Klaus Schroiff at PhotoZone has published his review of the Canon EF 35mm ƒ/2 USM IS.
He and I have very different taste in bokeh (and it's just a matter of taste, no matter what anybody says). Ken Rockwell got that part right...according to my taste. But otherwise Klaus's review is characteristically thorough.
You know what I keep thinking about that lens? That it's the very first time you can get an image-stabilized 35mm prime on a film SLR. I hope someone will correct me if I'm wrong.
As I always say to myself when I think of such things: "must not buy. Must not buy. Must not buy lens
Sometimes works.
Mike
(Thanks to Nicolaas Maijer and Oren Grad)
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I suppose it could be said that Sony or Pentax have achieved a 35mm IS lens by way of there in body stabilization, Sony being the full frame example. I am still very curios to see how these latest primes with IS perform while shooting video (I know not a video site). I still maintain that designing these primes with IS are because of the popularity of DSLR cinematography.
Posted by: Richard | Monday, 14 October 2013 at 11:47 AM
I'm glad to see the prices for the trio of lenses has fallen from their absurdly high $800 mark to a more "reasonable" $550. The original 24mm f/2.8 and 35mm f/2 are my two most used primes on an APC-C camera and I'd love to replace them with IS versions, but alas budget, etc...
Posted by: Rob | Monday, 14 October 2013 at 12:01 PM
But Mike, if you buy it, you'll have to buy a Canon to use it on.
[Au contraire. I have a Canon. A film one. In the closet. --Mike]
Posted by: Dave Jenkins | Monday, 14 October 2013 at 12:13 PM
"Sometimes works"
Nailed!
Posted by: Hélcio J. Tagliolatto | Monday, 14 October 2013 at 12:15 PM
I've not a bought a lens in the last six years ( 5 for a camera ). Last one I bought was a 35mm F/1.4L, and I like to think that's because I'm a master with that lens, but it's probably more to do with it being the last time I had any money.
What an hr that was
Posted by: Sean | Monday, 14 October 2013 at 07:08 PM
I brought this in replace of the 1.4 50mm. Reason being for the IS. Besides, I have the 25mm 1.4 for my GX7.
I love the 35mm on my Canon 6D the photos look better than any camera I ever owned
Posted by: QBNY | Monday, 14 October 2013 at 08:19 PM