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The so-called 135 fixed-focus lens is out of focus. Why do few photographers use it to take portraits?

The lens is good, but the focal length is slightly shorter, so the compression is not strong enough.

Generally, the medium telephoto lens has a unique charm for portraits. From 85 to 135 to 70-200, all three shots are the best shots for exterior portraits, but 85 and 70-200 are common. Why don't you see the king of scattered scenes? 135mmF2?

It's simple. First of all, let's take a look at what scattered scenery is. The scattered scene can be called an air cutting machine now, and the background is stripped like a color block, which distinguishes the difference between the subject and the background! The focal length of 135mmF2 is medium and long, and the cutting effect is quite powerful. The effect of 135mm can be found from the cutting of 85 or 70-200!

Why are fewer and fewer people using it? There are many reasons. First of all, Canon has a 135mmF2, which can be traced back to 1996 and has been discontinued! 1995, Canon released the first generation of 70-200mm. In this case, both lenses are owned, which is not a bright spot. The key point is that Dasanyuan 70-200mm has been released for three generations, and 135mm still stays in the mirror in 1996, and no new model has been released. Who still uses a lens for decades, although this lens has a famous beauty focus of "the image is soft and close to gray, and people have water texture"!

However, thanks to the blessing of Dayuan and the upgrade of 85mm, 135mm gradually faded out of people's sight. There are three aperture options: F 1.2, F 1.4 and F 1.8. The advanced lens, 135mm, is really a little old by comparison, but it is also worth being used.

The so-called 135 fixed-focus lens is out of focus. Why do few photographers use it to take portraits? /kloc-in 0/5 years, I will take portrait photography with my friends, but the budget is insufficient. I was equipped with 6D+24- 105+50+ 135 (I thought that 6D portraits were enough at present, and the camera was wide-angle, which was more cost-effective than just buying wide-angle. If it is not wide enough, it is ok to pull it later. Needless to say, the aperture is 60. And why did you choose 135 instead of 85 for financial reasons? If you buy 85, you must choose 1.4, but the price is too high. So I thought that 135 is also a discount, and it is also a telephoto lens, which has an advantage over my lens, and it is only over 5k, and both the image quality and the focal length are in line, so I bought it. )

Canon EF135mm f/2USM135mm maximum aperture F2 ultrasonic focusing motor does not shake.

After talking about the experience of buying at that time, let's talk about the advantages and disadvantages after use!

Disadvantages 1. The focal length 135 is suitable for taking portraits within the focal length, and the whole body is too far away. Because it is fixed focus communication, it is more troublesome. Especially in noisy environment, I regret buying 135 instead of 85. Maybe everyone will say that people often shoot 70-200 with 200. I use 135 to say that the distance is too far. In fact, it is impossible to take portraits all the time at this focal length. If you keep taking every photo with this focal length, it will be a torture to your throat strength and the similarity of the photos. This may be one of the reasons why most photographers don't use this lens.

Disadvantage two. If you don't shake, people may say that your hands are shaking, and you can't blame the camera. For a professional photographer, shaking hands is really shameful, but you can't be a freak. I think everyone knows the function of anti-shake, especially the telephoto lens. The anti-shake function is really important. This lens is moderate in size and length, but it lacks anti-shake function, which is one of the reasons why most photographers don't use this lens!

Advantages: 1 The large aperture of F2 is considered as a large aperture compared with telephoto, and the effect is best when it is opened to 2.2/2.5. And there is a combination of telephoto ends, which is really a blur weapon! (F2 real shot)

Advantage 2. The lens of image quality is oily in Jiao Wai, and the photos taken are very moist. For most people, this Jiao Wai is very popular. In addition, it is not as stiff and unnatural as the low-end head, and the color is very Canon. (Jiao Wai Yourun)

Advantage 3. Cost-effective its price is really low compared with the lens with the same quality. This is a good choice for people with insufficient budget and high requirements for blurring. Just accept its shortcomings.

Advantage 4. The focusing speed is slightly faster than 85 1.4. (Real shot under F2)

To sum up, Canon EF135mm f/2USM135mm is a bit long for portrait photography, and it is not anti-shake. I can't think of any shortcomings. This price is really invincible. As for why most photographers don't choose it, I think the aperture of F2 mainly limits their imagination. You can spend 5-6 thousand to buy 135, and definitely not thousands to buy 85 1.4. After all, big aperture and big gear can crush people! In addition, it is not anti-shake, and the focal length is slightly longer, which is not comparable to the big eyes of competitors!

This lens is called the red circle conscience lens in Canon. I don't know if it's true or not, because I don't have it, so it's hard to judge. However, in our photography circle, two masters have used this lens for many years. They never changed it and seemed to like it very much. It is said that the price of this lens is only four or five thousand yuan, so it is called conscience lens. Maybe the price is low and the shooting effect is ok, so there is a certain market. After all, this kind of lens has been produced for a long time and some people have bought it, which shows that it is still widely used.

If few people use it to take portraits, the reason may be that the focal length is long, and it is difficult to find a suitable position in the case of team battle, because photographers have to run far to take pictures. When I saw these two masters using 135, if they were taking full-length portraits, it would be far from it. You are too embarrassed to block the creation of 135 master with a short head. Everyone is very conscious and stepped aside, which reflects the courtesy of photographers and allows civilization to be rendered and played.

Although this lens is a small gas cutting machine, it has too many limitations in use, which is one reason why few photographers use it to take portraits.

The biggest feature of 135 fixed focus is the large aperture blur caused by telephoto, which is very wonderful. Sharp focus and Jiao Wai lubrication are very popular among portrait photographers, but their shortcomings are also very obvious.

The focal length is too long, so it can only be used outdoors, which is limited by the distance. It is inconvenient to take a full-length portrait, communication basically depends on shouting, and the bust also needs a few meters away.

85f 1.4 & The picture quality is the same as 135; F 1.2 also has the same shooting effect, and the rational use of focal length design is not so awkward, and it also has a certain sense of solidification in blur. Photographers who take full-length busts don't have to go far. It is precisely because of 85mm that people gradually forget 135.

In fact, 135mm portraits can still shoot amazing works as long as they are used to it. At present, Canon 135F2.0, which is close to mass production, may only be seen in the second-hand market, which directly affects its position in portrait shooting. However, it is undeniable that the portrait 85 shot by 135 is incomparable, and the convenience of 85 is irreplaceable by 135.

I have both 85mm f 1.4 and 135mm f2. It was hot recently, so I took 135mm f2 and went out to sweep the street. This head is light and compact, with a long focal length, which is not easy to be found by the subject and easy to use.

Hello, photographers and photographers are completely different groups. In the photographer group, there are still many people who buy and use 135mm or STF type portrait lenses.

(Next, we will introduce the lens of 135mm together with the lens of STF type. Why are they rare? )

Let me analyze your question in detail:

First, for professional photographers, photo studios, photography studios

The main force of working to make money is always 24-70mm and 70-200mmF2.8

There can be nothing else.

For photo studios and photography studios

Even 50mmF 1.4 or 85mmF 1.4 are rarely used.

135mm lens, the efficiency is too low.

Stf lens, too inefficient.

Big ternary is also the basic standard.

Is the absolute main force.

Third, for contracted photographers, that is, photo photography.

Except 24-70mmF2.8

24 MMF1.4,50 MMF1.4/f1.2,85 MMF1.4/f1.2, which is the absolute main force.

Fourthly, for children photographers,

This is a supplement to 24-70mmF2.8 or 70-200mmF2.8.

50mmF 1.4/F 1.2 is the absolute main force.

5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of 5.STF lens?

1, STF Jiao Wai is better.

2. But for commercial portrait photography, customers only look at the face, and the core is the face, followed by the figure. Customers are not interested in out-of-focus

3, commercial photography, efficiency first.

4, STF lens, shooting efficiency is too low.

To sum up, STF lens is mainly for some high-end photographers to play with.

It is rarely used for commercial photography.

For ordinary home users, or ordinary photographers, STF lens is too low cost-effective, not just needed.

The lens serves the camera first, then the photographer, and more importantly, the picture. This is because each shot has its own characteristics and special effects. No lens can only shoot something, but not anything. Sometimes the reverse use of the lens will produce wonderful effects.

135mm congenital defect, the focal length is a bit long, and the communication with the model basically depends on shouting. The bust is five or six meters and the whole body is eight or nine meters. Moreover, the angle of view is single, and it is easy to get tired of seeing too many photos, so there are a bunch of new 135 on the idle fish.