Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L USM Wide-Angle Lens

f/1.4 lenses aren't used for their optical perfection, but because they are f/1.4.

This 35mm f/1.4 wide-angle lens becomes a close to normal lens 56mm on a cropped sensor camera. The angle of view to is as good as it gets for general all around photography, especially where you step in to the subject to get the shot. The fast f/1.4 aperture is wonderful for indoor available light photos. At f/1.4 it is a little soft, but by f2.0, the images are razor sharp. This 35mm prime lens requires more subject interaction, but also results in more dynamic pictures and the sharpness, saturation, contrast are just brilliant.

This lens is enormously popular among commercial photographers who do full body portraits, in that particular market, this lens is often considered a premier portrait lens.

This is a razor sharp, 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.

Like all L series lenses, this one is built extremely solid. It may feel fairly large and bulky to those who haven't used L series lenses before. The extra bulk is comes from higher quality glass and the use of more durable materials (metal vs. plastic).

A lightweight, bright medium lens deserves a treasured spot in every serious CANON photographer's gadget bag. This large diameter wide-angle lens with f/1.4 capability optimizes available light. Standard CANON EF mount 72mm filter size Super spectra coating Dimensions - 79mm diameter x 86mm length Weight - 580 grams

Construction: 9 groups / 11 elements

Angle of view: 63°

F stop range: 1.4-22

Closest Focusing Distance: 0.3m / 1ft.

Maximum Magnification: 1:5.5

Filter Size: 72mm

Dimensions (Length x Diameter): 3.1" x 3.4" / 79.0 x 86.0mm

Weight: 20.5 oz. / 580g

• Front & Rear Lens Caps
• Lens Pouch
• EW-78C Lens Hood

Amazing Lens, July 11, 2009

By Keith OH/MI

I just bought this lens 2 months ago because I wanted to use it to take pictures of my newborn son and 2 year old daughter. Prior to this, my 28-135 lens lived on my camera and was most often used to take pictures of my daughter in the house. I like to take pictures without the flash when ever possible, so I found that I was most often using it zoomed all of the way and I was always having to take a bunch of pictures just hoping that I could catch 1 or 2 when she was not moving so they would not be blurry. I was initially looking for a faster zoom lens but since I was taking so many pictures zoomed out, I decided to give a fast prime lens a try. So I decided to Best Prices for the 35 f1.4 in hopes of getting better pictures of my kids. I have not been disappointed. This 35mm 1.4 lens is so fast that in good light it will completely stop their movement and it will take nice pictures in low light and still autofocus with no problems. I am just an amateur and still have a lot to learn about photograpy but this lens has turned out some outstanding pictures already that I never saw with my mid level lenses that I initially bought with my camera. This lens has made me such a fan of fast prime lenses that I just orderd the 135 f2. Now I wish that I would have just bought this lens from the start instead of the zooms that will probably just sit in my camera bag until I decide to sell them.

Due to all of the negative comments on lens packaging from Amazon, I decided to buy it through Adorama. I paid about $20 extra at the time to do this but the lens came packed well.

By D. Lee "DL Photography" (New York)

Initially I used a 50 f/1.4 on my 40D, but it was a bit too close for my taste, after tons of research, I found that the 35 f/1.4L received amazing reviews so I thought I would try it out. This lens just smokes the 50 f/1.4 in sharpness, bokeh, colors and build quality. I don't even use my Speedlite indoors anymore because this lens is so fast. A lot of people say that the 24L would work better on a crop, but I think the 24 would be a bit wide for my taste...I'm really digging the normal focal length this produces (56mm on a crop camera). I'm not sure if I even want to upgrade to a FF now because the focal length is so great on a crop cam. All in all, if you want a well built, fast, contrasty prime, don't hesitate...its worth every penny.