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Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens ( Camera Shake )

Started Nov 13, 2015 | Discussions thread
WindwardHaole Senior Member • Posts: 1,550
Re: Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens ( Camera Shake )
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Let me start by saying that while I am primarily a Nikon shooter, I bought a Canon body specifically to be able to use Canons' 135 f/2 L. Like you, I had heard all the praise about the 135L and had been dissatisfied with Nikon's 135 f/2 DC. After a year, the Canon 135 L ranks as one of my all time top lens buys and favorite lenses to use. You did state that some images are crisp, suggesting that the lens is optically OK, have you ruled out focusing errors? From your description you may be punching the shutter release, transmitting movement into the camera body, even at shutter speeds as short as 1/400, the longer 135mm focal length will exaggerate this. Your comment about improvement or success on a tripod tends to point that way. If you have not been hand holding a longer than normal focal length lens, don't give up on it yet, I think it is a case of technique and adjustment rather than a faulty lens.

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