p.5 #1 · Sold the 35L for the new 35mm f2 IS: First impressions and a couple of snapshots
subjectochange wrote:
You don't see the sharpness in the TDP corner charts? Vignetting aside, the Canon has visibly clearer definition of the converging lines near the black square @f2. (And I don't personally mind easily corrected vignetting.) Stopped down to just 2.8, the vignetting is practically gone, and 4-5.6 has about the best corners I've seen in a 35mm focal length on TDP. Prime or not, how is that not impressive in a sub-$1000 non-L lens?
I see what you described. However, this comparison is only showing single copies of each lens. Let's not conclude that Canon's new 35 f/2 IS produces better corners than the Sigma 35 f/1.4 @f/2.
Roger's tests seem more relevant because of the number of copies used. Another point is that TDP's "Corner" sample is at the very edge of the frame and at these apertures, small differences would not be noticeable on our images.
p.5 #3 · Sold the 35L for the new 35mm f2 IS: First impressions and a couple of snapshots
I was shooting today with the original EF 35/2. Some typical shots I like to take -- overall scene/building, details or foliage. I could really have used the new IS version, especially for the low vegetation where I was around 1/80-1/100 @ f/8 at ISO 100. I would have liked f/11, but that would have been too low of a shutter speed without IS.
I can see this lens as terrific for hand held shots in any awkward positioned, fast-paced shooting. If the original had IS, I'd probably just keep it and ignore this new one, despite the better IQ at wider apertures. It looks like I will eventually sell both this EF 35/2 original and the Samyang 35/1.4 to get the new 35/2 IS. We'll just see where the prices end up in 6 months to a year.
Here are a few shots as examples on 1Ds3.
In many of these type situations, even if the Sigma was a "better" lens on paper, it's likely not as sharp when camera motion and slower shutter speeds enter the equation.
p.5 #6 · Sold the 35L for the new 35mm f2 IS: First impressions and a couple of snapshots
Gorgeous, twoeye!
I see B&H here in the US is selling the 24 and 28 IS models at the moment discounted down to $629 and $619 (respectively) until Feb 2nd. That is a decent price, and I hope the 35 IS eventually gets down there too, so I can buy one.
p.5 #7 · Sold the 35L for the new 35mm f2 IS: First impressions and a couple of snapshots
gabimaster wrote:
I think that the IQ of 35L 1.4 is way better than the IQ from this new lens. Not sure you did a good deal.
just because of the "L" doesn't always make it better,there is CA of which the 2.0 there isnt
p.5 #8 · Sold the 35L for the new 35mm f2 IS: First impressions and a couple of snapshots
I don't see much difference in IQ between the L and the IS lenses. At least on my PPed photos (for SOOC photos that I don't care a lot, I prefer the versatility of a zoom!).
Anyway the L blows the new lens out of the water* from f/1.4 up to f/2-
And the IS wins easily when I want to have greater DoF w/o increasing the ISO too much. And the latter fits easily into small pockets!
* the only time this surprising sentence can be applied on lens comparison! :')
p.5 #9 · Sold the 35L for the new 35mm f2 IS: First impressions and a couple of snapshots
The 35/2 IS is still on my short list of future purchases, especially now that prices have come down. I'll probably sell my original version and possibly my Samyang f1.4 version when I get the new one.
But these threats of high MP cameras from Sony, and maybe someday from Canon, make me more conservative on lenses right now.
p.5 #13 · Sold the 35L for the new 35mm f2 IS: First impressions and a couple of snapshots
Eyvind Ness wrote:
I recently sold my good old work-horse lens, the 35L, and jumped on the new 35mm f2 IS as soon as I saw it in stock here in Norway. I found myself shooting mostly between f2 and f2.8 most of the time, anyway, to get a practical/useful DOF for people shooting (my kids), and the new lens offers a much more useful feature: 4 stops of IS, over the old L-version. Besides, it has a much better MFD, and the weight is about half of the weight of the L (and new Sigma f1.4!).
I've only owned the 35mm f2 IS for 3 days, so I do not have extensive experience with it, yet. Anyways,here are a collection of snap shots from the recent days:
I've included some comparison shots with the new 24-70 f2.8 mk2 as well, to illustrate any differences at f2.8. I found very few: The 35mm f2 IS is better for MFD, has less distortion, and less vignetting. Sharpness is about the same, as far as I can tell by eyeballing it on my screen at 100%. Bokeh looks OK to me, too :-)
Thank you for posting this. I've been wanting to see more examples of close up portraits with this lens on a full frame camera. There doesn't seem to be any awkward distortion. This lens will more than likely be my next purchase.
