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Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras - White Box (New) (Bulk Packaging)
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Brand | Canon |
Focal Length Description | 35 mm |
Lens Type | Wide Angle |
Compatible Mountings | Canon EF |
Camera Lens Description | 11 |
About this item
- Ring-type UltraSonic Motor (USM)
- Closest focusing distance: 1 foot, The focal length is 35mm
- f/1.4 maximum aperture
- Inner focusing; floating system , aspherical lens , full-time manual focus
- EF mount and wide-angle lens, Lens not zoomable
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Picture quality | 4.0 | — | — | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.1 |
Quality of material | 3.8 | — | — | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.6 |
Auto focus | 3.6 | — | — | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
For portrait photography | — | — | — | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
Sold By | Willoughby's Established 1898 | Web Offers | Minty Gadgets (we track serial numbers) | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | YONGNUO |
lens type | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Wide Angle | Standard | Wide Angle |
compatible mountings | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF | Canon EF-S | Canon EF | Canon EF |
lens design | Prime | Zoom | Prime | Prime | Prime | Prime |
focus type | Ring-type ultrasonic | Manual Focus, Auto Focus | Auto Focus | Manual Focus | Stepper motor | Auto/Manual |
minimum focal length | 35 millimeters | 24 millimeters | 35 millimeters | 24 millimeters | — | 25 millimeters |
max focal length | 35 millimeters | 24 millimeters | 35 millimeters | 24 millimeters | — | 35 millimeters |
fixed focal length | 35 millimeters | 24 millimeters | 35 millimeters | 0 millimeters | 50 millimeters | 35 millimeters |
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Product Dimensions | 3.39 x 3.11 x 3.11 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.28 pounds |
ASIN | B00009R6WY |
Item model number | 2512A002 |
Batteries | 1 Product Specific batteries required. |
Customer Reviews |
4.2 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #1,207 in SLR Camera Lenses |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | Yes |
Date First Available | October 20, 2003 |
Manufacturer | Canon Cameras US |
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Product Description
L-series professional f/1.4 wide-angle lens with an Aspherical lens element to correct aberrations. The floating system enables high picture quality to be obtained over the entire focusing range. Autofocusing is quick and quiet with rear focusing and ring USM. Full-time manual focusing is also possible. Filter size: 72 mm, Closest Focusing Distance: 1 feet.
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The Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L wide-angle lens is a terrific standard lens for casual photographers and photojournalists who value low-light capability and high performance. The lens--which hails from Canon's L series--is equipped with an aspherical lens element that helps correct aberrations and improve contrast and sharpness. The lens's floating focusing system, meanwhile, lets you enjoy sharp images throughout the entire focus range. Other details include a ring Ultra Sonic Motor (USM) that ensures quick and quiet autofocusing, a manual focusing option, and a 1-foot close focusing distance.
Specifications
- Focal length: 35mm
- Maximum aperture: f/1.4L
- Lens construction: 11 elements in 9 groups
- Angle of view: 63 degrees
- Focus adjustment: Rear focusing system with USM
- Closest focusing distance: 1 foot
- Filter size: 72mm
- Dimensions: 3.1 inches in diameter and 3.4 inches long
- Weight: 20.5 ounces
- Warranty: 1 year Long requested by professionals, itís the standard lens for many photojournalists and others who value its low-light capability and performance. With the help of an Aspheric lens element, its contrast and sharpness are stunning, even wide-open at f/1.4. Solid construction, a powerful ring-type USM for smooth and fast AF, and fulltime manual focusing make this a great lens for film or digital shooters.
Wide and Fast
If you need an ultra-wide angle and a large aperture, one of the following lenses will fit the bill. Ultra-wide-angle lenses can capture scenes beyond your natural field of vision. The EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye, the widest of them all, has a 180∞ angle of view. For more normal-looking wide-angle shots, there are longer wide-angle lenses up to 35mm with the maximum aperture you need.
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Customers like the quality, sharpness, color, and focus of the camera lens. For example, they mention that it delivers incredibly high quality, professional results, and it sharpens up nicely by f/4.0. That said, some appreciate the aperture. That being said, opinions are mixed on autofocus, value, and image quality.
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Customers are satisfied with the quality of the lens. They mention that it delivers high-quality, professional results, and is built like a typical Canon L. They are also impressed with the images it produces and say that it does not disappoint in low light conditions.
"...Regarding build quality, the lens is made very well - what you'd expect from an L. It does not have weather sealing like some of the newer L lenses...." Read more
"...Umm, this lens is amazing. It's stellar. It has absolutely no negatives.The sharpness is outstanding, especially from f/4.0 and up...." Read more
"...Bottom line: This is an expensive lens. But it delivers incredibly high quality, professional results, even when mounted on a Rebel body...." Read more
"...Vignetting is not noticeable and focusing is lightning fast! Great bokeh and even lighter than the EF-S 17-55mm...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the sharpness of the camera lens. They mention that it is incredibly sharp and there is minimal color fringing at wide angle. They also appreciate the versatility and brightness of the lens, even wide open. The lens sharpens up nicely by f/4 and produces accurate colors and nice crisp, clean images. Customers say it delivers the sharpest results.
"...Sharpness is top notch even wide open at f/1.4...." Read more
"...It's stellar. It has absolutely no negatives.The sharpness is outstanding, especially from f/4.0 and up...." Read more
"...By f/8.0, it was unbelievably sharp! That is the "sweet spot" for the lens. As I stopped down farther, however, sharpness decreased...." Read more
"...Wide open, this lens is very sharp. At 2.8, this lens is as sharp as my EF-S 17-55mm. Vignetting is not noticeable and focusing is lightning fast!..." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the color of the lens. They mention that the contrast is superb, and the images from this lens look absolutely gorgeous. The lens is incredibly sharp, and produces as nice a bokeh as you can get from a 35mm. It's perfect for portraits and landscapes, and it delivers beautiful, rich, blue skies.
"...Color reproduction and saturation are excellent requiring very little post work...." Read more
"...Even without a polarizing filter, it delivered beautiful, rich, blue skies, handled unwanted glare/reflections with ease, and in general..." Read more
"...It focuses really fast and has pleasing bokeh (blurry backgrounds) when shot open with the thin DoF. I get my son playing...but also like to get him..." Read more
"...Took a chance with this one and wow, what a shock. This lens is gorgeous. I had to look close to see any signs of wear, and works perfect...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the focus of the camera lens. They mention that it is a very fast prime lens that does not skip a beat.
"...The AF is surprisingly fast, silent, and accurate - one of my concerns after I pulled the trigger on this purchase...." Read more
"...What else can I say? You know when you're ready for a fast, accurate, top quality prime of this nature...." Read more
"...Vignetting is not noticeable and focusing is lightning fast! Great bokeh and even lighter than the EF-S 17-55mm...." Read more
"...I recommend this lens for low light photos of children. It focuses really fast and has pleasing bokeh (blurry backgrounds) when shot open with the..." Read more
Customers like the wide aperture of the lens. They say it allows for nice, crisp wide angle shots. Customers also say that the lens is a great normal/wide prime lens for a full frame sensor camera.
"...but the real reason I like it (besides the great bokeh) is the wide aperture...." Read more
"I'm not sure I got a good copy, but the focal length and aperture are perfect for my needs. It's a great indoor lens, or story-telling lens...." Read more
"...It is a very usable focal length full frame or crop and I now find it as my go to walk around lens or everyday lens...." Read more
"...Fast, quiet and one of my favorite is the wide aperture (f/1.4) that allows for nice bokeh in the background of your images." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the autofocus of the lens. Some mention that it has great autofocus, and produces nice bokeh, while others say that it can be a bit off at the wider end. This means that you'll have to manually choose your focus point as the lens has a shallow DOF at lower.
"...This lens has an amazing one foot minmum focusing distance so you can get pretty close to your subject with minimal distortion. It's very versatile...." Read more
"...I also noticed that the focusing can be a bit off at the wider end, so a camera with focusing adjustments will ensure I'm getting the sharpest..." Read more
"...Definitely the best in the lower focal lengths, I think the 35 produces better colors than the 14mm, 24mm, 50mm 1.4/1.8 or 85mm 1.2/1.4...." Read more
"...and it will take nice pictures in low light and still autofocus with no problems...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the camera lenses. Some mention it's worth the price, while others say it'll be a solid investment.
"...Yes, it's expensive but it's worth every penny. The focusing mechanism is completely silent and the focus occurs very quickly...." Read more
"...It is worth every penny, I have no regrets about the purchase...." Read more
"This lens is great I've had it for a while now and it's a solid investment especially for what its going for now...." Read more
"This is an amazing lens and well worth the expensive price tag...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the image quality of the lens. Some mention that the bokeh is creamy and silky, especially during good lighted night shots. They also love the intimate yet photojournalistic feel you get with it. However, others say that the lens always produces soft images and is not very satisfied. They say that by f/22.0, the image clarity was terrible and the first copy of the camera lens left their images blurry.
"...The bokeh is creamy and silky, especially during good lighted night shots...." Read more
"...By f/22.0, image quality was terrible. In fact, image quality at f/1.4 was better than it was at f/16!..." Read more
"...You can even use it for a portrait lens, the bokeh is creamy, and the sharpness is to die for." Read more
"...At the beginning, this lens always produces soft images and I was not very satisfied...." Read more
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We use this 35mm f/1.4 lens for our wedding videography business as well as for our photography, which is just for our own enjoyment. I've taken close-up portraits with this lens as well as full body portraits, wide shots and more. I've heard the things this lens can do be described as "unnatural" for a 35mm. This lens has an amazing one foot minmum focusing distance so you can get pretty close to your subject with minimal distortion. It's very versatile. It's certainly helped improve our skills as photographers as well taking our business to the next level. Mounted on a 5D Mark II this lens is fast providing beautiful quality in low-light situations such as a church or dance floor. I've used this lens for night time work as well and it performed splendidly. The AF is surprisingly fast, silent, and accurate - one of my concerns after I pulled the trigger on this purchase. Note, you will have to manually chose your focus point as the lens has a shallow DOF at lower apertures. Images from this lens look absolutely gorgeous. This is our first L lens so I don't have much else to compare it to but our clients and friends have been pleased and even impressed with the results. Image quality is addictingly excellent. You'll wish all of your lenses provided the quality images that come from this lens. This lens takes full advantage of the 5D Mark II's 21MP full-frame sensor (We have a 60D as a back-up body and the lens works great mounted on that body too for all the crop body users out there). Between the full-frame sensor and the shallow DOF, images take on an almost 3D effect creating a nice separation between the subject and the background. Sharpness is top notch even wide open at f/1.4. The sharpness does get better towards the edges beginning around f/2 and completely by f/2.8 but I feel like I'm splitting hairs when I notice it, the difference is negligible. Some say the images taken with this lens are too sharp showing skin flaws, etc. in portraits. All of these things however, can be corrected in post very quickly using Lightroom. Color reproduction and saturation are excellent requiring very little post work.
Regarding build quality, the lens is made very well - what you'd expect from an L. It does not have weather sealing like some of the newer L lenses. I'm sure that will be on the 35mm f/1.4L II coming out soon but I'm also sure that it will be way more expensive than what this lens is going for now. The lens is made of a very high quality plastic and has a metal mount. The focus ring is dampened nicely. I do sometimes wish that it had the build quality of some of the newer L lenses (I like the feel of them) but I don't plan on throwing it against the sidewalk to see how far it will bounce back up anytime soon.
All in all this is a fantastic lens. Yes, it's expensive, it's very expensive, BUT well worth it if you are looking for a top tier versatile Canon prime (one of the Canon prime holy trinity 35/85/135) that produces top notch images. Some say this Canon L prime can be compared to Zeiss and Leica lenses in terms of image quality. According to articles online, President Obama's first presidential portrait was made with this lens. I will say though that if you are on a budget, this lens is over 4x more expensive than the 35mm f/2 and comparing to my other lenses that I have from Canon, it does not produce images that are four times better. Magic rainbows will not pop out of your pictures/videos once you use this lens. If you need a lens that goes all the way f/1.4 then get this lens, it will not disappoint. Otherwise don't spend $1000 more than you need to on something that you will be disappointed with. If you plan on getting a 35mm L at some point, I would buy this now. The price is right since this version is towards the end of it's product cycle with Canon.
TIP: You can see many photos taken with this exact lens by going to flickr.com and searching "Canon 35mm 1.4L" and clicking the Canon 35mm 1.4L group on the right-hand side of the page. Many images will also be tagged with the camera body that the photographer used. I also recommend you rent this lens first to try it out. I was able to use a friend's copy for a little bit before I bought mine.
Thanks Canon for making this wonderful lens!
***UPDATE***
Okay, so people didn't like my review above. I got a 1/3 helpful. I guess I need to include more?
Umm, this lens is amazing. It's stellar. It has absolutely no negatives.
The sharpness is outstanding, especially from f/4.0 and up. f/8 is superb, especially if you turn off in-camera sharpening and you know what you're doing in post processing.
Colors and saturation are some of the best you can get from Canon. Definitely the best in the lower focal lengths, I think the 35 produces better colors than the 14mm, 24mm, 50mm 1.4/1.8 or 85mm 1.2/1.4. The 135 is a rival, and the 50 1.2 might be just as good, haven't tried it. The only lenses that I think compare are the 300 2.8 and the new 200 2.0. Maybe the old 200 1.8 but good luck finding one.
Vignetting, well, if you ask me on a full frame sensor that's a feature for a lens like this. It's another creative tool for the photographer. Don't like it? Open up. Want more? Stop down. On a crop body (especially 1.6x) it's almost non-existant but you can still get a little past f/14.
Great build quality. Solid contruction that withstands the rigors of full-contact wedding photography and various photojournalism assignments, including war zones, the desert, the rain forest, and cold regions.
Fast focus for such a large aperture lens. Great manual focus ring too.
Bright in the viewfinder, man this this collects light.
Balanced, it feels great on a 5D, 5D II, 1D pro body, or even on a 40D/Rebel prosumer body. Just long enough to get a good support, short enough to keep the weight centered and balanced.
Everything is internal, so you can use any filter you desire.
No IS.. thankfully Canon hasn't given in to the IS craze and put IS on this lens yet. It's 35mm, you don't need IS.
If you aren't using a decent quality body, or an older camera, you're going to have problems. The lens will out-perform your camera in many ways. This isn't a bad thing, but know that you can't just drop a Ferrari engine into a Daewoo and expect great things.
What else can I say? You know when you're ready for a fast, accurate, top quality prime of this nature. You've probably had the nifty fifty 1.8 for a while, maybe you spent some money for the 50 1.4, and you'd like an L series prime. If you're into the normal field of view, this is a classic performer. In my opinion it's the ultimate walk-around lens for a pure photographer. Amazing for city street photography, rivals any Leica 5cm.