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smac
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Jan 7, 2006
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| Rating: 8
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Very good image quality, robust build.
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Large and heavy
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I wanted to be blown away by this lens, based on all the reivews I had read stating superior resolution and contarst. When the 1st copy I bought didn't live up to expectations, I sent it back and bought another. It is a competent perfromer, no doubt, but it is not the sharpest lens in my collection. It skews toward a warmer color than other L lenses I own. At 1.4 it is soft at corners and just accepatble at center. It improves as it is stopped down, by f4 it matches, but does not exceed the resolution of my stellar 24-104mm f4. My 24mm f1.4 beats the 35mm f1.4 by far, at every aperture. The 35 beats the 50mm f1.4 by about the same margin. A very good lens and I'm keeping it as it fills a needed gap for very low light work where the 24 is too wide and 85 is too tight. 5D, raw.
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 Jan 7, 2006
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Geert Soenens
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Location: Belgium
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Review Date: Jan 7, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 10
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Together with my 135mm F2 L USM and 300mm F2,8 L USM the best lens i have. Incredibly sharp! As scharp as some Leica lenses i have. A keeper. Much better on 35mm then my zoom 17-40mm F4 L USM! Great lens in low light! Use it on my 5D now:) Waw! If you have the money for it, well then buy it very soon.
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None.
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Jan 7, 2006
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vbourrut
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Location: Switzerland
Posts: 259
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Review Date: Dec 7, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,100.00
| Rating: 9
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Very good image quality, very fast and accurate AF. nice bokeh
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Very expensive, build is not as good as for the 17-40mm
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I think everything has already been said, hence I prefer to send 2 pictures in full format, one @ 1.4, the other @ 2.8.
The body was the 1D Mark 2. Converted from raw with EOS viewer utility, and saved to jpg in PS. No post processing. You can add some USM filter on them.
http://www.bourrut.ch/objectifs/35L14.jpg
http://www.bourrut.ch/objectifs/35L28.jpg
Hope this helps :-)
Best regards,
Vincent
http://www.bourrut.ch/
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Dec 7, 2005
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LMCasey
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Review Date: Dec 7, 2005
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| Rating: 10
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Very good and useable at 1.4. Excellent from f2 on. Beautiful contrast, color sharpness from edge to edge.
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Expensive
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There is a reason this lens has such a good reputation, it really doesn't have a major weakness. You do pay for the quality though.
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Dec 7, 2005
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weissj
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Nov 25, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
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| Rating: 10
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fastest lens i've ever used, great focusing, creamy bokeh, perfect size/weight, great build quality, sharp
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fair amount of fringing, a little pricey
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I am by no means a professional photographer, but my prime lineup is now complete with the arrival of this lens.
This lens is incredible. I sold my 24-70L for it and am already glad I did. The focal length on my 1.6x is great, and it's size/weight are far far far more amazing then the 24-70L ever was.
Shooting with the lens is a dream. It's autofocus is quick, the wide aperture sucks light in, and the pictures are really sharp, especially once you hit f/4 and up.
The only downside I've noticed is a decent amount of fringing in a number of photos. Granted they were taken in less then ideal situations, I still wish there had been a little less CA.
All in all, this lens is as good as its reputation make it seem.
I highly recommend this lens.
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Nov 25, 2005
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MarcusG
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: Nov 21, 2005
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| Rating: 10
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Great for low light, super sharp, rich colors, nice bokeh, nice skin tones
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none discovered yet
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I don't consider myself to be a professional photographer although I do make money from some of my photo shoots. I guess you could say I am a serious amateur who is learning as I go and I have a growing client base of satisfied customers who have been great at referring me to their friends. Maybe one day I can quit my day job. ~ha ha~
At this time in my paid work I mainly shoot female erotic dancers indoors for their promo material. Only some of the shots are posed and other shots are attempted using a camera hand held while the dancer is moving about in her routine. For this reason I have chosen to try and light up the room with lots continuous lighting. My lighting is not exactly high end equipment so I have always struggled with getting enough light to allow for decent DOF and still have a fast enough shutter speed to freeze the action. Even with 1500 watts of lighting I was struggling with freezing the action at times. Sometimes the whole photo might look great except the hand or foot might be blurred, etc. Of course if the shots were posed it was never a problem but I really like grabbing those sweet action shots with great facial expressions and the wild hair and costumes flowing.
Previously I only had lenses with a maximum 2.8 aperture and I was struggling on the action shots. Getting this EF 35L 1.4 has really made a HUGE difference. I got the lense four days ago and took a chance using it for a shoot yesterday. I couldn't believe the high percentage of shots that turned out. The color, the detail, the skin tones were all beautiful. It was able to freeze the action and the photos had a look to them that was hard to explain. Almost creamy and three dimensional yet extremely sharp and vivid colors. The model was blown away with the quality and I believe this lense will play a role in me getting more work of this nature. When I think of all the frustration I was going through in previous photo shoots, this lense is worth every penny I paid for it. It just sucks up the light and gives you amazing photos.
I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS LENSE.
I should also mention I use a Canon 20D
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Nov 21, 2005
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Thouse
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Location: Canada
Posts: 751
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Review Date: Nov 14, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,050.00
| Rating: 10
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Sharp, contrast, colours, light-weight, perfect FoV on my 1.3X crop camera!!
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None!
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Great lens! Have used this from portraits to landscape shots and it never fails to impress. Colours are outstanding and the sharpness is top-notch!!
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Nov 14, 2005
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GOVA
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Review Date: Nov 4, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,050.00
| Rating: 7
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Excellent built quality.
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Heavy for a prime.
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I really wanted to like this lens, but finally sold it for 50 1.4.
It is heavy for a wide prime. Most importantly, its performance at 1.4 was just okay. Its bokeh-wow factor is also much lower than 85L and 200 1.8
For over 1K, I think, there are other options.
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Nov 4, 2005
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Phast1
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Location: Canada
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Review Date: Oct 26, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,050.00
| Rating: 9
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Clean, sharp edge to edge. Low light ability.
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none found
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I'll spare the technical jargon for those better equiped to tell you about it. I've owned this lens for 2 weeks now. At first I wasn't too impressed with it. It wasn't bad at all but there's alot of hype over this lens so anything below super-duper fantastic right off the bat is a letdown.
After using the 35L in numerous situations and applications I am now convinced it is indeed super-duper. I've just finished printing a stitched pano taken with this lens. Wow, very sharp. Compared to my now sold 24-70, 17-40 lenses, this baby is noticeably sharper, very contrasty, and color is defined ummm well... super-duper!
I have never been this floored by sharpness before, especially at this FL. Had I paid more $ for this lens I'd still be pleased.
It delivers!
Phast1
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Oct 26, 2005
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vonWerner
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Location: United States
Posts: 125
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Review Date: Oct 10, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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When I use this lens, I frequently have to check the Photoshop "History" box to see if I've already used curves and sharpening... invariably I find that I'm looking at an unmodified image. Wow!
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Slight chromatic aberration wide open, but easily correctable during RAW conversion.
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I sold one of these last year in a moment of insane "consolidation" thinking. Regretted it instantly, and have now purchased a new one.
If I were still a working pro, I would probably use a 24-70L...
But, while great zooms can produce many "excellent images", great primes like the 35 1.4L can produce a few "great images". I used to be after the former... but, now I can afford to strive for the latter.
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Oct 10, 2005
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AHAB
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Review Date: Oct 9, 2005
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| Rating: 10
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This is an amazing lens, it is far and away better than my 24 - 70 2.8... I know, I know, you are probabley saying of course it is, but I loved my 24 - 70 it has helped me produce some absolutely gorgeous wedding images, now that I have used the 35 1.4 I may not be able to go back to zooms. If you are thinking about it buy it you will have no regrets. Tack sharp. This is in the same outstanding class as the 85 1.2 and the 135 2.0.
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Price well, You get what you pay for.
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Absolutely gorgeous, when you look at the images on your computer screen you can't help but zoom up to 200, 300 and up to 400% just to see the amazing detail this lens produces.
I am in awe of what this lens is capable of doing for my work... it makes me look good!
This lens is World Class.
If your reading this it is probably because you are thinking about buying this stunning lens well save up your money and get it.
Good luck, I hope this has helped you make up your mind!
AHAB (you know, the slightly obsessive compulsive guy on the boat)
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Oct 9, 2005
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KP82
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Sep 27, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Excellent color, contrast and sharpness; Nice build; relatively lightweight
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Slight focus inconsisteny at 1.4 on budget SLR like my 350D; Lens barrel surface finish prone to fingerprints
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Excellent color, contrast rendition; Very sharp at the centre, and corner sharpness gets very good from f2; Good bokeh though not as good as my 135/2L; Relatively lightweight compared to other L's;
Slight focus inconsistency(front focus between 1mm to 4mm) at f1.4 with my 350D, not sure if it's the lens or the body but my other lenses do not have focus problems. The barrel surface finish is different from my other two L's, it is more prone to fingerprints.
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Sep 27, 2005
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Jiggytrav
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Sep 22, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,120.00
| Rating: 10
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Fast focusing
Pleasing bokeh
Great color, contrast, and sharpness
Excellent build quality
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Some chromatic abberation wide open (F1.4 - F2)
Expensive
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This has to be one of Canon's best primes, and you certainly pay for it. But for most, it will be worth every penny because it is top-notch in every quality. 35mm is a decent "all-purpose" focal length and this lens will allow you to shoot in low light or reduce depth of field for some beautiful out-of-focal backgrounds. I use the lens mostly on my young kids. Highly recommended!
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Sep 22, 2005
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Mark Powell
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Aug 26, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,120.00
| Rating: 10
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Nice build and feel. A joy to use.
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none
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Before I posted a review of this lens, I wanted to use it for a couple of months. I have nothing negative to say about it.
I have taken some very nice family portraits on the beach, used it for snapshots around the house, and photographed 2 big parties with it. This lens is so far above and beyond my sigma 24-70 that I rarely use the sigma. The pictures with this lens need very little post processing and look almost 3D.
It's not always on my camera due to the telephotography I do of my daughter's sporting events...but it's always in my backpack.
Both of the parties were outside and late at night. I used this lens at 1.4 + 580EX flash + LS II and was very pleased with the results.
This lens has a special place in my heart.
If you get it, you won't be sorry.
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Aug 26, 2005
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SkankPile
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Location: United States
Posts: 109
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Review Date: Aug 2, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,200.00
| Rating: 10
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I like it..I really like it. Sharp, L color.
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none..mine does have a plastic housing near the mount as it seems its not all metal, but it does not really matter.
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I’ve only had the lens for a couple of days, but as soon as I viewed the images I was floored. I was used to my 24-70L & 70-200IS/L, but this lens completely blows them away. The images pop off the paper.. its quite amazing. I was considering adding the 16-36L to my collection, but after reading the reviews I tilted towards the 35L, and now I think it will rarely leave my camera. If I need longer than 35 I will jump to my 50prime and then my 70-200IS
F2.0 on my 35L is better than my 24-70L at 2.8 no question, but by f5 I now understand the “WOW” factor. The only other lens I have that comes close is a 50mm 1.4 (maybe the 70-200 IS stopped down), but I can’t open the 50 up like I can the 35L and expect the same sharpness. The 35L and 50/1.4 are now my favorite lenses.
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Aug 2, 2005
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maxima21
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Location: Singapore
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Review Date: Jul 28, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,300.00
| Rating: 10
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Great Color, Contrast, Bokeh especially with Skin Tone and Potraits
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EXPENSIVE FOR A PRIME.
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Have used it in low light conditions, especially at night as a walk around lens for landscape and candids shots. Great for Potraits and ready like the colors & contrast it produce.
Great Prime Lens. A collector items in years to come!
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Jul 28, 2005
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