Review on Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras - White Box (Brand New in Bulk Packaging) by Kio Vazquez ᠌

Name: Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras - White Box (Brand New in Bulk Packaging)
Item: Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras - White Box (Brand New in Bulk Packaging)
Rating: 5

October 29, 2022

Reliable purchase, guaranteed to be a good purchase.

Previously, there was a drawback - a huge price, I took for ~ $ 1700 ! (this is 55 when $ was 32 each),
now you can get it relatively inexpensive used in excellent condition for ~ $ 700 (for the same 55 Xe . =D )

If you are thinking about what to buy, this BU, or the 35mm 2nd version, there is no question at all - it’s very stupid to overpay almost 3 prices for the 2nd version, when this first version is very good, I would even say a legend to some extent!)

Pros

- At full frame, the lens has just a super picture ! Unique plastic - among other 35s it is easy to understand what was shot with this particular lens. Some kind of a clear sense of cinematography, volume . - Pleasant soft bokeh, without this sharp puffiness, as it sometimes happens, for example, on the latest Canon 35mm lens for R-cameras (mirrorless). Moreover, the bokeh is strong for 35mm (well, because of 1,4f, this is understandable); - Sharp; - Focusing is fast, and inside (nothing moves outside); - Despite the previous plus - the small size and weight of the lens; - L-lens, which means security, a cool bag, and there was also a lens hood, although this lens has not needed it for 300 years .

Cons

Chromatic aberration at 1.4 is very noticeable, but very soft, mostly going into a soft green. It's hard to call it some kind of big disadvantage. Who does not like it, it is corrected in the lightroom with just one checkmark.