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Hi Mattias, thanks for this. These used Canon ultra-sharp teles are an amazing bargain because they are MUCH more versatile than you'd think - "Oh, a single focal length, too bad!" I have the Canon 135mm F/2 which gives me incredibly croppable pictures. I know of a full-time pro who bought a 5DS and the 135 because his clients often demand unusual croppings or want to be able to crop tight into an existing photo, and the 50 mpx sensor more than does the job. The 135 gives me effectively a 300-400mm F/2 lens for shooting performers and candids at events. With today's sensors I can easily shoot at 1/500 and faster for nice-looking, razor-sharp photos with stage lighting, and they look great when cropped tightly. A 70-200/2.8? Not even tempted.
@@Ulalayumyum Lots of wedding photographers use the 135 for just that reason. It's wonderful for events - much less conspicuous and unwieldy than the big teles.
And maybe "100 combinations of cameras-lenses, for taking outstanding photos". I enjoy this videos, but Mattias is always so positive and with such good examples, that I can never conclude something critical.
I made myself a promise a month ago that I am not buying any more gear for 1 year so I can focus on the craft and getting out there more with what I have. This just entered the future shopping list and almost broke my resolve. I have an 85mm that I love...must.....be.....strong.....
I love this lens! My standard has always been the 85mm 1.8 for portraits, but using this 100mm for portraits is always a nice change. We have a similar shooting style. I use & love all 4 of these lenses and prefer 28mm over most focal lengths. I often go vintage 28mm. Thanks for this video, much appreciated!
Very cool! The 85mm 1.8 is stuff of legend for me. Didn't realize this was out there! Since I just picked up a Canon 10D for $20, I'll be looking into some "cheaper" lenses like this one to compliment it.
I have had this lens for many years and it is one of my favourites. I often use it rather than my L lenses. It is razor sharp, fast to focus, excellent depth of field with lovely bokeh. Such a good lens.
Agree with you completely. This is a great line of lenses, both in IQ and in their light WEIGHT - very important imo. I use the 28, 50 and 85mm very often. Tak for videoen.
Hi Mattias! Thanks! I can highly recommend this lens, not only for taking pictures of Gunpowder. It doesn‘t cost a fortune. You won’t be disappointed with the Canon EF 2.0/35mm USM IS either, if you like that focal length. I use the 100mm often with the 35mm. Best wishes, Ralf
Nice snappy upbeat video. Great little explanation on the rational of why a 28&85mm or a 35&100mm work well together. 👍 You have several "pairs" of lenses listed (got those bases covered). What would you list for "triples"? i.e. a set of 3 primes, 3 cheap zooms, or a combo that punch above their weight in the used market?
I was just searching for a cheap sony body for experimenting for ir photography and noticed that the Sony NEX 5N can sometimes be found for around 50-60€ (at least in Germany). Since I know you like bang for the buck I thought I might as well mention it. Also you were the one that really got me into photography with your Pentax Q video and your vintage lens videos. Thank you very much for that, it really gave me something to do outside and since I'm somewhat a introvert it really helped me to not feel out of place when going out. Keep going strong and thank you once more :)
Mattias: talks about lens lineup. Me: looks at my shelf of 50mm lenses. 50mm is so versatile though. It is wide enough for street, and the compression and background separation makes it suitable for portrait too.
Yeah this whole series of lenses are all bargains. Not the best build quality, but the optics are superb! I have the 50mm and 85mm, but I'm looking for the 28mm and 100mm for the complete set. They're awesome for film too, since they are built to render nicely without using correction algorithms and such. I use them on my EOS 1 (not D).
Great video and a great lens If anyone's interested in this lens, browse second hand stores/thrift shops. I found mine in a Goodwill for about $150 and was in good condition.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter &daarshg : I own both lenses, and are often under pressure to decide which one I should take with me. If you do not need close/macro the EF 2.0 100 has four strong advantages: 1 stop wider aperture (light, bokeh), very fast AF, small size and more crispness in images at least at f/4 (subtle difference) My dream lens is an f/2 100mm 1:1 macro but I am prepared to see that coming in at 1kg, maybe an RF version might be a little bit lighter. But I would presumably keep the EF 2.0 100 because of its tiny (in comparison) size! And it always remembers me at the photokina 1990 or 1991 when I had seen this tiny lens with my favorite focal length. I decided that it would be cool to have 25mm - 50mm - 100mm macro - 200mm - 400mm lenses. Now Canon has disturbed that scheme with a sensational offer of EOS RP with the RF35 macro which is a great combo and as you, Mattias, said: 35 + 100mm is a very good two focal length setup except that I have to decide which 100mm I will have with me :)
I paid less than $170 for mine, and it is very good. I am curious how it compares to the slightly older Minolta AF 100mm F2 which for some reason is valued higher. It is better than my Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 RS for non-macro use. Yongnuo has an inexpensive clone of it.
Thanks for the video!!! I would really recommend you to try the EF 135mm f/2.8 Soft Focus, the lens is cheap, sharp, produces gorgeous images and you don't really need to use the Soft focus!
Thanks! Great review for an underrated lens very similar, in my opinion, to the 85mm f1.8 which I prefer. I used it a lot on my 5D Mark II and after switching to Fuji I realize I kind of miss it
I have a 85mm F1.8, but I initially wanted one of these. Couldn't pass the deal on my 85mm though. I will say wide open isn't all that great unless you can AF mircoadjust, which my camera can't. I think it would've been the same.
Mattias, how are you? i'm thinking of buying a 100mmf2, i use mostly prime lenses to work and from the focal length it looks like a great option (bangs for the bucks).. my doubt is: Can i mount a canon teleconverter on it? I work a lot with shows, theaters. I was robbed last year and given the pandemic scenario, to save some money, recently I bought a cheap 6D with 9k clicks, brand new rs, very good deal. And searching for some fast tele prime for a good deal.
I have stumbled into the Dx0 ONE camera recently. I would like to see your take on it if you would do a review. They're very cheap now since they are discontinued and it's so small I take mine everywhere. I also already own it so I don't have to worry about the price going up after you shine the spotlight on it.
I Have the EOSR, I have a tamron 85 1.8 and want shallower DOF. I'm a bokeh lover lol. I just bought this 100MM F2 for 339.00 on Amazon with the lens hood. I'm hoping it's better. and I will send back the Tamron. I just with this had IS, but it's ok since it does not stop motion.
Everyone who owned both the 85mm f/1.8 and the 100mm f/2 says the 100mm is sharper even if you set both of them to f/2, has better bokeh, and 100mm is more than 85mm, the extra focal length can be handy in a lot of situations. I have no idea where did the 100mm f/2.8L come from, it has nothing to do in this price range as it costs double the price of the 100mm f/2. I really hope I answered your big question.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter some time flash needs to be powerful enough to get the large group normally flash usually overcome the ambient light of the scene what's your guidance
Pro tip with this lens Don’t use it around cricket fields with white picket fencing (or similar) the CA can get really rough, only time it has been an issue for me with the 100mm f2
The copy of the EF 28mm F1.8 USM I tried was awful. These all seem to have a few poorer copies around. I have a Sigma 28mm F1.8 High Speed that is very good. I have a great copy of the EF 28mm F2.8 IS USM. I like my Sigma 28mm F1.8 EX DG too.
I bought this lens a few years ago over the 85mm for portraits. The 2 reasons I did was because Everyone was using an 85mm and DXOMARK shows that the 100mm is 70+% resolved pixels at f/2 but the 85mm didn't start becoming that sharp until about f/2.4.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter well that will take at least 2-3 years for me to get a Nikon mirrorless, recently purchased the D750 and i am totally content with it :)
@@dennisplester1542 I have the Kipon adapter. It works well with the 40mm STM. Slower on the 100 Macro L (which is not exactly fast to begin with). It worked competently with the 85 USM, but like the 100, there's vignetting when you're not wide open. I wouldn't bother with zooms unless you want to crop, but I would say it works competently to very well with several "mainstream" primes. I don't know how it compares to the others, but I'd say it's a good choice. Just make sure you're on the latest firmware ... the early firmware was pretty slow, but it got dramatically faster a couple of versions ago.
How does it deal with chromatic aberration? I had the 85mm, which I really really loved (and might get again), but the CA was really bad on that lens. For black and white it isn't really an issue, but for color I often found it problematic. I've considered the 100mm f/2 usm as well, but chosen to opt out so far because of fear for the CA.
Canon Gold band, the 50 1.4 is easily the worst of them and its not bad. The 85mm and the 100mm are simply stellar for the price. I love the gold band Canon lenses, the red band "L" is famous but avoid the green, at least the 70-300 DO, really bad for the price. The Canon gold band, I really wish they would focus more on their gold "rings", very few will need more.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter thanks for letting me know, people have been shifting from canon to other brands lately. So I was having second thoughts about shifting to Nikon, but I've used canon since I was 6 and never left the canon ecosystem Love your videos man
@@gearreallydoesntmatter Nope it ain't. Well the one I bought wasn't and so I sold it. Perhaps my version was bad but it certainly didn't come up to the standard I needed.
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You could not wait a freakin month later with this video could yaaaa ? Now I have to pay more for this lens due to the Matti Tax -.-
Sorry about that :)
Otoh, the 85mm got cheaper due to lack of demand.
Hi Mattias, thanks for this. These used Canon ultra-sharp teles are an amazing bargain because they are MUCH more versatile than you'd think - "Oh, a single focal length, too bad!" I have the Canon 135mm F/2 which gives me incredibly croppable pictures. I know of a full-time pro who bought a 5DS and the 135 because his clients often demand unusual croppings or want to be able to crop tight into an existing photo, and the 50 mpx sensor more than does the job. The 135 gives me effectively a 300-400mm F/2 lens for shooting performers and candids at events. With today's sensors I can easily shoot at 1/500 and faster for nice-looking, razor-sharp photos with stage lighting, and they look great when cropped tightly. A 70-200/2.8? Not even tempted.
just the weight of the 70-200 2.8, is reason for me to leave it at home. haha
I agree man. The 135mm f2l is pretty small for its performance compared to other high end telephoto lens
@@Ulalayumyum Yes! The 135 is a treat, SO light and so good!
@@Ulalayumyum Lots of wedding photographers use the 135 for just that reason. It's wonderful for events - much less conspicuous and unwieldy than the big teles.
I bought a Pentax 100mm 2.8 M lens for $100.00 great focal length good for general photography and a great walk around lens
Ready for "5 reasons to own a french bulldog in 2019."
And maybe "100 combinations of cameras-lenses, for taking outstanding photos".
I enjoy this videos, but Mattias is always so positive and with such good examples, that I can never conclude something critical.
I made myself a promise a month ago that I am not buying any more gear for 1 year so I can focus on the craft and getting out there more with what I have. This just entered the future shopping list and almost broke my resolve. I have an 85mm that I love...must.....be.....strong.....
3 days ago i bougth one for 180€ for my 5d classic. just amazing for this price.
Every time you review an old lens you make me want it!
I love this lens! My standard has always been the 85mm 1.8 for portraits, but using this 100mm for portraits is always a nice change. We have a similar shooting style. I use & love all 4 of these lenses and prefer 28mm over most focal lengths. I often go vintage 28mm.
Thanks for this video, much appreciated!
Very cool! The 85mm 1.8 is stuff of legend for me. Didn't realize this was out there! Since I just picked up a Canon 10D for $20, I'll be looking into some "cheaper" lenses like this one to compliment it.
Yeah the 85mm is such a no brainier it seems no one knows this exist.
I have had this lens for many years and it is one of my favourites. I often use it rather than my L lenses.
It is razor sharp, fast to focus, excellent depth of field with lovely bokeh.
Such a good lens.
More lenses to want, need, want, need. I almost bought this before after looking at the 85mm strangely.
To need or not to need. That is the question.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter this time I went on eBay before watching the video while less people had chance to watch 😂
2024 and i just dig out this lens from my closet. Insanely good. I love it. Works very well adapted to newer systems.
Awesome!
Love when you put out these lens reviews!
Glad to hear!
Why is it that I just love watching your videos? I don't even have use for this lens, but I still excitedly downloaded and watched it anyway...
Agree with you completely. This is a great line of lenses, both in IQ and in their light WEIGHT - very important imo. I use the 28, 50 and 85mm very often. Tak for videoen.
No dislikes.
Perfect result from perfect person !!!
Hi Mattias! Thanks! I can highly recommend this lens, not only for taking pictures of Gunpowder. It doesn‘t cost a fortune. You won’t be disappointed with the Canon EF 2.0/35mm USM IS either, if you like that focal length. I use the 100mm often with the 35mm. Best wishes, Ralf
My favorite tele ! Thanks to you, it just majored in value. But I am not selling ! Thanks for the nice re-visit !
The best lens that i have is a minolta 17 35 f 2,8-4, i bought it for €25 from somebody who thought it was old and unusable.
I have a couple of Minolta lenses, great stuff.
Mattias Burling my other nice lens is a minolta 70 210 f4, i love the build quality. And the photo’s that i take with my sony a100 are amazing.
Focus window is useless as the range is f22. No in between. I have one mounted on my RP. I just love it.
Love this lens!! I don't use it very often but when I do it's always lovely. Image quality and focus speed are amazing for the prize.
Nice snappy upbeat video. Great little explanation on the rational of why a 28&85mm or a 35&100mm work well together. 👍
You have several "pairs" of lenses listed (got those bases covered). What would you list for "triples"? i.e. a set of 3 primes, 3 cheap zooms, or a combo that punch above their weight in the used market?
I was just searching for a cheap sony body for experimenting for ir photography and noticed that the Sony NEX 5N can sometimes be found for around 50-60€ (at least in Germany). Since I know you like bang for the buck I thought I might as well mention it.
Also you were the one that really got me into photography with your Pentax Q video and your vintage lens videos. Thank you very much for that, it really gave me something to do outside and since I'm somewhat a introvert it really helped me to not feel out of place when going out.
Keep going strong and thank you once more :)
Thanks for test on Panasonic!
Mattias: talks about lens lineup.
Me: looks at my shelf of 50mm lenses.
50mm is so versatile though. It is wide enough for street, and the compression and background separation makes it suitable for portrait too.
dont know how i never heard of this lens! i knew only of the macro 100mm so i ended up with the 85 f/1.8. will keep an eye out for this
Such a different style video from you. Much more snappy with quicker pacing. Now you need to help me find a lens for my new to me $8 Canon D60.
Great video as usual, thank you Mattias. Do you recommend this lens over Samyang 135mm f2?
This lens is amazingly sharp with beautiful bokeh! I liked this focal range more than the 85mm too
Yeah this whole series of lenses are all bargains. Not the best build quality, but the optics are superb! I have the 50mm and 85mm, but I'm looking for the 28mm and 100mm for the complete set. They're awesome for film too, since they are built to render nicely without using correction algorithms and such. I use them on my EOS 1 (not D).
I wonder if you will compare this to the Yongnuo 100mm F/2
Great video and a great lens
If anyone's interested in this lens, browse second hand stores/thrift shops. I found mine in a Goodwill for about $150 and was in good condition.
A truly favorite line of lenses. I’m a big fan of the 85!
How about the 100mm f2.8 macro? It's slightly more cheaper that the f2 variant in the used market.
Macro lenses have a tendency to be slower.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter &daarshg : I own both lenses, and are often under pressure to decide which one I should take with me.
If you do not need close/macro the EF 2.0 100 has four strong advantages: 1 stop wider aperture (light, bokeh), very fast AF, small size and more crispness in images at least at f/4 (subtle difference)
My dream lens is an f/2 100mm 1:1 macro but I am prepared to see that coming in at 1kg, maybe an RF version might be a little bit lighter. But I would presumably keep the EF 2.0 100 because of its tiny (in comparison) size!
And it always remembers me at the photokina 1990 or 1991 when I had seen this tiny lens with my favorite focal length. I decided that it would be cool to have 25mm - 50mm - 100mm macro - 200mm - 400mm lenses.
Now Canon has disturbed that scheme with a sensational offer of EOS RP with the RF35 macro which is a great combo and as you, Mattias, said: 35 + 100mm is a very good two focal length setup except that I have to decide which 100mm I will have with me :)
I paid less than $170 for mine, and it is very good. I am curious how it compares to the slightly older Minolta AF 100mm F2 which for some reason is valued higher. It is better than my Minolta AF 100mm F2.8 RS for non-macro use. Yongnuo has an inexpensive clone of it.
Thanks for the video!!! I would really recommend you to try the EF 135mm f/2.8 Soft Focus, the lens is cheap, sharp, produces gorgeous images and you don't really need to use the Soft focus!
Thanks! Great review for an underrated lens very similar, in my opinion, to the 85mm f1.8 which I prefer. I used it a lot on my 5D Mark II and after switching to Fuji I realize I kind of miss it
surprise how quick the AF on Panasonic m43
I have a 85mm F1.8, but I initially wanted one of these. Couldn't pass the deal on my 85mm though. I will say wide open isn't all that great unless you can AF mircoadjust, which my camera can't. I think it would've been the same.
Mattias, how are you? i'm thinking of buying a 100mmf2, i use mostly prime lenses to work and from the focal length it looks like a great option (bangs for the bucks).. my doubt is: Can i mount a canon teleconverter on it? I work a lot with shows, theaters. I was robbed last year and given the pandemic scenario, to save some money, recently I bought a cheap 6D with 9k clicks, brand new rs, very good deal. And searching for some fast tele prime for a good deal.
I have stumbled into the Dx0 ONE camera recently. I would like to see your take on it if you would do a review. They're very cheap now since they are discontinued and it's so small I take mine everywhere. I also already own it so I don't have to worry about the price going up after you shine the spotlight on it.
I Have the EOSR, I have a tamron 85 1.8 and want shallower DOF. I'm a bokeh lover lol. I just bought this 100MM F2 for 339.00 on Amazon with the lens hood. I'm hoping it's better. and I will send back the Tamron. I just with this had IS, but it's ok since it does not stop motion.
I missed you, Matthias. Welcome back.
Free soundtrack I love that
I kinda want to pick one up to compliment my 70-200 when I need a bit more light on the GH5 :)
Can you please do a review/comparison of the yongnuo 100mm f/2 with the Canon one? Please.?
So, I still don’t get why I should get the 100mm f/2 over the 85mm f/1.8 or the 100mm f/2.8 L which is a beast...
Tempting!
If you don't get it, don't get it :)
Everyone who owned both the 85mm f/1.8 and the 100mm f/2 says the 100mm is sharper even if you set both of them to f/2, has better bokeh, and 100mm is more than 85mm, the extra focal length can be handy in a lot of situations. I have no idea where did the 100mm f/2.8L come from, it has nothing to do in this price range as it costs double the price of the 100mm f/2. I really hope I answered your big question.
I bought a 60$ sigma SA mount 70-200mm f2.8 and converted it to EF mount and sold it for 300$
If I use 1.4 lens how can accommodate the large group as you know there is very less light on average weddings what you suggest
Flash is probably the most effective and easy solution. Personally I don't shoot weddings but if I did I would probably use my magsphere.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter some time flash needs to be powerful enough to get the large group normally flash usually overcome the ambient light of the scene what's your guidance
Pro tip with this lens
Don’t use it around cricket fields with white picket fencing (or similar) the CA can get really rough, only time it has been an issue for me with the 100mm f2
Nice 👾 .... How does the 28mm perform? , my Favoured focal length.
I think it's a great bang/$ lens. Use it all the time.
The copy of the EF 28mm F1.8 USM I tried was awful. These all seem to have a few poorer copies around. I have a Sigma 28mm F1.8 High Speed that is very good. I have a great copy of the EF 28mm F2.8 IS USM. I like my Sigma 28mm F1.8 EX DG too.
I always feel good after watching one of your videos. 🙂
Just two hours after you posted this the price on eBay went up significantly.
I bought this lens a few years ago over the 85mm for portraits. The 2 reasons I did was because Everyone was using an 85mm and DXOMARK shows that the 100mm is 70+% resolved pixels at f/2 but the 85mm didn't start becoming that sharp until about f/2.4.
I don't trust Dxomark for anything.
Maybe tack sharpness wide open on a portrait lens isn't really that desirable anyway, so I suppose it doesn't matter too much.
Sadly I can't adapt Canon lenses to Nikon F mount :(
No but there is one for Nikon-Z so maybe in the future :)
@@gearreallydoesntmatter well that will take at least 2-3 years for me to get a Nikon mirrorless, recently purchased the D750 and i am totally content with it :)
Look into the Tokina 100mm f2.8 macro :) heard nothing but great things about that lens and it’s only $350 new / $250 used!
@@WesleyDropDead thanks for the recommendation :D
@@isoProxanol The D750 rocks so you should be happy :)
I've probably never liked a single lens more than this one. I like it a lot more than the 85. I just wish it didn't vignette on the GFX. ha ha.
I’ve just recently picked up the GFX50R, and have a heap of EF glass. Which adaptor are you using and how does it perform?
@@dennisplester1542 I have the Kipon adapter. It works well with the 40mm STM. Slower on the 100 Macro L (which is not exactly fast to begin with). It worked competently with the 85 USM, but like the 100, there's vignetting when you're not wide open. I wouldn't bother with zooms unless you want to crop, but I would say it works competently to very well with several "mainstream" primes. I don't know how it compares to the others, but I'd say it's a good choice. Just make sure you're on the latest firmware ... the early firmware was pretty slow, but it got dramatically faster a couple of versions ago.
How does it deal with chromatic aberration? I had the 85mm, which I really really loved (and might get again), but the CA was really bad on that lens. For black and white it isn't really an issue, but for color I often found it problematic. I've considered the 100mm f/2 usm as well, but chosen to opt out so far because of fear for the CA.
The 100/2 has more CA than the 85/1.8.
Not my copy.
@@QuietOC wow, you are the first one sir, who said that. Lot of people who owns both of them states the opposite. Who is lying here? (o_O)
🤔 I’m not sure what’s going on but I’m late just finding out about their lens
Canon Gold band, the 50 1.4 is easily the worst of them and its not bad. The 85mm and the 100mm are simply stellar for the price. I love the gold band Canon lenses, the red band "L" is famous but avoid the green, at least the 70-300 DO, really bad for the price. The Canon gold band, I really wish they would focus more on their gold "rings", very few will need more.
Can I use it on my RP without a booster, applying only an EF EOS R adapter?
Of course.
Why dont you buy the Ricoh Gr digital for a cheap camera review
Because it's surprisingly expensive.
哇，，great ，，，28,50,85,100 they are all is classics,,treasure of the poor~~~~haha
Just wanted to ask what camera do u use on a daily basis???
It varies a lot but at work Ive been using the Canon EOS-R for a year and will probably keep using it for another 3-4 years.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter thanks for letting me know, people have been shifting from canon to other brands lately. So I was having second thoughts about shifting to Nikon, but I've used canon since I was 6 and never left the canon ecosystem
Love your videos man
looks pretty good : )
Will this lens work on the original BMPCC using metabones speedbooster?
Cant see why not.
Thank you Mattias! Love your videos!
On the Gf1 is a 200mm Lens ?
Great video
But the converter for mft is another 150$ so is 350$ not that cheap put great.
Most already have an adapter.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter Ok i dont have a mft so is not my theme sorry
Hey man love your videos. How bout a video on the 1ds mkiii, just a thought
I watched the video on making the grilled cheese sandwich too! Lol!
How come you never got into Nikon cameras a lenses?
You mean besides my review of the Nikon D750, D700, D500 and DF? :)
Preferred lens
ahhh, just the video i was hoping you would you would make. ;-)
Everyone is overpricing them on eBay! They want 375 USD!
Once i had this VINTAGE LENS XD
♥
The 85mm f1.8 is a really poor lens wide open
Its fine.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter Wide open it's poor
Wide open it’s fine.
@@gearreallydoesntmatter Nope it ain't. Well the one I bought wasn't and so I sold it. Perhaps my version was bad but it certainly didn't come up to the standard I needed.
Ive used it to shoot everything from pro video to magazine covers.
Its fine.
HELLO FROM BEFORE 100 VIEWS YAY!!!! :D