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There's 140 reports on here from users that seem to like it __ it's got a 9.8/10 rating.

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=37&sort=7&cat=2&page=1

I was satisfied with its performance and never had any issues with it. I bought it on the oft-told advice 'prime lenses are better than zooms', but ended up selling it because I wasn't using it enough to justify owning it - I often preferred to use a 70-200mm for the broader working range.

It is quite an awesome lens. It is sharp wide open, even better than the 135 2.0 which I always stop down to 2.2, but the 200 I always use wide open. It is a specialty lens, because indeed it is not a zoom 

But it is one of my preferred lenses for outdoor portraits. I am a wedding photographer so I use it quite a bit for wedding portraits.

My story exactly too.  It had beautiful clarity, color, sharpness, etc.  Just never used it because of the fixed focal length.  I don't like to have to carry a bag full of lenses for a day of shooting, and there are very few days I would only want to shoot everything at 200mm. 

While I am all for exercise, I would have to back into the next city, or more likely the Gulf of Mexico,  to get a wide shot with that thing  

I have it, just got back from the store now. Great glass, it's surely a keeper!