Primary Uses: Versatile lens in capturing action or portraits. Secondary Use: None. Pros: Versatility. If you need to cover a range of zooming capability, and have limits on time, this is your best option. Does decent head shots, action shots, action from far away. Cons: Image quality is not poor, but is nowhere close to the 135mm Prime. Soft wide open. Heavy. Large and attracts attention.
Functionality: 9/10
Optics: 7/10
Value: 9/10
Peace Offering. Good portrait options as a walk around lens to capture candid moments from further away. Canon 5D Mark III, ISO 125, 1/800s, F2.8 @ 150mm Headshot. Not tack sharp, but decent sharpness. Darker lighting setting. 7D Mark II, ISO 1600, 1/30s, F3.2 @ 130mm Action shot. 5D Mark IV, ISO 320, 1/8000, F3.2 @ 75mm Long distance action versatility. Again, not tack sharp, but decent sharpness. 5D Mark IV, ISO 100, 1/1600, F3.2. @ 200mm Taken in Wide Open Sun so an 8-stop ND Filter was used. Action Versatility. 5D Mark IV, ISO 500, 1/800s, F3.5 @ 115mm.Running into waves. Capturing a variety of beach images that day from a range of distances. 5D Mark IV, ISO 160, 1/2500s, F3.2 @ 175mm
