Which 35mm? Advice needed please...

Owenmorris wrote:

Hello everyone,

Again, apologies if my question is dumb...

I'm wanting to buy myself a 35mm.

Last year I tried out a 35mm 1.4 L mk i. I liked it a lot....I took a lot of my favourite photos I've managed so far with it. But at the time, I was also trying out a 24-70 f2.8 mk ii, and because of various reasons (versatility/sharpness/how much money I had to spend at the time...) bought the 24-70 and didn't buy the 35 1.4.

But I still can't get rid of the notion that I need to get a 35mm......because of how much I liked the images it produced.

And now there's the mk ii version as well.

(I've tried the Sigma 35 1.4 and didn't like it at all)

So......inevitably, my question is:

Is the Canon 35mm 1.4L mk II really worth spending all that extra money on, as compared to getting a mk I version?

It would be a huge investment for me.......but I am possibly considering it as an option.

I'd appreciate your thoughts and advice......and again, forgive me for the probable dumbness of this question.

Thanking you in advance for your time and consideration.

I've had the 24-70 f2.8L II for about a year now, and it has really grown on me. Very versatile with beautiful image quality. I'd never owned a 35mm prime until I picked up the new Canon 35 f/1.4L II last week. It is a game changer for me... It makes my photography almost effortless: rock solid AF, scar-your-eyes sharpness, and (when coupled with low-light champ 6D) the ability to shoot in ridiculously low light! Is it worth it? For me, absolutely!