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The common theme for these images is that they were all taken with my new lens: the Canon EF135 L f/2. I had received the GBP100 cash-back voucher from Canon, which had to be used or it would expire. I would have liked the new 70-200 LIS, but couldn't really justify the expense. I already own the 100-400 LIS, so there would have been a large overlap between the two lens. However, my next lens down is a Sigma 28-70 and I really wanted something in between. It also had to be L glass (or of equivalent quality); this seems to be a must to get the best results from the D30. So I chose the 135. It's a fast lens of very high quality. Photodo give it rating of 4.5; I checked the user reviews on Photography Review. Out of 16 reviews, 14 had given the lens a maximum 5-star rating. Anyway I ordered the lens and it arrived on the Thursday before Christmas. It's too wet and gray and cold here in SE England to go outside looking for images, so I've just taken pictures of cut flowers and assorted ornaments indoors. This is one great lens! Focusing is very fast and it certainly does improve the infamously poor AF on the D30. It doesn't do away with occasional hunting with low light/contrast subjects, but it does help. The images are crisp with good colours and a lot of punch. I also like the way that this lens handles the out-of-focus backgrounds. For instance, the berries in the background of some of the lily shots (9 and 10) are very attractive. An example, presumably of what Ken Rockwell calls "good bokeh". Roger Cavanagh
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