Comments on: Another 35mm Lens for Canon

By: Lynn Allan

Lynn Allan — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 20:29:14 +0000

> We’d found the previous members, the Canon 24mm f/2.8 IS and Canon 28mm f/2.8 IS good lenses at premium prices.

The premium price that Canon is charging for their new lenses does trouble me, but …

My speculation is that a next-generation of Canon high-resoluiton DSLR sensors will finally out-resolve the older existing lenses. My understanding is that the Nikon D800 demands premium glass, or “why bother”?

My Canon 5dm2 is pretty happy with Samyang primes, but they might be a “bottle-neck” with a 50mpx f.f.

Gosh, just scaling up the 4-year old sensor technoligy in the 7D results in mid-40′s mpx. Can anyone say … “18nm microlithography feature lines” …

By: Amin Sabet

Amin Sabet — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:11:50 +0000

As a follow up to my last comment, here is a bokeh comparison between my Sigma 35 and my brother’s Summilux-M 35 FLE (latest version): http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1181662/1#11289895

By: Amin Sabet

Amin Sabet — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:12:48 +0000

Roger, thanks for sharing an excellent test. It’s a real pleasure to see a site test several copies of each lens!

(IMO) there is no way to confidently draw any conclusion about bokeh without comparing photos of the same subjects taken by different lenses under the same circumstances in side-by-side testing.

Such controlled tests of the Sigma 35/1.4 and Canon 35/1.4 show (IMO) nicer-looking blur for the Sigma. Here is one such comparison: http://lcap.tistory.com/entry/Sigma-35mm-f14-vs-Canon-35mm-f14-L

I’m guessing that the reason “people say” the Canon lenses have nicer bokeh is the same reason why Leica lenses are “smooth” and Voigtlander lenses are “harsh” until proven otherwise. People want to feel like they get what they’re paying for.

By: Kevin Morrison

Kevin Morrison — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 23:24:10 +0000

Nancy Young just threw up a commercial on your site.

By: Nancy Young

Nancy Young — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 12:54:43 +0000

Now one of the best Canon lens for everyday photography is the Canon EF-S 17-55 mm f/2.8 IS USM lens: http://photodoto.com/what-best-canon-lens-everyday-photography/ They come with a focal length of 17-55 mm and f2.8 aperture size. The lens mount is compatible with Canon EF-S, which means that it is aimed at cropped body cameras. You get anti-shake, there is an USM auto-focus motor and the filter thread is 77 mm. With a weight of 645 grams, this is not exactly light, but it is exceptional when it comes to everyday photography.

By: Kevin Morrison

Kevin Morrison — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:52:09 +0000

http://www.flickr.com/groups/canon35mm_is_usm/

By: Kevin Morrison

Kevin Morrison — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 21:50:45 +0000

Roger, I just gave your site a little more traffic with this article attached to a flickr group. If you’d like me to unpost I will.
-Erik’s brother.

By: foodgrapher

foodgrapher — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:38:34 +0000

I laughed so hard upon reading RokiBowYang lol

By: Agung Semara

Agung Semara — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:34:51 +0000

RokiBowYang…I just love the name

By: Tony

Tony — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 13:31:14 +0000

If you’re into sharpness get the Sigma, if you’re into a smoother bokeh get the 35L. I’ve tested both and while the Sigma is sharper, it’s bokeh is more nervous at wider shots than the Canon..