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 135mm f/2.8 | 3 6.8% |
| 85mm f/1.8 | 41 93.2% |
Swift Goldmember  1,225 posts Joined Dec 2006 Location: Ohio, USA More info | Mar 20, 2007 17:22 | #1 I'm trying to decide on which lens to buy... Canon 550D | Canon 70-200mm f/4L USM | Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM | Canon Speedlight 430EX | Raynox DCR-250 Macro
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Mar 20, 2007 18:34 | #2 7 votes for 85mm, 1 for 135mm...Alright. Will wait for some replys and more votes. Canon 550D | Canon 70-200mm f/4L USM | Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM | Canon Speedlight 430EX | Raynox DCR-250 Macro
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pturton Senior Member 733 posts Joined May 2002 Location: Region Niagara, Ontario, Canada More info | Mar 20, 2007 18:36 | #3 For your low light needs and portraits that you mention in your other post, the 85 f/1.8 will be of great use. My 85 f/1.8 has been getting more usage than my 135L the past few months.
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Mar 22, 2007 09:00 | #4 Any other comments? Canon 550D | Canon 70-200mm f/4L USM | Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM | Canon Speedlight 430EX | Raynox DCR-250 Macro
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calicokat Cream of the Crop  14,720 posts Likes: 2 Joined Oct 2005 Location: Southern California More info | Mar 22, 2007 09:04 | #5 I voted for the 85 F/1.8, a full stop + more than the 135 F/2.8 "You are going to fall off a cliff trying to get a better shot someday"- My hopeful and loving wife
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farrukh Goldmember  1,969 posts Joined Jul 2005 Location: Lahore, Pakistan More info | Mar 22, 2007 09:05 | #6 85 got the edge, very fast ring USM, better build, better IQ. 5D Mark II + 40D | Lenses: Sigma 150-500mm BigmOS / Canon 24-105mm F4L IS / Canon 70-200 F4L IS / Canon 85mm 1.8 / Sigma Macro 70mm f/2.8 EX / Sigma 10-20mm EX / Canon 50mm f/1.8 II / Sigma 1.4x APO TC / Kenko 2x PRO300 DG. Lighting: Canon 580EX II + Metz 58 AF-1 + Sunpak 383...
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mrcoons Senior Member  436 posts Joined Jan 2005 Location: Normal, Illinois, USA More info | I had to make this same choice several months ago and I went with the 85 F/1.8 for the extra light. Have not regretted it so far and don't think I will. I do not appear to need the extra reach of the 135. (I use my 85 for candid portrait shots at school events.) Mark
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gasrocks Cream of the Crop  13,432 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Portage, Wisconsin USA More info | Mar 22, 2007 11:27 | #8 But I consider those 2 to be 2 different focal lengths. either you need an 85 or a 135. Both are sharp lenses and bargains. GEAR LIST
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steved110 Cream of the Crop  5,776 posts Likes: 2 Joined Dec 2005 Location: East Sussex UK More info | Mar 22, 2007 11:30 | #9 The 85 is more suitable for a crop camera. IMO the 135 SF lens is a bit too long for routine use - unless you have a specific need - and the soft focus effect can be duplicated effectively in photoshop. Canon 6D
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Mar 22, 2007 16:06 | #10 Thanks everyone, I guess I will go for the 85mm f/1.8 Canon 550D | Canon 70-200mm f/4L USM | Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM | Canon Speedlight 430EX | Raynox DCR-250 Macro
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steved110 Cream of the Crop 5,776 posts Likes: 2 Joined Dec 2005 Location: East Sussex UK More info | I believe the 85mm is far sharper than the 50 Canon 6D
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Tareq "I am very lazy, a normal consumer"  More info | I don't have 135 f2.8 SF but i have 135 f2L AF, is it better? Galleries:
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kevin_c Cream of the Crop 5,745 posts Likes: 4 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Devon, England More info | Mar 23, 2007 14:46 | #13 The 85mm f/1.8 for me - now if it were the 135L f/2... -- K e v i n --
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august23 Sensitive + Shopoholic = chick?  3,126 posts Likes: 14 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Bergen County, New Jersey More info | Mar 23, 2007 15:09 | #14 On a crop I'd still get the 85. Unless you're half a football field away, the 85 is plenty long.
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Pasukun Goldmember  1,388 posts Joined Feb 2007 Location: US More info | Mar 23, 2007 15:48 | #15 In the age of Photoshop.. "the things we touch have no permanence.. as there is nothing we can hold onto in this world.. only by letting it go can we truly possess what is real.."
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