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Old 04-24-2008, 12:55 PM   #61
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50-135mm does not suck!

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Old 04-24-2008, 02:51 PM   #62
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Just a few more from yesterday:

@50mm, just a great walkabout capture-the-moment lens:

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Here's a quick focus test, shot through a doorway - plants are about 40 ft away:
@135mm

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But what does the crop show...? BOF! (Bees In Flight!)

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Bugs in flight from 40ft, at 135mm (not 250!)

I love this lens.




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Old 04-24-2008, 03:57 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by 247nino View Post
50-135mm does not suck!

shot from yesterday
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Nice! (As most of the guys I too am a fan of pretty girls..! )

BTW, am I the only one that thinks this lense changes the shape of bokeh with aperture and/or distance..?
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Old 04-25-2008, 03:17 AM   #64
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My recent favorite - finally I got one of my son in action:




And my very first shot of my dad (who just joined us 2 weeks ago from our hometown, a small village in north east China):

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Old 04-25-2008, 04:30 AM   #65
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Is this thread is meant as a counter of bad reviews of this lens or something? If so, where?
I don't understand.

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Old 04-25-2008, 05:07 AM   #66
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Originally Posted by kyrios View Post
Is this thread is meant as a counter of bad reviews of this lens or something? If so, where?
I don't understand.

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this is a lens praise thread,

dont be shy, add a pic
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Old 04-25-2008, 06:29 AM   #67
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As you wish. It's cropped 50% of the original frame (3/4 portrait shot). My son.

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Old 04-25-2008, 04:33 PM   #68
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Old 04-28-2008, 08:12 PM   #69
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I remember this thread and recently got one, and more importantly it stopped snowing !!! I wanted to throw my $0.02 in !

Taken Today
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100% Crop
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Old 05-06-2008, 10:03 PM   #70
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Currently working/vacationing in California. The 50-135 doesn't suck here either!













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Old 05-06-2008, 11:00 PM   #71
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Old 05-07-2008, 02:23 AM   #72
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IMO this lens is awesome and incredibly sharp.. I think it will be my next purchase...
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Old 05-11-2008, 04:13 PM   #73
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On a road trip through the West, I had the 16-50 and the 50-135 with me - here
are some shots taken with the 50-135. I often swapped lenses to get more
reach after taking a few shots with the 16-50, so some of the subjects are exactly
the same as shown in the '16-50 in American West' thread.

@135mm



Previous cropped:











50mm


135mm


Prev cropped:





Prev cropped:





Crop taken through closed car window:



Crop taken through closed car window:



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Old 05-11-2008, 10:55 PM   #74
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I would like to thank all of the 50-135 owners for posting their pictures - very beautiful stuff.

Though this lens is a bit out of my budgest for an upgrade, threads like this are certainly pushing me toward buying the lens anway. It seems no matter what I read, this lens gets universal praise.
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Old 05-12-2008, 02:28 AM   #75
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A question for all the DA* 50-135 owners:

Is your lens made/assambled in Vietnam?

It seems that nowadays many lenses are made in countries different than Japan, right??
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