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Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
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Price:
$1,479.99
$1,388.25*
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| Part No: | B00009R6WY |
| Manufacturer: | Canon |
| MFG Part: | 2512A002 |
| Customer Rating: | 5.0 / 5.0 |
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- EF mount; wide-angle lens
- Inner focusing; floating system; aspherical lens; full-time manual focus
- 35mm focal length
- f/1.4 maximum aperture
- Ring-type UltraSonic Motor (USM)
The Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L wide-angle lens is a terrific standard lens for casual photographers and photojournalists who value low-light capability and high performance. The lens--which hails from Canon's L series--is equipped with an aspherical lens element that helps correct aberrations and improve contrast and sharpness. The lens's floating focusing system, meanwhile, lets you enjoy sharp images throughout the entire focus range. Other details include a ring Ultra Sonic Motor (USM) that ensures quick and quiet autofocusing, a manual focusing option, and a 1-foot close focusing distance.
Specifications
- Focal length: 35mm
- Maximum aperture: f/1.4L
- Lens construction: 11 elements in 9 groups
- Angle of view: 63 degrees
- Focus adjustment: Rear focusing system with USM
- Closest focusing distance: 1 foot
- Filter size: 72mm
- Dimensions: 3.1 inches in diameter and 3.4 inches long
- Weight: 20.5 ounces
- Warranty: 1 year
The L-series professional f/1.4 wide-angle lens comes with an aspherical lens element to correct aberrations. The floating system enables high picture quality to be obtained over the entire focusing range. Autofocusing is quick and quiet with rear focusing and ring USM. Full-time manual focusing is also possible.
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| when I opened the box, it smelled like a rat had died! Canon has really lost it on quality control. Great lens though |
| Excellent Wide Angle Lense!! | 2010-02-25 | 5 / 5 |
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I can't say enough great things about this lense.
I will say that I just returned from 8 days in Paris and although I took 4 lenses (50/1.2L, 85/1.2L, 100/2.8L IS, and this one), I had this one on 95% of the time and it rocked!!! Super sharp pictures and great color. Well worth every penny. |
| A perfect all around lens | 2009-12-21 | 5 / 5 |
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| Got this lens from Adorama. It's super sharp at even f1.4, IQ is also superb in terms of contrast and color saturation. I use this almost for everything, landscape, portrait. Have not unmounted it from my 5d2 yet since I got it. I use to have a 50mm f/1.4 and it's very soft wide open, although I know it's not a fair comparison against 35L. |
| EF 35mm f/1.4L USM vs. EF 50mm f/1.4 USM | 2009-12-18 | 5 / 5 |
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This EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM has one remarkable feature that is not widely reviewed.
Recently I had an opportunity to compare (thanks to Glazer's Camera in Seattle) this lens to other prime from Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM which is roughly thousand dollars cheaper than 35mm L lens.
Canon's 50mm f/1.4 is a 20+ year's old proven technology in new EF package. Let us set aside the difference of 35mm vs. 50mm.
Is there a reason to spend around $1,400 for EF 35mm f/1.4L USM?
You can have "non L" 35mm lens or EF 50mm f/1.4 USM for $400.
The short answer is. I do not have 50mm lens anymore.
The reasons are:
1. Both lenses are sharp. Just forget all the zooms. Zooms are convenient, but have much more glass elements in the path. Honestly, that 50mm prime was even sharper in a pristine way. It has fewer elements in the path. But for some reason sharpness was not as consistent. Maybe L lens has better autofocus motor. L lens is heavy as well, so "Ease of use" attribute has four stars.
2. The main reason I do not have 50mm lens and kept EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM is;
There is something about consistency in picture quality when working with
EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM lens. And this is not about sharpness alone.
Here are some problems with EF 50mm f/1.4 USM.
This lens has somewhat shallow light latitude. When the light is on the low side, colors of the faces tend to be more reddish. (Too much work on Photoshop to fix 200+ pictures).
When there was too much light, my highlights were blown really fast. (White, white spots on faces). With film that was not a problem; film could handle light overloads better, but digital sensors have less tolerance to those extremes.
To my surprise EF 35mm f/1.4 L USM did not have that problem. Colors of the faces were consistent throughout several stops. I am talking about using the same camera body and all settings auto. Go figure.
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| Awesome lens, 'nuff said. You'll know when you're ready for it, and when you are, just buy the damn thing and stop thinking about it. |
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