Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM Autofocus Telephoto Lens

by Geoff 17 Sep 0 Comments

Canon EF 135 f2.0L USM Lens

The Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM Autofocus Telephoto Lens is a lens which is capable of superb portraits and people images. The lens can provide superb sharpness and high image quality, it is also able to obtain exceptional background blur with the lens wide open at f/2.

The EF 135mm f/2L USM is fully compatible with with the Extenders 1.4x and 2x. The 1.4x will extend the lens to an equivalent focal length of 190mm f/2.8 and the 2.0x extender will extend the focal length to an equivalent of 270mm at f/4.0.

This lens can be very suited for fast sports events and nature. Portrait photographers also love this focal length and it has become very popular with its beautiful bokeh. This lens will be excellent for close up nature with its large aperture of f/2.0.

Also do not forget the telephoto lens for use in landscape scenes, very dramatic images can be obtained by isolating a selection of a landscape for beautiful images.

Canon make a very nice range of short prime telephoto lenses, which are suited to a range of photographic subjects from portrait, nature and sporting events to name a few. The range of these telephoto lenses are summarised in the following list:

EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Autofocus Lens – A cheaper version of the more expensive f/1.4 lens
EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM Autofocus Lens – A superb portrait lens for use in low light
EF 100mm f/2.0 USM Autofocus Telephoto Lens – Low light telephoto lens
EF 135mm f/2.0L USM Autofocus Telephoto Lens -Low light telephoto lens
EF 200mm f/2.8L II USM Autofocus Telephoto Lens – An excellent performing f/2.8 telephoto lens
EF 200mm f/2L IS USM Autofocus Telephoto Lens – An exceptional lens for use in low light for sports and nature

The selection of a short telephoto lens will depend on several factors:

Firstly decide if you want the quality and large aperture of a prime or the flexibility of a zoom.
Some of these primes come in several different apertures at the same focal length, this choice will need to be made on cost and aperture required.
Do you need a larger aperture for creative effects.
Choose the focal length of lens required.

There are some really excellent sample images from this lens on the Flickr site.

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