This is an absolutely fantastic lens and exceptional value for money. Every single photo I take with this lens gives me that 'wow' factor. Not only are the images razor sharp wide open, the creamy bokeh and shallow DOF it creates at f2 gives a very unique look to photos especially when combined with...

Consistent Output; Durable; Quick Focus; Sharp Focus; Strong Construction

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 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

Gary Wolstenholme reviews the Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM lens, the bright telephoto portrait lens ideal for portraits.

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 mechanical quality of the lens is truly excellent thanks to quality materials, tight build tolerances and a smooth and well damped rubberized focus ring. The lens has a "true" IF design so it does not change its physical length and the front element does not rotate during focus operations.

The title says it all on this. The sharpness is just right, the color rendition is amazing, and the contrast is incredible. Autofocus is also very fast, which is great because the combination of that and the bright aperture make it a great choice for indoor sports.

I am an amateur photographer. I love this lens. it makes shooting action shots in my living room look professional with the blurred background.I had a canon T5I Rebel

Fast, light and sharp as heck. I love using this lens to cover the beam routines in gymnastics. the f2 vs f2.8 lets you drop a whole ISO stop cleaner, makes a HUGE difference in the quality of your pictures. The bokeh on a FF lens is so wonderful, it should be illegal.

Sharp sharp sharp; incredible bokeh; great value

135mm can be a little long if you don't have a varied collection