Does anyone own, or have they used this lens?

I'm so impressed by "Arnold" that my attention has returned to fast primes... 135mm isn't 200mm, but it seems like a still-useful length and pretty decent price (a mere fraction of the weight and cost of Canon's 200mm f2, both of which count!). Wondering if anyone has ever used it, and how useful they found a 135mm lens?

Does anyone own, or have they used this lens?

I'm so impressed by "Arnold" that my attention has returned to fast primes... 135mm isn't 200mm, but it seems like a still-useful length and pretty decent price (a mere fraction of the weight and cost of Canon's 200mm f2, both of which count!). Wondering if anyone has ever used it, and how useful they found a 135mm lens?

I had the 135mm f/2 for a while. Personally I found it a bit too long for my needs, even with a full frame 5D. In the end I moved it on and bit the bullet and went for the 85mm f/1.2. It's a beast of a lens, but the results are astonishing. I find it extremely hard to take it off my camera ;-). If you want to look at some example pictures check out my gallery:

http://scottpriddy.smugmug.com/gallery/4538092_ihsfM#326081993_Vw9uW

The bokeh is excellent and is very well suited for portrait photography and low light, something I was never really in to.

The results from the 135mm are very similar with good background blurring at maximum aperture, it just was that little bit too long for me. Oh and you can use a tele-extender on it too I believe.