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Birding with the 135L

996GT2

Diamond Member
With my Sigma still in for AF calibration and a photography club trip coming up, I decided to impulse-buy a Canon 135L (since that was the only decent EF lens I could find on craigslist). I figure I can always sell it and get my money back if I don't need it later.

Quick impressions: The lens is about the size of a 12 ounce can, and weighs about 2 pounds. Manual focusing ring is quite wide and well-damped. The biggest shocker is the AF speed...it is incredibly fast, faster than any lens I've ever used.

Anyway, since the weather was bad in Annapolis today I decided to try some bird shots (since everything else was owned by the overcast sky).

What do you guys think of some of the shots?

http://i78.photobucket.com/alb...phy/IMG_6416_Small.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/alb...phy/IMG_6427_Small.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/alb...phy/IMG_6396_Small.jpg

http://i78.photobucket.com/alb...phy/IMG_6434_Small.jpg
 
Love the last one. Beeeeaaautiful shot. God the bokeh from that thing is so creamy smoooth.

Wish I had the dollars to pick up an L lens as an impulse buy ^_^
 
I would keep that lens - they are all excellent shots.

Just curious, why are they signed "Morgan Yang, 2008?" This is 2009, no? 🙂
 
Originally posted by: corkyg
I would keep that lens - they are all excellent shots.

Just curious, why are they signed "Morgan Yang, 2008?" This is 2009, no? 🙂

Yea I realized that this morning when walking to class...they've been changed, but I'm too lazy to re-upload 😛
 
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