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Canon RF 135mm F1.8 is shipping …

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Rachskis801
Rachskis801 New Member • Posts: 8
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Yay Roberto!!! Still waiting here.

roby17269
roby17269 Senior Member • Posts: 2,395
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Rachskis801 wrote:

Yay Roberto!!! Still waiting here.

thanks! They told me more shipments will come in March, but also that there is a small quantity of lenses in each batch...

In other news I developed a flu so the planned weekend tests may not happen

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Jeremy Hulsey New Member • Posts: 1
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RDM5546 wrote:

MarshallG wrote:

Rey66 wrote:

I think the higher the focal length has better compression, but I am mostly street / portrait photographer which sometimes you need that distance to the subject.I will test both and see..

I don't like to use that term, "compression," but some math nerd can probably figure out how much blur happens with the two lenses wide open. The 135 has the longer focal length, and also the longer distance effect, versus the faster aperture of the 85mm.

Use the tool at

http://howmuchblur.dekoning.nl/#compare-1x-135mm-f1.8-and-1x-85mm-f1.2-on-a-0.9m-wide-subject

Note the assumptions about subject distance, etc. For the case I tried the 85f1.2 was the blur winner. For closer than a head shot the 135 mm can be the winner

If you want headshots that are totally in focus with the greater bokeh the 135mm clearly is the winner. This is because you would be shooting at least f2.5 irrespective of the lens and compression often become a deciding factor. But there are other variables such as distance to subject/background that can either strengthen or weaken the effect of bokeh at any focal length.

strawpanda New Member • Posts: 18
Re: Canon RF 135mm F1.8 is shipping …

What I find puzzling is the huge size of the lens hood compared to the one built in on my old Canon FD 135mm f2 (adapted for EOS). I now have a grey RF 135mm on order, I expect that will arrive in about a week or so.

halfnote New Member • Posts: 17
Re: Canon RF 135mm F1.8 is shipping …

strawpanda wrote:

What I find puzzling is the huge size of the lens hood compared to the one built in on my old Canon FD 135mm f2 (adapted for EOS). I now have a grey RF 135mm on order, I expect that will arrive in about a week or so.

I’m hoping the shorter RF 85 1.2L hood ET-89 will fit (both lenses have 82mm filter size) as I mainly need bump protection with some flare reduction. I don’t like Canon’s trend to outsized lens hoods.

strawpanda New Member • Posts: 18
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halfnote wrote:

strawpanda wrote:

What I find puzzling is the huge size of the lens hood compared to the one built in on my old Canon FD 135mm f2 (adapted for EOS). I now have a grey RF 135mm on order, I expect that will arrive in about a week or so.

I’m hoping the shorter RF 85 1.2L hood ET-89 will fit (both lenses have 82mm filter size) as I mainly need bump protection with some flare reduction. I don’t like Canon’s trend to outsized lens hoods.

Good idea, I'll try that.

Franz Kerschbaum
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Does NOT fit!

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