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

Started Jan 25, 2016 | User reviews thread
Scott57 Junior Member • Posts: 25
Re: My favorite lens (so far) - the EF 135mm f/2L USM

Jonathan,

Great review and great pics! I am quite "late" to this thread. Like perhaps two YEARS :)! But I recently purchased the Canon 135mm f2 and lovelovelove it! It has become my fave lens as well.

As an amateur, I have also come to appreciate the Canon "L" lenses. Not for "status" or "hype" ~ hardly! But the quality is absolutely there. And while I am enjoying the versatility and decent IQ of the Canon 24-105mm f4, and the incredible IS of the Canon 16-35mm f4, and the light weight for trekking in India of th Canon 70-200mm f4...the 135 just does so many things artistically that have moved my photography up a click or two.

I have a lot yet to learn, as this is an impassioned hobby and not a career. But when I get one of those stunning shots with the 135, where the eyelashes of the cat stand out, or the person is highlighted by green bokeh of trees all around her, or where a smile captured unbeknownst by the subject because you were "way across the room..." then I know that every penny of that $999 was well-spent.

As a public school teacher who has many students, I was recently invited to do a Senior Pics Portrait Session with one of my former band members. I will be shooting in July. I will be reading up on ideas and creative backgrounds. But the biggest thing that I know about this photo shoot is that my Canon 135mm f2 will be in my bag!

Thanks again for this thread, Jonathan! Hope I'm not "too late" for you see this!

ScottS

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