Canon EF 35mm f/2 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon EF 35mm f/2 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: Great lens for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
Not long ago, I bought the Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 lens to have a fast, roughly standard-length lens for my Rebel XSi (standard taking into account the camera's 1.6x crop factor, that is). That lens turned out to be a little wider than I wanted, which would have been okay if it didn't also have terrible problems with chromatic aberration and edge softness. So I decided after a while to give the EF 35mm f/2 a try.
Build quality is toward the low end of Canon's scale; not as nice as the EF 28mm f/1.8, but not as cheap as the EF 50mm f/1.8 II. It does, at least, have a metal mount and a distance window. Since it doesn't have USM, it is rather noisy when autofocusing compared to the 28, and full-time manual focus is not available. But at least the focus ring spins freely in auto-focus mode (unlike the 50 f/1.8 II), so you don't have to worry about damaging the motor by turning it accidentally. Picture quality is quite good; wide open, the center is decently sharp, and the edges not too bad at all; stopped down to f/4, it's even better.
If you're looking for a roughly standard-length lens for an APS-C Canon camera without paying the premium price of an L-series lens, and you need something faster than f/2.8, I think this is the one to get.
Digital camera Review: Great lens!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great lens. Every photographer should have this lens in their kit. I've spent the last few days shooting pictures of almost everything I see and I am blown away by the quality of the pictures - sharp with excellent colors. The lens is very fast and can take pictures in low light conditions that give even Canon's IS lens difficulty - certainly when you consider the cheap price of this lens versus some of the other Canon offerings.
The few inconsequential negatives is the focusing mechanism is slow and noisy (old style) but strangely charming. It certainly *sounds* like an SLR lens unlike the newer USM models that are very quiet. And sometimes it has trouble focusing but in my experience it does well the vast majority of the time. Finally, you cannot manually focus while autofocus is engaged.
I am pretty sure this will be my standard walk around lens for the majority of the time.
Digital camera Review: Great lens, but busted after 9 months.
Summary: 3 Stars
I was very happy with the performance of this lens on my Rebel XSI. It was great for night shots in Venice! With a small sensor camera like the Rebel, I only wish this lens came in a 24mm variety so that I could take better pictures of our plates across the table at dinner. The 24mm f1.4 is amazing, but out of my price range.
Anyway, the lens was great and then suddenly after about 9 months the focus locked up. It wouldn't auto or manual focus. The focus ring was just locked in place. It was under warranty, so I had it repaired for about $25 in shipping/handling all together. Hopefully it will work well for a while longer.
Digital camera Review: Great value
Summary: 4 Stars
Great image quality, the only cons are focusing in low light, and noise(loud). I found the 50mm f1.8 is a little better at focusing in low light without the flash.
With that said, you can adapt to the slow focus the more you use it and still get great shots. Great color and contrast.
Digital camera Review: Had problems with this lens
Summary: 2 Stars
I am sorry to say after reading all the information and good responses on this item, I did order it. Yes, I loved the price!
However, I had nothing but problems. It simply did not take good quality pictures and they certainly were not sharp as some others had posted.
Maybe it needed to be calibrated but I don't want to go through the send it back and hope.
On the plus side, I was extremely impressed with Amazon and the seller for their easy, no hassle return.
Thank you so much,
S.B.