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Canon needs a compact walk around RF 35mm

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sportyaccordy Forum Pro • Posts: 20,562
Re: Canon needs a compact walk around RF 35mm
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JayJee wrote:

Dave King wrote:

From the reviews I've read, the f/1.8 is not it !

This is the problem with reviews and why you need to try lenses for yourself.

I find that a lot of reviewers are so far down the technical rabbit hole, and feeling like they need to say something interesting for the YouTube algorithm, that they lose all perspective about what is a good lens in practice.

I'm seeing this more and more, even from reviewers that I trust, like Christopher Frost and Dustin Abbott.

I have the 35mm F1.8, and while I hate the physical focusing motor that resembles a zoom in operation, it's a fast, stabilized walk-around lens with excellent sharpness.

It's excellent value for money as well, which is unusual for Canon RF.

I mean, this kind of says it all lol. 35 1.8 STM was my favorite RF lens, but it was a standout rather than the standard, and it still had some flaws (aforementioned slow AF, big vignetting)

Canon needs to ditch STM and move to the same quick linear motors the rest of the industry is using.

Would I shoot super fast sports action with it? Probably not. But it's just about perfect for the street!

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