SpencerMark ii Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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I agree, I think it isn't a hot topic simply because of its price. Once it comes down in price it'll definitely be on people's wish list. It is literally twice the price of the V1. I wish I could have it. But I can't, unless I sell my 70-200mm f/2.8 IS ii... I have the 35mm f/2 IS which is actually my absolute favorite lens. I wish it were weather sealed though. I have taken amazing shots with it, and I love the 3D feel I get out of it. The wide aperture paired with the natural vignette at f/2 really focuses everything on your subject. In fact on other lenses I add vignette in Lightroom because of that special feel the vignette brings in. Honestly, 35mm if my favorite focal length, if I were to ever get the 35L ii I would probably keep the IS version for the IS, it has saved me quite a bit, even at a full second exposure things come out great!
For those of you who have thought about the 35mm f/2 IS go for it, I love it. I couldn't recommend it more, its sharpness, light weight, and performance are that of a much more expensive lens. Like I said, all it needs is weather sealing and it's a true "L" lens in disguise.
EDIT: I don't think weather sealing defines a pro lens. I live in California and I love to go to the beach, but when I get home there is a layer of salt water over all my camera gear, so I wipe it down with a damp cloth. I worry about my 35mm not being weather sealed because it limits where I can take it and how comfortable I feel. Getting sand in a lens could mean the end of it. I know its best to keep your lens away from sand as much as possible but the wind will carry it and there isn't anything I can do about that. In conclusion, if I had an extra $2000 laying around somewhere I wouldn't be complaining about weather sealing haha.
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