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My favorite lens (so far) - the EF 135mm f/2L USM

Started Jan 25, 2016 | User reviews thread
Jonathan Brady
OP Jonathan Brady Veteran Member • Posts: 6,725
Re: My favorite lens (so far) - the EF 135mm f/2L USM
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RogerZoul wrote:

Great images. I'm convinced. But how does it compare to the 100L besides being faster (which to obviously took advantage of in these shots).

Thanks!

How it differs: well, it's obviously longer than the 100L by 35mm/35%.  And yes, it's 1 full stop faster in terms of light, but in terms of background/foreground blur you also have to factor in the additional 35mm to that one stop.  But you can ABSOLUTELY still get plenty of background blur with 100mm.  See...

I think both can produce GREAT images, but I tend to pick the 135L more often for some reason I simply can't articulate.  I just like the images better.

If you were deciding between the two, the choice would come down to the variables involved with your individual circumstance, but if I could come up with an easy way to help someone decide it would be that the 100L is FAR more versatile in terms of uses (it has IS, it's a shorter focal length so it can work indoors easier, and obviously it'll do macro and close distance photography) but if a person wants a top of the line portrait lens, especially one that's to be used in not-small-spaces, the 100L is no match for the 135L.

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