Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Details
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- Usually ships in 1-2 business days
- List Price:
- $1,500.00
- Our Price:
- $922.00
- Savings:
- 38%
- Average Customer Rating:
- 5.0 out of 5
- Manufacturer:
- Canon
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- List Price:
- $1,500.00
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- $922.00
Features
- EF mount; telephoto lens
- Ultra-low Dispersion glass with Fluorite elements; inner focusing ring
- 135mm focal length f/2 maximum aperture Ring USM motor
- Comes with Leather bag & lens hood
Description
Fastest 135mm telephoto lens in its class / 2 UD-glass elements correct secondary spectrum / Compatible with Extender EF 1.4x II and 2x II
The fastest 135mm telephoto lens in its class, the Canon EF 135mm f/2L lens is ideal for indoor sports photography and portraits with background blur. Although the lens offers complete automatic focusing capabilities thanks to its Ultra Sonic Motor (USM), you can still take advantage of its manual focus function even when the camera is in AF mode. The lens also offers two UD glass elements that help minimize chromatic aberrations, giving your images outstanding sharpness and color. Other details include a 3-foot close focusing distance, an 18-degree diagonal angle of view, and a 72mm filter size. The lens--which is compatible with EF 1.4x II and 2x II extenders--carries a one-year warranty.
Specifications
- Focal length: 135mm
- Maximum aperture: f/2.0
- Lens construction: 10 elements in 8 groups
- Angle of view: 18 degrees
- Closest focusing distance: 3 feet
- Focus adjustment: Rear focusing system with USM
- Mount: Canon
- Filter size: 72mm
- Dimensions: 3.2 inches in diameter and 4.4 inches long
- Weight: 1.7 pounds
- Warranty: 1 year
Spotlight customer reviews
Loved it
[ Posted: 2008-11-04 ]
I absolutely adored this lense. Some of my best images came from it. I regret selling it instead of my 24-70 but live and learn.
If you are thinking about buying this lense stop now and place your order. You will not regret it.
Just do it!
[ Posted: 2008-10-28 ]
Read all of great reviews of this lens and believe them. You don't know how good a photographer you are or how good your Canon camera is until you bolt this thing on. The first time you look through the viewfinder with this lens in place you will smile big time, really you will. Images are outstanding with great snap, detail, bokeh and color...if you can swing the rather silly, large price do it!
One of the 3 best lenses I own
[ Posted: 2008-10-22 ]
This is the Canon L Prime that got me started buying a lot of prime lenses. I rate this equal in quality to the 85mm f/1.2 and the 50mm f/1.2. I bought this one first because it was cheaper than either of those and it got me hooked.
For many photographers, myself included, 85mm is the perfect portrait length. However, I would argue this is equally good for portraits, and is an equally special lens. Not nearly as fast as either the 85mm or the 50mm, but definitely gives that special quality of tack sharp, perfect, extra vibrant color and high contrast that they have. The three lenses complement each other very nicely.
This is consistently one of the most highly rated lenses you will find anywhere and is a perfect fixed focal, short telephoto length.
If you're leaning toward buying, just click "Add to Cart." LOL. You won't regret it.
Beautiful!
[ Posted: 2008-09-20 ]
Wonderful lens! I've recently purchased 135mm to use it with my 5D and it's delivering nothing but brilliant photo quality! I love to use it for portraits and some macro-like shots, a must have lens!
Versus the 85 f1.2, this is the better portrait lens!
[ Posted: 2008-09-12 ]
I compared both in a camera store in Hong Kong (attendant graciously let me test both). I mounted, test-shot. swapped, re-mounted, test-shot several times, before finally deciding 100% to buy this 135.
In evaluating a portrait lens, bokeh of course should be the prime consideration. The 85 1.2 offers a 'surreally-too-creamy' bokeh. Perhaps it's just my taste, but it's too corny for me. This 135 on the other hand brings that artsy 3d, real delineation at f2. Although again, it's just my personal taste perhaps..
But beyond my personal taste, the 85mm f1.2 is really more than double the price of 135mm f2. I bought this 135mm for 6100 HKD (785 USD), while 85 is priced at a non-negotiable 15,100 HKD (1930 USD)! The mount of the 85 at the back also has a worrisome, exposed glass that is too precarious when you mount and dismount frequently.
I also tested 85 at f2 and this 135 at f2, and aharpness of both lens is also about the same to me. The wrinkles, brows, freckles are all crisp.
The 85 is also noticeably slower in autofocusing (at same f2)
The only downside for me of 135 is that you have to walk way way back from your subject to get the whole face. But I can imagine this brings the other advantage of shooting candid shots from a far. Candid shots, [just] to me, are the real priceless shots of people.
This is now the proud portrait lens in my bag. You wont go wrong, as well. Highly recommended!