tripod collar for 135 f/2

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I have a 135 f/2, it's a nice sharp copy which needed +9 AFMA on all my bodies to become stellar. But I hardly use it, reaching more often for the 70-200 f/2.8isII.

Just now I realised why...no tripod collar. I shoot well over 50% portrait orientation, often on a monopod. If there was a tripod collar for the 135 f/2 I know I'd use it almost daily.

A quick web search including eBay revealed nothing...does anyone know if this item is exists?

-PW
 
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The lens isn't designed to accept one. The knurled area is too close to the body, then there's the switches/distance window, and the bare part after that rotates (it's part of the focus ring, just not rubberized).

As a generic (but expensive) solution for non-collared lenses, you could look at Really Right Stuff's Camera Rotation Device. I think Custom Brackets has something like it, as well.

EDIT: Regarding simply finding a collar with the right diameter, lenses designed to take a collar have a 'flat' area for it. There are highly customized (and costly) solutions for some lenses - well, actually I'm only aware of one, the Hartblei collar for TS-E 17/24 lenses to eliminate parallax for shift panos), not aware of anything for the 135L.
 
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Yes I thought this might be the case with the collar for the 135 f/2...no-go. Thanks for that.
The L Bracket looks like a viable option. I'll check that out.

Another reason I think I reach for the 135 f/2 less often is the lack of IS. Maybe I don't have the steady hands that other more fortunate photographers are blessed with. IS is a tool that bumps my keeper rate way up.

This has got me thinking I should off-load the 135 f/2 and get a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro which can take a collar and has IS. Is the AF on the 100mm f/2.8L Macro quick? (Unlike my glacial old EF 100 macro from last century).

If there is a MkII 135 in Canon's future, IS and an optional collar would be appreciated.

-PW
 
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Thought you had an L-bracket already, for some reason. It's not as fast as a collar, and a little cumbersome on a monopod, but definitely what I'd try first (and what I use with non-collared lenses).

The AF on the 100L is slower than the 135L and 70-200 II, and tends to hunt in dim light (it's an f/2.8 lens, but it's in Group C on the 1D X/5DIII - it doesn't activate any f/2.8 high precision points). Using the focus limiter helps, but it's not a total fix. If you depend on fast AF, it's not the best choice, IMO.
 
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pwp said:
I have a 135 f/2, it's a nice sharp copy which needed +9 AFMA on all my bodies to become stellar. But I hardly use it, reaching more often for the 70-200 f/2.8isII.

Just now I realised why...no tripod collar. I shoot well over 50% portrait orientation, often on a monopod. If there was a tripod collar for the 135 f/2 I know I'd use it almost daily.

A quick web search including eBay revealed nothing...does anyone know if this item is exists?

-PW
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its a light lens why not just use an L bracket on your body?
thats what I do anyway
 
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