Any Canon 85mm F1.2 users got a 135 F2?

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Do any of you own both of the above lenses? If so, how do you get on with 135 F2?

Appreciate your feedback?
 
Yes I own both.
Owned the 135L since last June,and it literally glued itself to my camera body from being so happy with it :)
Don't think I can recall a single shot I've not been happy with while using it either.
Focusing speed is very fast and accurate. Plus it's pretty subtle in comparison to the 85L too.
Eventually bought the 85L just before Christmas (After countless hours of comparing to the Sigma 1.4) and can safely say I'm extremely happy with it too.
People say it's real sluggish to focus,but I've yet to find an occasion that it's let me down.
 
I've used them both for the past 6 years or so. Taking focal length out of the equation for obvious reasons then I think that the 85L can perhaps shade it in the "wow stakes" but the 135's focussing speed gives it the edge for anything impulsive.

Bob
 
i have both. Keep thinking i should sell the 135 as i hardly use it. But then i stick it on the camera and the shots are just sooo incredibly sharp and vibrant that i can't bring myself to part with it. I shot about 7 weddings and didn't use it at all though really.
 
I'm not all that pleased with the way my canon 85mm f/1.8 performs and I'm shifting on my 70-200 so it's a toss up between the 85l and the 135L.

I'm leaning towards the 135L.
 
The 135L is my first L prime, first of the holy trinity. I also have the 85L.

The 135L is faster is focusing
The 135L has less CA
The 135L is lighter
The 135L is possibly a touch sharper of the two

The 85L is my prefer lens between the 2
The 85L has just that little better bokeh
The 85L has 1.2

On paper the 135L is better but I prefer the 85L. I can go through a whole wedding season not using the 135L but I keep it because when it's asked to do what I needed it to do, it produce the goods.
 
Thanks guys.

Ive owned the 85mm 1.2 for several years and love it. I think I'll leave the 135 (as good as it sounds) for now :)
 
I did have both for a while and found that I used the 135 much more than the 85. I do like to shoot at longer lengths and often use a 300 for outside portraits, so it might well just be the greater working distance of the 135 that appeals to me. That said the images out of the 85 were stunning but I didn't use it enough to justify the money that was tied up in it. So I replaced it with the Sigma f1.4 which is also very good (not quite the wow factor though) and have not regretted it. I tend to use both the 85 and the 135 for portraits and the 135 is my favourite lens when second shooting a wedding. I would say that when second shooting I will take over 75% of the shots with the 135.
 
When I was doing weddings, I found the 85mm focal length much more useful than 135 for the close-cropped portraits etc. 135 puts you too far away from the subject to maintain the control you need at a wedding in my experience. Having said that, the 135L is a fantastic lens, but I recently sold it as it wasn't getting any use.
 
postcardcv said:
I did have both for a while and found that I used the 135 much more than the 85. I do like to shoot at longer lengths and often use a 300 for outside portraits, so it might well just be the greater working distance of the 135 that appeals to me. That said the images out of the 85 were stunning but I didn't use it enough to justify the money that was tied up in it. So I replaced it with the Sigma f1.4 which is also very good (not quite the wow factor though) and have not regretted it. I tend to use both the 85 and the 135 for portraits and the 135 is my favourite lens when second shooting a wedding. I would say that when second shooting I will take over 75% of the shots with the 135.
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300mm for outside portraits? You must've used a tannoy to get your messages across the field to your client !
 
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