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What does /p/ think of the Canon EF 135mm f/2.8 with soft focus? It's less than $300 and I've read that it makes a pretty decent regular lens when soft focus is turned off. I'm planning on shooting a few weddings this summer, and just wondering what you guys thought about it before wasting gas to drive out to my camera shop and pick one up.
>> Anonymous
Unlike Nikon 135mm DC and Sony 135mm STF, the Canon ia a plain old soft focus lens (i.e. constant spherical aberration), so you can get a regular 135mm and imitate the effect in photoshop by adding one or several semi-transparent lens-blurred layers to your picture.
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>170865

>Sony 135mm STF

this just bugs me for some reason. it's technically accurate, but just barely so.
>> Anonymous
>>170852
Yeah that's what I'm worried about (it being too long). I may just get the 85mm f/1.8 for now.
>> Anonymous
>>170866
you mean that it's a Minolta lens originally or that "Soft Transition Focus" sounds kinda lame?
>> fence !!POey2hdozCZ
>>170879

the former.
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>>170846
id also be looking at this lens, but id love to see an updated version without! the SF "feature" and perhaps some updated coatings, but i doubt theyd ever bother re-working the optics...

hopefully this would make it a bit shorter, physically too? :)
>> Anonymous
>>170866
oh but theres two versions of the lens now. the minolta version and the sony branded version, so its fine
>> Anonymous
>>170910id also be looking at this lens, but id love to see an updated version without! the SF "feature"

so a 135mm 2.8?

they have the 100mm 2.8 for that, and it will do macro

or the real 135mm 2.0 L at triple the price
>> ANTMY
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wow, i totally forgot about this lens. I was going to purchase it awhile back, but didn't have the funds. I have read decent reviews about it, except I'm getting the feeling that the soft focus is useless in most cases. I think that it would be a good addition to my rebel, if used as a regular lens.

Pic is a sample a found from this lens
>> Anonymous
>>171038
OP here. I've actually been looking at similar lenses, and I think I'm actually gonna get the 100mm 2.8 macro. Driving out to the camera shop this afternoon to try it out/buy it.