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Kenneth Lai
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Dec 12, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Sharp and good contrast when used with 20D
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Note quite as sharp as 50mm f1.8. Focus error when used with 300D
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I bought this lens when I had the EOS300D (Digital Rebel)
I was utterly disappointed as almost every photo that I shot with the 300D were lacking in sharpness characteristic of most primes.
After I upgraded to 20D, I tried on the lens again. To my surprise, the lens took very sharp and good contrast photos similar to those taken with the 50mm.
I suspect it is the more accurate centre focusing point in the 20D which made the difference in sharpness.
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 Dec 12, 2006
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Hans im Glueck
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Location: Germany
Posts: 17
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Review Date: Dec 8, 2006
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: $250.00
| Rating: 6
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cheap, lightweight, quite solid build
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soft wide open, medium sharp stopped down
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First of all, it is not too expensive. But if you pick up a bad copy like I did, it is probably not worth the money. My 24-105 L is much sharper @f4 than that prime , especially the corners at my 5D. If you really want a 35mm, wait till You can afford a 35/1.4 L ,that is a really nice lens.
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Dec 8, 2006
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Nimnar
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Dec 4, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $230.00
| Rating: 10
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Great value for money, sharp, fast, great colors. Lots of fun for a crop camera and a good wide prime on a 35mm frame.
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auto-focus is noisy, occasionally misses and is not quite USM quality. But it's really good overall.
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This is a totally recommended lens. I've gotten some of my best candids of my kids and family using this lens. Definitely a lens for specific purposes (e.g. kids indoors). If you're looking for wide to medium prime this is a great one. Don't know about the 28mm f/1.8 but it's almost twice as much. Put the difference to a great zoom or the 85mm f/1.8. Happy shooting!!
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Dec 4, 2006
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Geisterfahrer
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Location: Italy
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Review Date: Dec 3, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Very sharp; lightweight; gives more than acceptable results when used wide open; accurate color rendition; great quality-price ratio
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AFD motor is not as fast as USM; noticeable vignetting until f/4
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35mm is my favorite focal lenght, it is the one I find myself using most of the time. This lens does an excellent job in providing images while not costing you an arm and a leg.
The first, and best, feature of this lens is its sharpness. The detail resolution is simply amazing. Even when used wide open and with scarce available light, the lens manages to capture images which are more than adequate as far as technical quality is concerned. On a full frame camera the edges and corners begin to come out as sharp as the center at about f/4. Color rendition is accurate and does not sway on either the cool or the warm side. The lens is small, unobtrusive and weights a mere 210g.
The weaknesses of the lens are the old-style AFD autofocus system - accurate, but obviously not as fast as USM, while not being, to my ears, nowhere near as loud and annoying as other people seem to believe - and a noticeable vignetting at the widest apertures, until f/4.
However, given all the good points of the lens, and considering its price, I cannot but recommend this lens to anyone!
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Dec 3, 2006
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boomzfoto
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Nov 26, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $229.00
| Rating: 10
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Very sharp, light, fast, and extremely affordable.
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Focusing is little noisey (high pitch sound).
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Very sharp even when wide open (f2.0). Focuses fast even without USM. Light weight. Great indoor lens on a 5D (both day and night). Colours are good. Almost distortion free images on a 5D. This has become my primary indoor lens for food photography in restaurants (candid reviews) where 99.99% of the time the lighting isn't exactly ideal. Before I got this I was using the 50 f1.8 (minimum FD too long and 50mm not wide enough to capture the whole room) and 17-40L f4.0 (too slow for under ISO400 use and not discrete enough) on a 5D. This 35mm f2.0 will replace both. It's perfect for my purpose. I should have purchased this a long time ago.
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Nov 26, 2006
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marcelo.h
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Location: Brazil
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Review Date: Aug 14, 2006
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Price paid: $230.00
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The best you can by for this price.
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Noise AF
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Red... your peice surely is not representative. Bad quality control.
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Aug 14, 2006
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RedRebel
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Location: Netherlands
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Review Date: Jul 24, 2006
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 6
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35mm is usefull, litle barrel distortion, price
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Cons:
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Flare, CA, contrast, sharpness, focussing
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Last year I bought the 350D together with a 17-85IS lens, which is quite a good general purpose combo. a few months ago I added the 35mm/2, because I wanted a faster lens for indoor use and creative shooting.
My opinion is quite negative, but it is my honest opinion about my copy of this lens:
- Very soft wide open and comparable with my 17-85 starting from f4, f5.6 etc...
- Lots of CA (purple fringing) when used wide open, which disapears mostly from f2.8, f3.5 etc...
- Very prone to flare, it shows up as lack of contrast
- Extreme lack of contrast as soon as an image is only 1 stop over exposed
- Focussing often hunts in less contrasty situations
- Focussing makes some noise, but thats only a small problem
In standard light conditions, this lens performs no better then my 17-85IS. In dark situations and using the larger apertures, it produces soft images. In more tricky light situations, this lens is close to unusable. Every time I pick up my 17-85IS lens in those *tricky* situations, it almost never lets me down, while this one is causing trouble time after time. Even an old 28-80 3.5-5.6 II lens performs more consistent.
If my copy is representative for this lens, I would not recomend it, especially when you are looking for quality at low f numers (f2 - f2.8).
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Jul 24, 2006
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marcelo.h
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Location: Brazil
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Review Date: Jul 15, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $230.00
| Rating: 9
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Center and border sharpness. Good construction. Perfect size for my 350D.
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Noisy AF
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I've been reserching for a better cost/benefit ratio lens, even after bought my one. No way... for a non L lens there is not alternative for this price. 28mm 2.8 EF is not so good. Sigma 30mm 1.8 is expensive and the Canon is at least so good. The L version 1.4... my God, too expensive.
I compare it with my Zuiko lenses... I am surprised! 35mm EF stands side-by-side in some situations. No mistakes!
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Jul 15, 2006
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JORDI350D
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Location: Spain
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Review Date: Jul 13, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $219.00
| Rating: 10
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Ligth, very sharp, cheap= fantastic.
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Not FTM.
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This is my favourite lens.
It is very sharp.
The minimal focus distance is only 0.23 and works fantastic for a flowers works and close up pics.
In resume a excellent lens for the price.
Very good standar lens for a 1.6 bodies.
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Jul 13, 2006
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Sailaire
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Location: Canada
Posts: 361
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Review Date: Jun 12, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $229.00
| Rating: 10
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light at 8 oz. Very sharp, well built, fast focus, great price, perfect normal lens on a 20D
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Many have mentioned the "hornet focus motor". Unless they have changed something mine is very quiet. Just received today.
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My base line reference for this lens is not an "L" lens, so I rate the build and overall rating at 10. It's quieter and faster than my Sigma 50mm 1:1 macro and just as sharp. This is not in the same class as the 50mm 1.8 kit lens as some have stated. It's a lot better.
Very sharp, very fast focus, low light f2, low price. A winning combination for sure.
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Jun 12, 2006
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mirages
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Review Date: May 16, 2006
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Recommend? no |
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| Rating: 6
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My second prime.
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Quality control issues.
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Ordered my second prime (first being the 50mm 1.4). Though I thought the 5Omm focus ring felt grainy inside (it has since made up with photo quality), I have to say I was truely dismayed upon this lenses arrival. Though the build quality appeared good, right away I noticed the focus ring was just a spinning wheel, with no attachment to anything.
So, this has prompted me to now delve into the "L Order" (gak); a 35mm L is on the way from the same company. I don't blame them, just quality control. Maybe ordering in the midst of the rebate period is unwise - might be better to get with the program right away with the lenses that are already built.
With all the hype about the little 35, I was actually looking forward to using it. Now I will be likely be permanently spoiled; and not sure when or if I will ever use one. Already feels like a L bug bit me! I guess part of this post likely belongs on the 5O 1.4 board; as I use it more I will share there.
I am not rating this lens due to the fact that I got only one bad copy - perhaps just fate or random bad luck; I hope others who choose this lens have better! Happy Trails...
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May 16, 2006
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Taff Reardon
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Registered: Jun 28, 2005
Location: United Kingdom
Posts: 300
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Review Date: May 5, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Cheap, Light, Sharp, Great DOF at f2
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Cons:
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None so far
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Just got this lens after selling my 17-85 IS. Also bought the 24 f2.8 and the 851.8 as well.
All I can say is Wow. Thats what sharp images with great contrast, colour and Bokeh are meant to look like.
Knocks the 17-85 into next week. Am I glad I decided to go for primes or what.
I see no need to look at L glass when I have lenses of this quality and price in my bag.
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May 5, 2006
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sangredetigre
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Location: United States
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Review Date: May 1, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 9
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Good value for money. Decent focusing speed, decent colour and contrast. Very compact & light.
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Cons:
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Not 'L' quality ?
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May 1, 2006
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fredus
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Location: United States
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Review Date: Apr 28, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $200.00
| Rating: 9
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One heck of a lens ! Sharp, contrasty, small, light, inexpensive. One of the best lens in the whole Canon Line up.
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I don't know ... Cheap construction ?
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Every Canon owner should get this lens. Period. Here is a test shot:
http://www.400iso.com/photos/moustache.jpg .. Many other on my website.
Fred
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Apr 28, 2006
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flashbracket
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Location: United Kingdom
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Review Date: Apr 10, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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light and sharp throughout.
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Cons:
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Some may complain about the auto-focus noise, but it does bother me.
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I use this lense with the 5D, and I cannot see any softness at the edges. Being a keen landscape photographer, I often resort to MF, but sometimes AF - noise is not an issue for me.
What's important to me is the fact that it's a prime and primes are notoriously better than zooms, which this lense has proved to me time after time. Traditionally, Canon did not include a hood - good ol' Canon. They haven't the heart to change. Something tells me, however, that the L version is not going to give me much more at four times the price, but you get a free hood for the extra cost.
I am happy, very happy.
Here's a sample: http://www.pbase.com/flashbracket/image/58394132
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Apr 10, 2006
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