Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM : Specifications and Opinions

Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM

The Canon EF 135mm f/2.0 L USM is a tele lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1996 to 2022 (discontinued). The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 1150 €;

203 users have given it an average vote of 9.8 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.

Specifications
Focal lenght	135 mm
Angle of view	18.2°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.0
Aperture blades	8
Lenses/Groups	10 elements in 8 groups
Min. focus distance	0.90 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.19x
Features
Stabilization	No
Focus	Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM)
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	72 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	750 g
Dimensions	83 x 112 mm
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Rednaxela

sent on 08 Agosto 2015

Pros: excellent sharpness and contrast, very pleasing bokeh, solid construction, comparatively low price

Cons: no weather sealing, small AF switches

Opinion: This lens is one of the best Canon L prime lenses below 200mm. Image quality is excellent, with very high sharpness wide open and incredible sharpness from f2.5 onwads! Colors and contrast are also excellent and the rendered bokeh is one of the best and harmonic bokehs you will find in this focal range. AF is extremely fast and very accurate - it is one of my lenses with the best "in focus" hit rate! Construction is solid but with tiny AF switches, no weather sealing and a little outdated lenshood witch is a little hard to install (rough-running thread). Compared to its excellent image quality the price is comparatively low!

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Frengod

sent on 10 Maggio 2026

Pros: Bokeh, blurred rendering, weight, size, cost

Cons: There are few left around, those who have it keep it

Opinion: I have had this perspective for 5 years now. Bought used by a Juza user for 500 euros. Mounted with adapter with ring nut on RP, R6, R8. I use it only for portraits. It fully achieves what for me is the ideal rendering of the close up. Discreet and easy to handle. Crisp enough at TA. I accompany it to Sigma 85mm ART and EF200mm F2.8 LII. I preferred the 135-200mm pair to the stabilized bianchino. The photos you will see below will describe the strengths and weaknesses of the optics better than me. The bokeh and blur are spectacular. No problem with AF on ML.

Alessandro_Gennari

sent on 02 Dicembre 2024

Pros: Simply magical

Cons: Not having it

Opinion: Not being a portrait photographer, for some time I had been thinking about whether it was appropriate to trade it in to buy a lens more suitable for sports photography (although those few times I had taken it with me to a fencing or volleyball arena it gave me excellent results as well as in concert photography) but after being able to test it in its field of choice during a portrait workshop set in I no longer have any doubt that it will remain part of my kit. Used with Canon 1DX (but even with 5D III the discourse does not change), it is pure magic: blurred, colors, definition. sharpness even at high apertures. Of course it is not an easy focal length, also thanks to the fact that it is a fixed lens, but once "tamed" it can only give satisfaction and make you have a lot of fun. Absolutely and warmly recommended for those who do not have it yet, those who do have it instead keep it tight. I sold it to finance the R6 and as soon as I have the opportunity I will not fail to put it back in the kit.

Lorenzo902018

sent on 13 Novembre 2024

Pros: Magic blur, fixed lens quality, construction

Cons: Maybe the absence of the stabilizer, but given the design date I don't think it can be considered a real con

Opinion: I had wanted this lens for a long time, I finally bought it and was not disappointed. The shots it gives are fantastic, the blur is superb and the colors are gorgeous. I'm not a portrait photographer but for me it's a must-have lens! The project is dated but it still defends itself greatly, especially on sensors that are not too dense like the one of my 6D Mark II

Riful

sent on 26 Luglio 2023

Pros: Image quality, f2, L series, Built-in hood, Fixed lens.

Cons: Unstabilized, "high" fire distance.

Opinion: Lens purchased a few months ago after trying other telephoto lenses (70-200 f4, 70-300). I fell in love with it immediately. Lens "of other times". It makes you go back in time. Colors, for me superb, warm. Focal "strange" to understand. For me it was love at first sight. An advantage/disadvantage: it is a fixed lens. To take pictures you have to use your legs and look for the shot according to the landscape. The zoom is practical and versatile, definitely, but, for me, the unmistakable quality of fixed lenses always pays off. Lens that I recommend to fans "of the old" and as an investment. If you find it on 600 euros, I wouldn't think twice. it is appropriate to say: "Old but gold".

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