Daisy, Daisy!

One of the most highly rated lenses in the Canon family is the Canon EF 135mm f/2L prime lens. If you look at the listing for this lens on Amazon.com, you’ll see that the customer reviews for it are just over the top – all but one review is 5 stars – almost unheard of.

The daisy photo above, snapped while on a quick walk outside my office yesterday trying out the new lens, shows some of why it’s so well loved by photographers. Shot wide open at f/2.0 with my Canon 5D Mark II, the background just fades into a lovely soft focus – what photographers like to call “bokeh” – while the subject itself is unusually crisp and sharp.