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Do I need a Canon 35mm f/1.4L II USM

Started Feb 19, 2018 | Questions thread
Steve W Veteran Member • Posts: 6,999
Re: Do I need a Canon 35mm f/1.4L II USM

Yake wrote:

Yousef Abuaisheh wrote:

Hello folks, I have the Canon 24-70 f.2.8 ii and i'm considering buying the new Canon 35mm f/1.4L II but I'm thinking that it might be enough to have the Canon 24-70 f.2.8 ii as it covers the 35mm but without the f1.4.

I need your advice, does it will make a huge different for me to have the 35mm 1.4 ?

Thanks

No one knows the answer, because no one knows what you photograph, or how.

It's like asking, "Do I need a hat?" It depends on the situation.

To share the metaphor. "Everyone needs a hat". I currently own the older 35L but I use it with my 24-70mm f/2.8L II in a similar way that I use a 135mm f/2L with my 70-200mm f/2.8L II IS. Having a fast prime to use along a holy trinity zoom is very natural IMHO. You get 1-2 stops of extra light and the ability literally focus on composing your special images in a more structured and deliberate fashion.

Steve W

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