135 F2 L What's It Good For?

[Wayne Els]

Hi All,

I'm toying with buying a new lens and this is on my (very) shortlist. OK I know it's meant to be super fast to focus, super sharp, dreamy bokeh and generally excellent vfm. On the downside it can flare and isn't weather sealed.
I think i'd use it for a bit of street, the 70-300 isn't very discreet. But I need some other uses to really justify it.
It seems popular with indoor sports.
What else do people use it for?
Do you use it a lot?
Opinions, gratefully received.

[paul linton]

Re: 135 F2 L What's It Good For?

It seems popular with indoor sports.

I used this lens for ice hockey in which it worked a treat and it's very popular for portraits (though not something i did).
Never found it useful for the other subjects that i covered and eventually sold it and replaced with the 200mm prime (basicly to do kids football)
But it's a fine lens if you have can find a use for it.

Paul

[Wayne Els]

Re: 135 F2 L What's It Good For?

Cheers Paul. I've read some interesting comments on Flickr about it.

[Dave440]

Re: 135 F2 L What's It Good For?

I'm thinking of one of these on my 7D Mk2 cropped sensor, giving me theoretically at 216mm F2. Would look to use it for motorsport / action photography, Is it that simple??

[terrycym]

Re: 135 F2 L What's It Good For?

I have one for my 5D iii
I use it for concerts, it's very discreet which does draw too much attentiolionlike my 300mm
It work well with a 1.4 converter and you still get F2.8
Some say it's Canon's best lens ever