Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM

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#181
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JR said:
briansquibb said:
ND grad at top 3/4 + polarisor
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Very good balance. Have you used or tried the B+W grad filters? Are they as good as the ones you are using?
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The only grads I have are Cokin. Have some Hoya pro polarisors for went I go travelling but that is all. I dont use filters as much as when as I was using film as it can be done in pp - except the pollarisor and the big stopper grads
 
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#182
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I really love this focal lenght for indoor portraits! Perfect for my use anyway. This was shot with my 5D mkII and 135L at f2.8, 1/125 sec and ISO 1250...
 

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#183
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Time for a confession. Part of the reason I bought my 135mm f/2L was because I was going to be getting married and I didn't like any of the local photographers in my area. They charged too much and didn't offer particularly great packages. So, I decided to take the money I normally would've spent on a wedding photographer and buy myself this lens -- mine, to keep, forever. My dad, I figured, could take good enough photos.

Well, the big day was last month and I must say -- I'm quite happy with my decision!


Snow Mates by Fesapo, on Flickr
 
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#184
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fesapo said:
Time for a confession. Part of the reason I bought my 135mm f/2L was because I was going to be getting married and I didn't like any of the local photographers in my area. They charged too much and didn't offer particularly great packages. So, I decided to take the money I normally would've spent on a wedding photographer and buy myself this lens -- mine, to keep, forever. My dad, I figured, could take good enough photos.

Well, the big day was last month and I must say -- I'm quite happy with my decision!


Snow Mates by Fesapo, on Flickr
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Great move - both of them :) :)
 
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fesapo said:
Time for a confession. Part of the reason I bought my 135mm f/2L was because I was going to be getting married and I didn't like any of the local photographers in my area. They charged too much and didn't offer particularly great packages. So, I decided to take the money I normally would've spent on a wedding photographer and buy myself this lens -- mine, to keep, forever. My dad, I figured, could take good enough photos.

Well, the big day was last month and I must say -- I'm quite happy with my decision!
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Indeed, well done fesapo! I'll to remember that approach when a special occasion is coming with the family - :D
 
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#186
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briansquibb said:
Crapking said:
Next week, I am shooting a VB tourney for 2 days, and I am renting a 1D Mark IV as a trial...trying to decide 1D MIV vs 1DX.....
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You wont want to hand back the 1D4 ...
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Wow you are not kidding - just started last PM for practice. The ISO range difference is unbelievable c/w 7D. Indoor, no flash, no problem.
Took a walk in my neighborhood last night before a snowfall (so no contrast on the ground), with only moonlight, and got interesting / usable handheld shots at 1/15 and 1/30.

Shot indoor volleyball then indoor soccer (my kids are very busy), and paired the 135 with both the 7D and the ID IV - didn't have time to process yet but first glance I liked what the viewfinder shows, but my wife is not gonna be happy (neither is LENSRENTAL) - I may not return it :)

I will shoot similar shots this weekend with the 135 using both bodies for a real-life comparison and post next week.
 
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Rosette Nebula by Crestie Crazy, on Flickr
About 2 hours total exposure. Astro-Modified 450D with 135mm f/2 at f/2. Astronomik CLS and H-alpha filters used separately. This is cropped.
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Dude holy crap, that is AWESOME. What part of the country are you in?

I've been trying to find a telescope that I can use in conjunction with my DSLR, but all the sites get pretty overwhelming...so many choices and I can't figure out what's what. I've looked at the Meade, Nextar and Celestron I think, do you have any recommendations?
 
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#195
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Axilrod said:
Dude holy crap, that is AWESOME. What part of the country are you in?

I've been trying to find a telescope that I can use in conjunction with my DSLR, but all the sites get pretty overwhelming...so many choices and I can't figure out what's what. I've looked at the Meade, Nextar and Celestron I think, do you have any recommendations?
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I'm in Swindon, UK. Light pollution is quite bad here so there's a lot of processing required to get around it as best I can. There's still a LOT of improvement that could be done there. I really could use a longer focal length, but the 200/2 is a bit outside my budget, and I'm considering a 300/2.8 class lens some time instead... As for scopes, in short it depends on what you want one for and budget. But that's probably best for another thread.
 
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#198
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Here are some of the comparison shots with this lens on both a 7D and/or the 1D IV Different Gyms with different lighting but both shot with Tv mode, autoISO so more real life than technical comparison :)

135/2 1/1000 Tv ISO 3200 on the 7D

PVC16Black7d011 by PVC 2012, on Flickr

Here is similar shot with 1D IV

f2.2 1/800 ISO 6400


PVC18Yellowreedits1D093 by PVC 2012, on Flickr
 
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