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23mm f/2 vs 35mm f/2

Started Mar 25, 2019 | Polls thread
Meetmer
Meetmer Senior Member • Posts: 1,077
Re: 23mm f/2 vs 35mm f/2
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I have the 35 F2, I love that lens. Takes really great shots.  I truly enjoyed going out to shoot with that lens. Now I’ve debated the 23 mm for a long time. I think that’s a very useful focal length but not as good as the 35 mm for portraiture. I have reservations about the 23 mm F2. I read practically every single review of the lens on the Internet and it disturbs me about the close focusing issues. Also many many reviews that I have read say that the 23 mm 1.4 renders slightly better (nicer bokeh, more shallow dof, better micro contrast ). So as soon as the 23 1.4 is on sale I’m going to buy it.

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