Canon EF135mm f/2.8 Soft Focus

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Another specialist lens from when Canon launched the EF lens mount. Still (2015) avialable as the only 'soft focus' lens in Canon's range.

Still considered excellent for some styles of portrait work, it's an nteresting lens but the fact that Canon hasn't produced another suggests that it was more useful in the days of film.

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Lens specifications

Focal Length & Maximum Aperture	135mm 1:2.8
Lens Construction	7 elements in 6 groups
Minimum Aperture	32
Maximum Magnification (x)	0.12
Closest Focusing Distance	1.3m
Filter Size	52mm
Max. Diameter x Length, Weight	69.2 x 98.4mm, 390g

A quick guide to MTF charts (which only measure contrast and resolution. Canon's guide to their MTF charts) Black lines reflect lens performance at widest aperture. Blue lines show the performance at f/8 Thick lines indicate lens contrast Thin lines indicate lens resolution Dashed lines: Lens performance with meridional lines. Solid lines: Lens performance with sagittal lines Closer sagittal and meridional chart lines indicate more 'natural' out of focus areas. Remember that MTF charts are good for comparing similar lenses, so comparing ones from the 14mm f2.8L and 300mm 2.8L won't tell you much at all, whilst comparing the EF14 2.8L with the EF14 2.8L II will show meaningful differences. Note that other manufacturers may have different ways of displaying such information that may or may not match up with the Canon figures.

EF135mm f/2.8 Soft Focus reviews and articles

• Canon UK / US Information Page
• Amazon
• Northlight Images
• Canon CPN article
• Fred Miranda
• Lens Tip
• Digital Picture
• PhotoZone
• SLR Gear
• Lens Review
• ePhotozine

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Sample images

None available.

Product launch

No information available on the 1987 launch of this lens.