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Favorite lens I have ever owned

Started Sep 4, 2015 | User reviews thread
expro Senior Member • Posts: 2,274
Re: Favorite lens I have ever owned

I have both and tested them side by side for a while... The result was the 135L was left on the shelf.

so this summer I thought, hey get it out there again for a few weeks of comparisons and see if anything has changed....

well no it hasn't and the reasons are:

1. I use 1dx so zoom size is no problem. In fact prefer the balance

2. The major reason: zoom has faster focussing. I never miss a grab shot with the zoom. Suddenly I noticed that the first shot of a sequence was annoyingly out of focus - and it was always the 135L. Only other lens I have that also does this is the 100L macro.

3. Colour and contrast better on the zoom

4. The zoom is sharper

5. The zoom has IS - not a big deal for me but a nice to have

but I am keeping the 135L because of the bokeh! Zoom not so smooth.

 expro's gear list:expro's gear list
Canon EOS R3 Canon RF 24-70mm F2.8L IS USM Canon RF 70-200mm F2.8L IS USM Canon RF 100-500mm F4.5-7.1L IS USM Canon RF 14-35mm F4L IS USM
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