The new Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS is now in stock at Amazon.com. Click on the link below:

Canon EF35mm f/2 IS USM

• 10 elements in 8 groups, glass-molded aspherical lens
  
• 8-blade circular aperture
  
• 4-stop Image Stabilization
  
• AF motor ring USM, full-time manual focus
  
• 67mm filter size
  
• 335g weight, 62.6mm length, 77.9mm in diameter

OK Roger, I'm waiting!!!

This interests me...sitting on the front of a 6D, a nice walk around kit!
Back in 78 my 1st SLR kit was a Canon A-1, 24 f2, 35 f2 and 50 f3.5 macro, loved that set

Why does a 35/2 need a 67mm filter?

EBH

EB-1 wrote:
Why does a 35/2 need a 67mm filter?

EBH

Interesting ? my old 35 f2 uses a 58mm, perhaps it's the AF/USM/IS tech that requires that size IDK...
The new 24 and 28 f2.8 ISs use 58mm filters...so maybe it is just more guts/electronics

EB-1 wrote:
Why does a 35/2 need a 67mm filter?

EBH

Because 70-200 f/4 also has a 67mm filter thread.

EB-1 wrote:
Why does a 35/2 need a 67mm filter?

EBH

Probably designed to minimise vignetting, so front element is bigger than you'd normally expect. Sigma 50 f/1.4 was designed like that and has much larger size than most 50's of that speed.

Pixel Perfect wrote:
EB-1 wrote:
Why does a 35/2 need a 67mm filter?

EBH

Probably designed to minimise vignetting, so front element is bigger than you'd normally expect. Sigma 50 f/1.4 was designed like that and has much larger size than most 50's of that speed.

I also believe that vignetting is one of the main reasons for designing it with a bigger thread.

Maybe to help edge performance too??

(sell more expensive filters, kick back for every copy sold )

Excellent lens! Owned it for a week now. Test shots in here:

http://eyvindness.zenfolio.com/35mmf2isusm

Possibly it's because the IS element is at the back (as on the 24 and 28 IS USM lenses), and it being a f2 lens, back elements are larger.

Eyvind Ness wrote:
Excellent lens! Owned it for a week now. Test shots in here:

http://eyvindness.zenfolio.com/35mmf2isusm

Thanks for the test shots! How is the autofocus?

zlatko wrote:
Eyvind Ness wrote:
Excellent lens! Owned it for a week now. Test shots in here:

http://eyvindness.zenfolio.com/35mmf2isusm

Thanks for the test shots! How is the autofocus?

As I no longer own the 35L I'm unable to perform any direct comparisons, but so far, I have not noticed a meaningful difference in AF-speed. I imagine, though, that if the old 35L was ultra-snappy, the new 35 f2 IS is just snappy

It's out of stock at Amazon.