Awesome 35!

ASR45 wrote:

J A C S wrote:

fPrime wrote:

Personally I prefer the rendering from the 35L Mark 1. The 35L Mark II is slightly better corrected but is just not as magical as the Mk 1.

Plenty of people feel the same way. Julia Trotti, for example, is keeping both her 35L Mk 1 and 2 because the Mk 1 has a “special” rendering. I’m sure that what she means by special is that it has kicks out tremendous 3D Pop whereas the Mk II is a touch more clinical and a bit flatter. See the 9:40 time stamp in the video below where she discusses both lenses.

https://youtu.be/H6rdex1pAD4

fPrime

Having owned both lenses for many years, less is not more here. There is nothing magical about the 35L but there is something magical about the 35LII. The 35L was a good lens but it had mediocre bokeh too often which bugged me back then. The 35LII is way better.

Im torn between the 85mm F1.4 IS or the said 35mm f1.4ii both excellent im leaning towards the 35mm because it seems more versatile do just about anything, the photos at 1.4 wide open are incredible corner to corner.

Yep... I own both, and the 35 is way more versitile. The 85 is nice for when I need an 85, but the 35 is good in so many different situations!

Even though I own the 35L II, I can also see why people might stick with the version 1. I never owned the first version, but I know lots of people loved that lens. Same can be said for the EF 50 1.2L... that lens wasn't particularly sharp by today's standards, but gave amazing results (and I did use that one). I have the RF 50mm f/1.2 now, and it is spectacular, but I can certainly understand why people stick with the EF 50 1.2.