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2. Its sharpness is a result of Canon’s many years perfecting optical performance and the quality of the glass elements. The 135mm has 10 glass elements in 8 groups.
3. The crystal-clear image this lens creates is also a function of how sharpness is achieved at every aperture. Even wide open, at f/2.0, delivers a sharpness that will be highly satisfactory for the great majority of photographers. Reduce the aperture just slightly to f/2.8 and the sharpness scale spikes, especially in the corners. This is particularly noticeable when shooting with an APS-C (1.6x) body. Move the aperture to f/4 and the sharpness leaps from the center of a full-frame image.
4. Indoor sports photographers want to shoot with this lens because it is the second longest focal lens that Canon offers with a wider aperture than f/2.8. With the 135mm’s f/2.0, these photographers have just enough telephoto focal length to frame individual players and action and control bokeh excellently. The background blur is extremely smooth, emphasizing the subject and giving the photo more three-dimensionality. Additional benefits of this lens’ wide aperture are more light striking your eye through the viewfinder and the use of the auto-focus (AF) points with the most sensitivity.
5. Quick and precise focusing in low light is another demand of indoor sports photographers; and Canon addressed this need specifically by including a ring Ultrasonic Motor (USM), which reacts quickly to subject movement. In addition, these photographers can’t do without the full-time manual focusing function of the 135mm, which is why it was built with a comfortable and easy-to-control focus ring. Focusing does not cause the Canon 135mm to change its length and neither does the 72mm front element rotate.
6. Although the Canon 135mm f/2.0 was not designed to be a macro lens, it achieves a close focusing distance of 3 feet (.9m) and .19x magnification. Better yet, it is compatible with both extension tubes and extenders and is capable of maintaining its speed and sharpness and only a very minor additional chromatic aberration and barrel distortion. Magnification is boosted to .29x with a 12mm extension tube and .41x with a 25mm tube. Attach the Canon Extender EF 1.4x and you have an excellent 189mm f/2.8 lens. The Canon Extender EF 2.0x changes the specs to 270mm and f/4.0, but sharpness starts to suffer and chromatic aberration to increase. If you want that much focal length, then better alternatives are Canon’s EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM or EF 70–300mm f/4–5.6L IS USM.
7. Canon has an equally outstanding reputation for the manufacturing quality of its lenses, and the 135mm f/2.0 is no exception. Small enough, 3.2 x 4.4"/82.5 x 112mm, and light enough, 1.7 lb/750g, to shoot for hours or all day, this lens is not built to be pretty, but to give photographers a long, hard life of consistently great-looking images.
8. Portrait photographers have discovered that the 135mm f/2.0 is so sharp that the smallest facial features can be captured. Plus, those photographers with enough space in their studios are able to frame and create stunning head shots, even with a full-frame DSLR.
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