It has arrived!

Post #366,659 by pwhysall 11/23/12 11:45:53 AM Reply	It has arrived! And it's a tad challenging to use. You do a lot of "zooming with your feet" because it's got one hell of a reach (135mm on a crop sensor is like 216mm on a full-frame). But it works, and it works well. The front element has a few very light scuffs but they don't appreciably affect the outcome. At f/2.8, the DoF for a subject at 5 metres distance is just 14 centimetres, so patience and care is required. Definitely one for static subjects. Enough blather, here's some pictures: http://bit.ly/RZ8inv and http://flic.kr/p/dvB7HY
Post #366,663 by drook 11/23/12 12:17:52 PM Reply	Nice, as always -- Drew
Post #366,666 by Another Scott 11/23/12 12:43:44 PM Reply	Nice. Should be a great portrait lens.
Post #366,672 by scoenye 11/23/12 5:15:56 PM Reply	Its a bit long for that
Post #366,674 by Another Scott 11/23/12 5:35:04 PM Reply	Paparazzi portraits? ;-) I guess I was remembering my old 105mm-f/4-ish when I was taking pictures with a film SLR. But some say a fast 135 is fine for portraits, too - e.g. http://forums.dprevi...rum-post-40086787 http://forums.dprevi...rum-post-40086787 Cheers, Scott. (Who misses blurry backgrounds since he's mostly used an SX10IS over the last few years.)
Post #366,678 by scoenye 11/23/12 10:09:20 PM Reply	Shhh! Those are not allowed anymore around Blighty ;-) But the post is about a full frame Canon 5d. If I parsed this thread correctly, Peter's is a 35mm lens but his camera has a smaller sensor, making the 135 look like a 216. Field of view would definitely be affected.
Post #366,679 by Another Scott 11/23/12 10:17:50 PM Reply	Ah. You're right. Where are the $500 full-frame sensors..?

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