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Awesome 35!

Started Dec 23, 2016 | User reviews thread
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35 / 1.4L vs 35 / 1.4L II
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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

Based on the following (the video -- last link -- is pretty comprehensive):

https://www.streetsilhouettes.com/home/2016/11/26/canon-35mm-f14-usm-i-vs-usm-ii-on-the-canon-5d-mark-iv-and-5dsr

http://cannonfastreviews.com/canon-35mm-1-4-l-ii-br-vs-canon-35mm-1-4-l/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=golWmNlNRds

I'd say that the 35 / 1.4L II is, by far, the better lens any way you look at it.

As a side, I own, and love, the 35 / 1.4L II. But, if I were buying today, I'd probably get the Tamron 35 / 1.4 -- not because it's better than the 35 / 1.4L II, but because it costs a lot less for pretty much the same IQ.

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