmedia wrote in post #13787315
All that proves is that you put your own limits on your gear and not that the gear can't cope.
Don't blame the gear when you won't let it work for you.

+1

OP you have so many nice glasses wasted on a 50D....I have to agree with others. If you have a 7D, the 70-200mkII is so much better than the 135L with your example.