Point: 56/70
DuyTom Evaluation: Great!
Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM price:
700 - 1000$ (second hand)
Year: 1996
Target: Portrait, sport
INTRODUCTION
If you ask anyone who has ever owned this lens, then the answer is certain: this is one of the best Canon lenses of all time! Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM is easily overlooked because the appearance is not very impressive. People often prefer 50mm, 85mm, or 70-200mm ... portrait. So newbies are often unaware of Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM. However it is a big mistake, Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM is extremely great!
The advantages of this lens include:
- Color: is extremely beautiful, fresh. Must say that the Canon EF 135mm color of f / 2 L USM lens is more beautiful than most of other lenses in this price range. Besides, Nikon lens 135 can’t compare to Canon. Pictures are very clear and bright.
- Image: extremely sharp.
- Boker is smooth, impressive.
- Focus is very fast
- Focus 135: is suitable for portrait and sports, narrow stadium.
- Take photos in the evening: Good.
Disadvantage:
- None!
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM - khẩu độ ƒ/32 - tiêu cự: 135mm - cửa chập: 0.5 giây - ISO: 100
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM - khẩu độ ƒ/2.8 - tiêu cự: 135mm - cửa chập: 1/200 giây - ISO: 1600
Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM Price
8 points - Price is too good for one of the best lenses
700 - 1000$ (second hand)
Specification
Symbol
The acronyms on the lens means
- L: luxury lens
- USM: silent motor operation while AF (Ultra Sonic Motor).
Focal length
135mm.
Aperture
f/2
Filter Size
72mm.
Closest focus
0.9m
Size
82 x 112mm
Weight
750g
Hood
ET-78 II.
Case
LP1219
Performance
Portrait: 8.5 points x 3
Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM is just behind some “super man” like 50mm f/1.2, 85mm f/1.2, 24-70mm f/2.8 II... All of low level lenses or same price lenses can’t be compared to Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM. For example:
- 50mm f/1.8 or f/1.4
- 85mm f/1.8
- 24-105mm
- 70-200mm f/4
(Note: you absolutely can create beautiful photos with other low-level lenses. However, you probably will have to do heavily photoshop work. While 135mm Canon EF f / 2 L USM will help you create impressive images without much effort)
Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM has great color. With the 5D Mark II, 5D Mark III or 6D, Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM represents all capacities: Colorful and super sharp image.
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 2 - Focus: 135mm - Shutter: 1/320 - ISO: 1000
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 2 - Focus: 135mm - Shutter: 1/100 - ISO: 800
The boker of Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM is very smooth, subject is stand out on the background, and the color is beautiful. If you need to remove the background, few lens is good like Canon EF 135mm as f / 2 L USM. You don’t need to be a professional one to create images with great depth.
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 2.8 - focal length: 135mm - Shutter: 1/200 - ISO: 800
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 2 – focal length: 135mm - Shutter: 1/640 - ISO: 100
With backlit photography technique, Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM creates the glowing effect which is quite impressive. However, in this respect, the Canon EF 135mm f/2L is not equal to 24-70mm USM f/2.8 II or 70-200mm f/2.8 II. These new model lenses create pretty much nicer glow effect. The similarity happens to sharpness: even though Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM is sharp, the 24-70mm f/2.8 II and 70-200mm f/2.8 II is much better
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - The glow effect is quite beautiful
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 24-70mm f / 2.8 L USM II - glow effect is better than the Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM
Sports / high speed: 7 points
When taking photos in a narrow sports stadium, where the photographer can approach athletes like badminton, tennis, patin, football etc... Canon EF 7 135mm f/2 L USM is perfect: it generates beautiful colors, sharp, and super fast focus. When you take photos in big stadium or racing ... you'll need a bigger focal length lens. Regarding sports shooting, the Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM is not good as Canon 70-200mm series
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 3.2 - focal length: 135mm - Shutter: 1/1000 - ISO: 100
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 3.2 - focal length: 135mm - Shutter: 1/1000 - ISO: 100
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM - aperture ƒ/3.2 - focal length: 135mm - Shutter: 1/320 - ISO: 1600
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM - aperture ƒ/3.2 - focal length: 135mm - Shutter: 1/320 - ISO: 1000
Testing Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM with the toughest test: night sports shooting, in almost no light conditions, combo 6D + Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM generated quite convincing images
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 2 - Focus: 135mm - shutter: 1/50 - ISO: 12800
Architecture / landscape: not scoring
Definitely, Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM is not for shooting landscapes or architectures. That area is the land of wide angle lenses such as 16-35mm, 17-40mm, 11-24mm ... But if you like brilliant color of Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM, so why not? We can capture parts of the landscape and assemble them by panorama technique. when exposure, the sun star effect of Canon EF 135mm Star f/2 L USM is not as beautiful as wide lenses. However, color and sharpness are enough to make you satisfied
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 3.5 - focal length: 135mm - shutter: 10 sec - ISO: 100 (click here for bigger resolution)
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 11 - Focus: 135mm - shutter: 15 sec - ISO: 100 (click here for bigger resolution)
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 5.6 - focal length: 135mm - shutter: 15 sec - ISO: 100 (click here for bigger resolution)
Wildlife: not scoring
135mm focal length is too short to capture wildlife. However, if you are lucky, you can still take some finches which are familiar with human. or taking photograph some pets is also a good idea
Closeup/Macro: 7.5 points
Using Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM to take photograph of flies (size about 1 cm), we couldn't see the clear details. However, if the setup is good, the Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM is entirely possible to macro objects with the size from 1cm upward
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 2.8 - focal length: 135mm - Shutter: 1/1000 - ISO: 800
Canon EOS 6D - Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM - aperture ƒ / 2 - Focus: 135mm - Shutter: 1/400 - ISO: 400
Ergonomic
8 points
Canon EF 135mm f / 2 L USM weighs 7.5 ounces, so it fully capable of taking portrait in every conditions. Handling a light-weight combo lens and camera is always a pleasant feeling. However, Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM does not look cool. In fact, it looks nothing special. If you prefer appearance or want to show off your gears, you'll feel a little bit dissapointed
Recommendation
Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM is really a legend. It is also the favorite lens of numerous professional photographers worldwide. With superior quality and compact size, you definitely will not regret when choosing Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM for your portrait work.
You should choose Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM if:
- You shoot portrait, macro, sport.
- You are using low-range lens such as 50 f/1.8, 85 f/1.8 ....and you want your images to be a different level.
- Insufficient funds to buy 50mm f/1.2 and 85mm f/1.2, 24-70mm f/2.8 II or 70-200mm f/2.8
In the following case, you should not select Canon EF 135mm f/2 L USM:
- Shooting Wildlife
- Take pictures of professional sports.
- If you don’t have enough money to buy, you can consider Canon 100mm f/2. The price is just a half but it’s also pretty good.
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