A test of a Canon EF 135 mm f/2 L USM lens on a Canon 550D (T2i). These clips are unedited and straight out of the camera using stock settings and the standard color profile. My friend let me borrow this lens for an afternoon and I must say, I’m VERY impressed. Sorry about the shaky movements while focusing, my tripod is terrible. The first thing I noticed was the extremely thin DOF at f/2. As you get closer to MFD, the background simply melts away; something that’s quite desirable among filmmakers. The other thing that struck me was how sharp this lens was at f/2. I didn’t notice any softness wide open. I also didn’t notice and CA. Autofocus on this lens is quick as well. Focusing manually is extremely easy as the focusing ring is large and moves smoothly. It’s tough to find a lens this fast and sharp. At a very reasonable price of around 0 used (0 new), this is a must-buy. Thanks for watching, please let me know how I can improve and what lenses you’d like to see next. Song: soundcloud.com The T2i produces the same video as the T3i. (and similar video and FOV with this lens on the 7D, Ti1, 50D, 60D, and various Nikons and other cameras with 1.5x & 1.6x crop factors.)
Video Rating: 4 / 5
This clip for pro camera, how to use dial as multi-selector.
Video Rating: 1 / 5
Mark Higgins
January 31, 2013 at 5:11 pm
I like the golf gti there! V nice
MikesLensReview
January 31, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Thanks for the comment, It’s a really great lens! This video doesn’t show it’s abilities very well since I had about 20 minutes until the sun went down. The only thing I would want is image stabilization as you can see my tripod isn’t nearly steady enough for this focal length.
PolishFootballHD
January 31, 2013 at 5:47 pm
Holy crap, I’d want to have this lens… on a 600D which I have.
Amazing. And that dislikes are from jealous people.