Which L lens to get next ?

condyk wrote in post #2137231
We have a mutual friend and 'member' who would likely spend good money on that kind of recording ... up to whatever price he might get for his 300mm 2.8 IS L. Let's split any profits 50-50%

OK, gotcha, I think he's busted now.

BTW, talking about lens cleaning....this is how treesharks clean their bag.

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So that is what the 135L is good for!

Not quite mah bo', that's the 135SF.
The 135L yields a very very different image feel.

Ah.... what do you think of the 135SF?

Lightstream wrote in post #2138795
Ah.... what do you think of the 135SF?

I'd pay 2x as much money to get it if I had to.
Besides, my long suffereing better half bought it for me (like everything else )....on softness setting "2" (i.e., max) it makes her look 10 yrs younger.
For some reson she likes that.

wow...I paid over 2x the money to get the 135L....should have done my research I guess. Soft focus is definitely a plus on the receiving end of a photo!

Petkal wrote in post #2138853
I'd pay 2x as much money to get it if I had to.
Besides, my long suffereing better half bought it for me (like everything else )....on softness setting "2" (i.e., max) it makes her look 10 yrs younger.
For some reson she likes that.

Nice vote of confidence.. but wouldn't Photoshop be cheaper?

Somehow I could never figure out how to do the soft focus thing in PS without making the whole image look blurred....

Permagrin: What do you use your 135L for?

Portraits. It takes absolutely stunning portraits. I can't say that I've used it for much else though...it's kind of an odd length for me to take out for a day shoot...too short for distance shots and too long for landscapes. It's an awesome lens though.

Ahh.... in which case it's a definite no-go for me. Not a regular portrait shooter (usually avoid it). For the occasions where I need to, I can adapt the Sigma 70-200/2.8 to do the job. At 135mm 2.8 wide open, it is VERY sharp. 200's soft, but at every other focal length it is quite a decent lens. (condyk would love to hear that (I DO complement 3rd party sometimes..))

The 135FS has a very high resolving power. Also it gets you images like this straight outta camera. Which is good for those of us who do not relish image processing on the PC.

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Petkal wrote in post #2139117
The 135FS has a very high resolving power. Also it gets you images like this straight outta camera. Which is good for those of us who do not relish image processing on the PC.

huh - Beautiful shot. Hard to beat that lens for the price too... How's the AF speed?

Mr. Clean wrote in post #2139137
huh - Beautiful shot. Hard to beat that lens for the price too... How's the AF speed?

Thank you. The AF speed is "adequate", I'd say. Very much typical of that lens generation, like 35 f2.0 and even 50 f/1.4.
I have not tried bird flight photography with it, but I suspect it should do OK .....relatively speaking. Clearly, it is not in the 135L league, but then again, very few lenses are.