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Got a 135L last week...LOVING THIS LENS

Started Mar 21, 2014 | Discussions thread
lastcoyote Regular Member • Posts: 207
Re: Got a 135L last week...LOVING THIS LENS

I am glad you are enjoying this lens.  I bought one a year ago.  I love shallow depth of field photography.  I just wish this lens had IS.  The IS would compensate for my shaky hands.  But I guess the lens has an old design and at the time they did not offer IS.  Optically speaking, I have no complaints.  I love taking action shots.  Although if your subject is moving towards you, you will be limited by the fixed focal length.  That is why sometimes I wish I had the 70-200 F2.8 IS.  But that lens is so heavy, expensive, and it is one stop slower.  Nevertheless, if you learn how to use the 135L, you can take photos that are out of this world.

Thank you for sharing your pictures.

although IS would be handy in low light I often read that adding IS to a lens is a compromise on the IQ. Was one of the reasons given for why the 24-70L II didn't get it.
Maybe someone can offer more insight in to the truth behind that? Think I've read it's to do with the internal design that has to change by adding IS.

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Canon EOS 5D Mark III Canon EF 135mm F2L USM Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.5 1-5x Macro Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Canon EF 16-35mm F4L IS USM +8 more
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