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| POLL: "Betweem the 85/1.8 and the 135L, which do you reach for more often?" |
 135 F2L (on FF) | 22 38.6% |
| 135 F2L (on Crop) | 6 10.5% |
| 85/1.8 (on FF) | 6 10.5% |
| 85/1.8 (on Crop) | 8 14% |
| About 50/50 (on FF) | 5 8.8% |
| About 50/50 (on Crop) | 2 3.5% |
| I sold my 85/1.8 & Kept my 135L (on FF) | 7 12.3% |
| I sold my 135L & Kept my 85/1.8 (on FF) | 1 1.8% |
SchnellerGT Senior Member 585 posts Joined Apr 2007 Location: Washington, DC More info | Jun 10, 2010 19:33 | #1 Please vote in my poll. Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Canon 24-70 2.8L II [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]| Canon 40mm Pancake | Canon EF 85 1.8 USM | Canon EF 135 F2L USM | Canon Speedlite 430 EX
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Jun 10, 2010 19:49 | #3 tongsy wrote in post #10340549  Voted all options! Why? Canon EOS 5D Mark II | Canon 24-70 2.8L II [FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma][SIZE=2][FONT=Tahoma]| Canon 40mm Pancake | Canon EF 85 1.8 USM | Canon EF 135 F2L USM | Canon Speedlite 430 EX
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Bradfordguy Senior Member 941 posts Joined Sep 2009 Location: Bradford, Ontario More info | I run about 50/50 on both those lenses but with little league soccer I can se the 135L and my 1.4TC get used alot this summer. G10, 7D gripped, 17-55 2.8 IS , 70-200L 2.8 IS MKII, EF 85 1.8, 105 2.8 EX Sigma Macro, 1.4 TC , 580 EXII, 430 EX, ST-E2
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Erik_L Goldmember 3,160 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2009 Location: Minnesota More info | Jun 10, 2010 23:16 | #5 85 f/1.8 is a nice lens for the money, but I'd get the Sigma if I were rich - their new stuff is really good! Canon EOS 1D III
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Combatmedic870 Goldmember  1,739 posts Joined Oct 2009 Location: Salem ,OR More info | Jun 11, 2010 00:13 | #6 I would say that both are really needed...The focal lengths have a nice difference. If you have FF id go for the 135mm...on crop id go for the 85mm. Nikon D700: 16-35 F4, 50 1.4G, 85 1.8,105 VR Micro, 135F2 DC, 80-200 2.8 AFS
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orisky Goldmember  1,398 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jan 2007 Location: the oc More info | I HAD the 85 1.8 and 135L. Between those, I used the 135L more often on a FF. Now I have the 85 1.2 and I rarely use the 135 anymore.
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photoPanda Senior Member  616 posts Joined May 2010 Location: East Coast More info | Jun 14, 2010 02:30 | #8 Both are good lenses but I always reach for the 135L over the 85 - for the situations I shoot in the focal length is often more useful.
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NinetyEight "Banned for life"  More info | Jun 14, 2010 02:35 | #9 85 f/1.8 on a crop Kev
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JeffreyG "my bits and pieces are all hard"  More info | Jun 14, 2010 05:31 | #10 On FF I use the 135L mostly for portraits. My personal stuff:http://www.flickr.com/photos/jngirbach/sets/
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