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Canon RF 135mm F1.8 is shipping …

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RDM5546
RDM5546 Senior Member • Posts: 3,654
Re: Canon RF 135mm F1.8 is shipping …

strawpanda wrote:

Wilkinson's in the UK are showing it as in stock, at £2,599 ... about US$3,210.

Wow! With a price like that it is not a great surprise sales may proceed slowly in the UK.

I am expecting some major improvements in the RF 135 over the EF and was concerned that the MSRP would be higher than the $2099. I know it is a lot of money but other great RF lenses can be considerably more expensive. I think they will throw in the kitchen sink with expensive lens glass and coating enhancements like the did in the RF50f1.2L, RF85f1.2L and RF28-70L. I expect the focus speed to faster and offer excellent IS as well. IMO initial reviews appear to support this. (They advertise "Nano USM delivers fast, accurate, and near silent autofocus performance to benefit both photo and video applications" and  8 stops of stabilization including IBIS).  This lens is smaller than my RF70-200f1.8 and weighs less yet it offers 1 1/2 stops more light and more bokeh).

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