| Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM Lens for Canon SLR Cameras |  | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $1,626.75
Buy New: $999.00
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Seller: Adorama Camera
Rating:  50 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Maximum Focal Length: 135
Minimum Focal Length: 135
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 7.7 x 5.5 x 5.4
MPN: 2520A004
Model: 2520A004
UPC: 082966213328
EAN: 0082966213328
ASIN: B000053HC5
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| 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 |
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Amazon.com Product Description
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
Product Description
Product Name: EF 135mm f/2L USM Telephoto LensMarketing Information: The fastest 135mm telephoto lens in its class. Ideal for indoor sports and portraits with background blur. Two UD-glass elements correct secondary spectrum for outstanding sharpness and color. Product Type: Telephoto Lens
Technical Information
Focal Length: 135mmAperture Range: f/2
Physical Characteristics
Dimensions: 3.2" Diameter x 4.4" LengthWeight: 1.7 lb
Miscellaneous
Compatibility: EOS (SLR) Camera SystemsLens Extenders: Extender EF 1.4x IIExtender EF 2x II
Warranty
Standard Warranty: 1 Year(s) Limited
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One incredible lens! June 29, 2010
E. Burd
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is by far the best lens in my kit. I use this with my 24-70 f/2.8L and 85mm f/1.8 lenses. When I was researching buying this lens, many reviews said this was the sharpest lens that Canon makes. They weren't kidding!
I can take pictures at f/2 that are incredibly sharp, even indoors. Although it's a very strange focal length for some (many people prefer zooms in this range), I've found that it provides a lot of flexibility for portraits, indoors, close up pictures of flowers and general photography.
The sharpness is great at f/2, and only gets better as you stop down to f/8. It's not cheap at $1,000 but it's worth every penny
Pros:
- Razor sharp pictures, even wide open at f/2
- Jaw dropping bokeh (quality of background blur), simply incredible
- Excellent color contrast
- Relatively small lens, reasonable weight for what it does
- A very fat manual focus ring, 1.125 inches wide!
- Very fast focus speed
- It's black, unlike the 70-200 lenses which are bright white, so you're less conspicuous when taking pictures
Cons:
- None!
Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM April 13, 2010
P. Johnson (USA)
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
I like this lens. Rebel XS is a Pro killer with this lens. Good balance hand held with the Bat. pack. Great IQ. Super killer on the 5D2. Best lens in my kit! Buy this first, throw the Kit XS zoom.
Perfect for "head hunting" and more. February 17, 2010
Neil Kirby (New Albany, OH United States)
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I shoot this on a 5D Mark II full-frame camera, so the 135mm is an actual 135mm for me.
Since it is very hard to find fault with the lens (aside from the fact that they make you pay for it), I will stick with the highlights.
At f2.0, this is one bright lens. It means having the stop you need to rip a hand-held shot that you only get one crack at. It's native task is people pictures, so when shooting candids you either get the moment or you don't, and with this one f2.0 means you can get it in available light. I don't like spooking/annoying people with a flash. This lens lets me shoot from the other side of a normal room, outside of people's personal space and possibly outside their notice. In a larger room, you get tight groups of people. It's probably a touch too long on a crop-sensor body, but this is such a sweet lens that it would be worth it to rent one to see.
When you aren't shooting candids "in the wild" and switch to posed portraiture, it gets even better. Fast to focus, nice perspective, but you might have to "frame with your feet" to get everybody into the shot.
The weight is quite reasonable and the handling is sweet. There is a break point in lens weight for me. This one is light enough to shoot comfortably a long while. The Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L by comparison is just over that line, that one is a touch on the heavy side and not as sweet to work. The two are somewhat close in size and weight, but the 135 f2.0 feels far lighter and handles better. When you have to move *now* this lens is just light enough that you might get off a one-handed shot without spilling the drink in your left hand.
Exquisite backgrounds. All those other comments people have posted about it are all true.
Incredible detail. This is one very sharp lens. It gives all of those pixels on the 5d something worthwhile to do. Every individual eyelash is sacred to this lens.
This thing sees better in the dark than I do. With the high ISO capabilities of the 5D mark II, you can take other-worldly night-time shots on available light and hand hold them. "What did you do to get the sky that color?" "The sky *was* that color, this is a night-time shot."
You do have to watch your depth of field and focus point like a hawk. You can play games and do some powerfully artistic stuff that way, especially with people's hair.
If the focal length is anywhere near right for your situation, the results will be well worth every penny.
This lens proved me wrong January 23, 2010
Della M. Robinson
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently switched for Nikon to Canon and for the most part been unhappy, debating if I should switch once again back. I find Nikon just has better cameras and lenses than Canon, though a few lenses I would say is very close and might even give the edge to Canon. Then A friend handed me this to try and WOW, it is absolutely amazing in every way! I am really having a hard time coming up with anything I can criticize. I even like the color, something I wish all L lenses had instead of white. The photos are ultra sharp and have great contrast. The lens responds to your every wish at lightning speed and even the focusing rings seems to know just where I want it to be. For the first time since I switched I am stumped on a Nikon lens I have used that can beat this lens. If you are debating on this lens stop now and buy it. It is well worth the price and I now add it to my must-buy list. Though it will take me a month or two before I can get my own, it will see lots of action. By far one of the best lenses out on the market today.
Instant out of box awesomeness January 1, 2010
John Leverett "hungry_i" (Los An-ga-lees 17, Calif.)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was a Christmas present a week ago. I could not be happier. This is L glass, fast, sharp and contrasty for about a grand. This lens is one of the most easy to use lenses I have ever put on my camera. It focuses fast and accurately and does not fight you, at least on my 20d body. The bokeh is smooth at f2 and the contrast and sharpness are what you should expect from an L lens. I have used the 50 f/1.4, the 85 f/1.8 and the 100 f/2.8 macro more or less continually on the same body over the past three years. These three lenses are among the best of the non-L line, but the superior construction and operation of this lens was immediately apparent. I will have to keep the 100 macro for macro work; this lens needs to be about 4 feet or so away from the subject. But this is the one for portraits, indoor sports, and car and architecture detail close ups.
here is a link to my initial impression test pics from the first couple of days, nothing fabulous, but an indication of how this lens works for you: [...]
BY THE WAY - If you believe in protection filters (which I do), buy one that is worthy of your glass - I recommend B+W filters, not Canon. The glass is of high quality, the glass is not loose, they are heavier and the threads are much better machined. For some perverse reason, Canon-branded filters are made by hoya and they are no better than any other low-end filter, meaning you will have scratches, they are harder to clean and there can be additional flare in some weird instances. If you are going to drop money on an L lens, why would you put cheap glass in front of it? It is far better to replace a $60 filter than the front element of the $1000 lens. For that matter, I much prefer to clean the filter than the lens element.
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