I wish every lens was this good!! I just love the lightning fast & accurate focus of this lens. It focuses within a blink of an eye, instantly. Focus are dead on with my Fullframe or APS system. It's an ideal portrait lens. Bokeh is buttery smooth, best you can get from a 135mm.

f/2; fast-accurate-silent focus; (relatively) small & light; super sharp!

IS version could be nice

The Canon 135 mm F2 L lens is every bit as good as all the other reviews claim. I'm always a bit skeptical about reviews that gush over an item, but in this case, the praise is warranted. It is a little surprising that a lens this good receives so little attention?

Unbelievable lens .. one of the sharpest lenses i have ever touched in my life

Fast auto-focus; Superior build quality; Super-sharp images

I believe this is one of the best lens for about $1000. Forget about zoom lenses even if they are L. This lens is far better than 70-200L in my opinion. It is very sharp at f2 and even more sharp at f2.5. With zoom lenses you have to set to f/5.6 for better result and f/8 to match this lens.

The Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM is a classic portrait lens with sharp optics and an impressive aperture, but it's not optically stabilized. (4 out of 5) Pros Quite sharp Minimal distortion Wide aperture Cons Lacks optical stabilization The Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM ($1,089 direct) is a prime lens for...

Quite sharp; Minimal distortion; Wide aperture

Lacks optical stabilization

The Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM ($1,089 direct)($999.00 at Amazon) is a prime lens for Canon cameras with a focal length that is traditionally useful for portraiture. Of course, you won't be limited to that purpose when shooting with the lens; it does double duty as a medium-telephoto lens, and a sharp one at that. It's not a perfect lens—there's no optical stabilization. Still, the lens is quite sharp, even at the edges, and focuses with impressive speed. We didn't like it quite as much as another 135mm lens that earned our Editors' Choice award, the Carl Zeiss Apo Sonnar T* 2/135, which is sold in versions for use with Canon and Nikon cameras. That lens is, from what we could tell, just about perfect optically, and even avoids the green and purple highlights that show up in the out-of-focus areas of images shot with this Canon EF 135mm lens. But the Zeiss lens is manual focus only, and more expensive, so if you're willing to live with the occasional color aberration in the bokeh, t...

The Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM is a classic portrait lens with sharp optics and an impressive aperture, but it's not optically stabilized.

Quite sharp; Minimal distortion; Wide aperture

Lacks optical stabilization

The Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM ($1,089 direct) is a prime lens for Canon cameras with a focal length that is traditionally useful for portraiture. Of course, you won't be limited to that purpose when shooting with the lens; it does double duty as a medium-telephoto lens, and a sharp one at that.

Quite sharp; Minimal distortion.

Lacks optical stabilization

The Canon EF 135mm f/2L USM ($1,089 direct) is a prime lens for Canon cameras with a focal length that is traditionally useful for portraiture. Of course, you won't be limited to that purpose when shooting with the lens; it does double duty as a medium-telephoto lens, and a sharp one at that.

The No product information for canon_135 is not a new lens. In fact it's been in Canon's lens lineup since 1996. What makes it an interesting lens is that it's very sharp, very fast and it's one of Canon's least expensive "L" series lenses at a current street price under $1000 The EF 135/2L USM is...

This is a superb mid-range tele with a really wide aperture. Initial trials show it to be fast focusing, steady, great canon glass. Shooting down to f2.0 still holds exposure and sharpness really well. The depth of focus is superbly narrow, ideal for portraits and some active sports.