Never ever try a PRIME lens.. Going back to a ZOOM, you get too obsessed w. IQ

Klaus dk wrote:

Igor Sotelo wrote:

Rodger in Edmonton wrote:

Igor Sotelo wrote:

Canon has great EF zooms (24-70mm 2.8L II, 70-200mm 2.8L IS II and 100-400mm 4.5-5.6L IS II can recommend without hesitation, the 28-300mm 3.5-5.6L IS depends), though I do have the 85mm 1.2L and 300mm 2.8L IS primes.

Would like the 50mm 1.2L and 35mm 1.4L II primes, but unfortunately those are typically quite expensive.

Maybe the 135mm 2.0L is good too and worth having.

I can't speak to the 50 & 135 but the 135 F2 is one of those charmers that renders knock out images with a beautiful palette - razor sharp, the look, the bokeh etc - it makes a table leg look good - no kidding .

Have quite a few portrait primes from 100mm to 135mm to 180mm for my other systems, that it makes the decision for the EF 135mm 2.0L a bit difficult. Though I noticed that whoever used the 135L lens, thinks really highly of it.

If I'd bought a very expensive lens only to find I weren't too wild about it, I would probably be more inclined to sell it than to share my frustration in public.

This is not a comment on the quality of the EF 135/2.

I think very highly of almost all my prime portrait lenses from 100mm to 180mm, don’t really have plans to sell any whatsoever.

Maybe could sell my Pentax D FA 100mm 2.8 WR Macro to buy the new version that’s about to be launched, by the road map.

Anyways, would like to try the EF 135mm 2.0L, maybe should have it too to complete a bit better my EF system, because of it’s special rendering.

I opted to go with zooms first for my Canon’s, though  it must be said several EF L primes are excellent too.