The Canon RF 135mm f/1.8L IS will be available globally on January 26, 2023

[rise]

Wow I've heard amazing things about this lens!!
So exciting

 

[macrunning]

When did you order it?

I think it was about the time they started shipping the first batch, so Jan some time. I ordered directly from Canon U.S.A.

 

[Viggo]

I think it was about the time they started shipping the first batch, so Jan some time. I ordered directly from Canon U.S.A.

Thanks ! I ordered February 10th, but there hasn’t been anything for anyone here since launch..

 

[Coffy83]

Got mine yesterday and Im happy to say it is fantastic!

I used to own the 2.0 EF Version and sold it for a Zeiss Milvus 135 2.0 for max IQ. This was hands down the best lens I have ever used in every aspect. However as I have a little toddler it was just not convenient enough without autofocus and I sold it after a year and bought the RF 70-200 2.8 instead. What can I say, I am not a zoom guy. The autofocus was amazing but IQ just wasn’t in the same league as the Zeiss so I waited desperately for this release, sold the 70-200, received the 135mm yesterday, took it out, saw the pictures on the screen…well, it is as good as the Zeiss, different character but as good. Flawless IQ, really fast autofocus and surprisingly feels light in the hands. Perfect for my needs. It is sharper than my favorite lens, the RF 50mm 1.2.
I tried it on my Canon R and R6 Mark II.

 

[danfaz]

Got mine yesterday and Im happy to say it is fantastic!

I used to own the 2.0 EF Version and sold it for a Zeiss Milvus 135 2.0 for max IQ. This was hands down the best lens I have ever used in every aspect. However as I have a little toddler it was just not convenient enough without autofocus and I sold it after a year and bought the RF 70-200 2.8 instead. What can I say, I am not a zoom guy. The autofocus was amazing but IQ just wasn’t in the same league as the Zeiss so I waited desperately for this release, sold the 70-200, received the 135mm yesterday, took it out, saw the pictures on the screen…well, it is as good as the Zeiss, different character but as good. Flawless IQ, really fast autofocus and surprisingly feels light in the hands. Perfect for my needs. It is sharper than my favorite lens, the RF 50mm 1.2.
I tried it on my Canon R and R6 Mark II.

Congratulations! Nice bokehlicious pic!

 

[SwissFrank]

Hey Coffy83, welcome to the 135/1.8 club! I had the 50/1.2 a while back in 1999 but sold it and haven't missed it. The 100-500L is fantastic at least at 100 and 135 where I've done detailed tests, and where it beats some EF primes completely. But yes, the 135/1.8 is absolutely better.

 

[macrunning]

So has Adobe release a profile for this in Raw (for Lightroom Classic) yet? I'm not seeing it and just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong.

 

[danfaz]

So has Adobe release a profile for this in Raw (for Lightroom Classic) yet? I'm not seeing it and just wanted to make sure I wasn't doing anything wrong.

Yes, they have.

 

[macrunning]

Ok. Thanks. I guess I’m having trouble figuring out why it’s not showing up for me. I updated the latest Camera Raw from adobe.

 

[danfaz]

Hmm, is it version 15.2.0.1381?

 

[macrunning]

Yes 15.2
Weird it shows in Camera Raw when I'm using Photoshop but not showing up in the Lens Correction Panel in Lightroom Classic. I guess it's because I'm on Lightroom Classic 10.4 and didn't want to upgrade. I can see now that the Camera Raw in Lightroom Classic is still at 13.4.

Is there a way to update the Camera Raw for Lightroom Classic without having to update Lightroom Classic? I'm just not a fan of the new way they have the masking. Probably gonna have to update I guess.

 

[SwissFrank]

Is there a way to update the Camera Raw for Lightroom Classic without having to update Lightroom Classic?

If they were smart they'd have a folder somewhere with information for each lens, maybe with a subfolder for each maker or something, and to add a lens would just be copying a file.

But it's possible they have one big file with all lens info in it and you'd have to change that one big file.

Even in that case if they were smart it'd be hand-editable text but I bet it'd be either an non-human-readable binary file, or a non-human-readable text file like xml or something.

 

[koenkooi]

If they were smart [...]

Adobe is very smart at milking customers! In this case the upgrade from 10.6 to the latest is at no extra charge.

 

[Coffy83]

I am still using the last Lightroom version which you could actually buy and just convert the raw files with Adobe Raw Converter. Works flawlessly with the R6 Mark II. Here is another example with my new 135mm at 1.8.

 

[macrunning]

Adobe is very smart at milking customers! In this case the upgrade from 10.6 to the latest is at no extra charge.

Not everyone wants to update to the latest version. I for one can't stand the new way to do masking in Lightroom. Also this isn't single point sales software anymore, it's subscription based so it's not really an 'upgrade' at no extra charge.

 

[koenkooi]

Not everyone wants to update to the latest version. I for one can't stand the new way to do masking in Lightroom. Also this isn't single point sales software anymore, it's subscription based so it's not really an 'upgrade' at no extra charge.

The subscription is the base charge, there is no extra charge for the upgrades (yet). Whether you feel if a more recent version is an upgrade for your workflow or not: that is a different discussion.

 

[macrunning]

If you don't mind I'm curious as to what others have decided to use the button on the RF 135 lens for?

 

[Viggo]

It’s finally in the mail, exciting

 

[PinholeR5]

It’s finally in the mail, exciting

Mine too... but it will probably just miss me as I am set to drive off for a week-long family trip at noon, and the delivery estimate is between 11 am - 3 pm

 

[shadowsports]

Exciting for both of you. I'm sure its going to be a beautiful lens.