Canon 85L vs. 135 L in terms of focal length

[Edwin Herdman]

a friend of mine has the 135 i have been planning to see if i can borrow it to do a comparison vs the sigma 85mm f1.4 as the sigma 85 at f2 is exceptionally sharp

I'd be interested to see this, thanks!

My money's on the Canon winning the usefulness side of things, even ignoring image quality.  The TC is not the same as having a zoom lens; it's "two focal lengths in one" but still clunky here.

[wickidwombat]

a friend of mine has the 135 i have been planning to see if i can borrow it to do a comparison vs the sigma 85mm f1.4 as the sigma 85 at f2 is exceptionally sharp

I'd be interested to see this, thanks!

My money's on the Canon winning the usefulness side of things, even ignoring image quality.  The TC is not the same as having a zoom lens; it's "two focal lengths in one" but still clunky here.

oh yeah dont disagree at all there i wanted to do a comparison between the 85 at f2 and the 135 at f2 after a little playing around I think the sigma at f2 is sharper than the 70-200 f2.8 IS ii at f2.8 at 85mm still love the 70-200 though but i just find for weddings i dont need anything longer than 85mm.
I was just going to throw the 1.4TC into the mix for a laugh typically i find the need to stop down to get goodIQ with the tc which would mean being at f2.8 for effective 119mm and i would be suprised if the quality would be better than the 70-200 here. but not sure when i am getting my 85 back so still waiting

[Quasimodo]

I am an keen amateur,and I own the 135 (and It happens to be my favorite lens). I borrowed the 85 1,2 for more than a week, and I did not like it. I find the AF to be very nervous and slow. After being out shooting for a whole day with that lens, I had to throw 80% of the images, a problem I don't have with my 135. I have considered the 85 1.8 given all the good things I read about it, but have not yet had the opportunity to try it.



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