Canon's Sharpest 35mm Lens Ever? // RF 35mm f1.4 L VCM Review

[@NathanPalmer]

Would that be an issue for street photography and street portraits? Given the need for correction. I also wonder if it would be good for rolling shots as well. Hmm.

[@brianode11]

I love my EF 35 1.4 ii. Even adapted on my R6, it’s still great.

[@stew_redman]

A few of Canon's recent lenses lean heavily on profile corrections over native optical quality. At the same time they have prevented third-party full-frame AF lenses for the RF mount. They are sabotaging their own brand. I switched from Sony to Canon over a decade ago. The in-hand comfort and the amazing 28-70mm f2 have kept me there, but I'll keep my options open for my next camera purchase.

[@AnthonyGugliotta]

Time will tell, there are some Sigma lenses I personally really want to try for the RF system. I hope that happens soon.

[@darrow_andromeda915]

All brands do it now.

[@davidl6354]

Sony just announced a 28-70 f2

[@patricasmyth4359]

I decided to add Zeiss glass to my Canon system. Optical quality counts.

[@davidl6354]

@ sure keep telling yourself that. Every company from now on is also adding lens corrections.

[@77dris]

Regarding that RF 50 1.2 vs 1.4 (which is probably coming). I got the Sigma Art 50 1.4 for my R6 II and it's incredible as it's about 99% as sharp as the Canon RF, but the Sigma actually focuses 2x faster than the Canon RF lens and cost me $2000 less brand new than the Canon. It's a great option until the Canon 1.4 version comes out very soon.

[@TravelWithMiftah]

Sigma Ef mount?

[@ER-gn8io]

99%?

[@joliver4083]

Turn off Camera correction and compare it against Tamron SP 35mm F1.4 Di USD and Sigma 40mm F1.4 DG HSM Art.

[@alexvancampenhout]

These photos are incredible, wow! Also, love the look you gave them. Your perspective with this review and showing real usage is so refreshing. I saw so many critiques of this lens when it released, but hearing your thoughts after months of real-world use, is so valuable

[@AnthonyGugliotta]

Thanks! I think it's important to test lenses in practice, because it often shows you things a clinical in-studio test wont!

[@andyhewitt1]

For me the biggest advantage is the vcm. It is so silent and fast. It would be awesome if canon produces a 1.8 version with their newer stm system.

[@AnthonyGugliotta]

Agreed. I literally never notice it!

[@andyhewitt1]

@@AnthonyGugliotta As for the rattling issue, I initially thought this was the only lens that rattles, and I was so disappointed. Then one day, I went to a local camera shop and started shaking lenses from every other brand. To my surprise, many lenses from other manufacturers also rattle.

[@ER-gn8io]

​@@andyhewitt1 Das IS Element klappert auch und es hat mich nie gestört!

[@ryansublermedia]

So I had been hearing reviews that this lens has distortion even with corrections on. Based on this video, I don’t find that to be the case. However, I’m on a super tight budget, and I can’t justify that kind of spending. I’d rather get the EF mark 2 of this lens. I currently have R5, R7, 24-70 2.8, EF 70-200 2.8 mark 1, 100-400 RF, and my only prime is the 1993 50mm 1.4, so I just feel the late EF primes do well enough for me.

[@gourami7]

You could take a look at Sigma Art f1.4 primes. There are plenty of used EF lens around and quality maybe on par with some Canon L lenses

[@ER-gn8io]

Die EF Version 35 1.4 II kostet neu mehr als das VCM Objektiv!

[@aratafreecs3445]

I went from APS-C to an R6 Mark II last year and was somehow disappointed by the choice of wide angle lenses. The non L primes were quite disappointing in optical quality, so I could either buy an old EF lens or go fuck myself if I wanted a 35mm f1.4. So I said "fuck Canon", sold the camera again and went with Sony. If they had this lens on offer at that time, I'm not ao sure I would've went to Sony this quickly. But I'm happy, now that I can have native Sigma Art, Sony GM/G and other good autofocusing lenses. The Sony 35mm GM also happens to be ine of my favorite lenses.

[@ER-gn8io]

Die Systemwechslerei war noch nie zielführend! Egal ob Canon, Sony oder Nikon, alle haben Highlights und Ladenhüter im Programm!

[@Xavier_de_Violin_shorts]

I bought my model when it came out. I am very pleased with it. The autofocus is very fast and quiet, I like the fact that Canon thinks about photographers and filmmakers. The clickless aperture ring is a great advantage of this lens and, as I have already mentioned, the VCM motor. I think it's the best 35 on the market at the moment.😀

[@ER-gn8io]

Sie sind der erste der sagt, das der klicklose Blendenring ein Vorteil ist! Fast alle anderen kritisieren das!

[@petrpohnan875]

You mean the best in distortion and fringing :-)?

[@ER-gn8io]

​@@petrpohnan875 Dafür gibt es die Korrekturprofile um dem entgegen zu kommen! Canon macht ja auch kein Geheimnis daraus! Was ich sehe ist, das immer mehr Fotografen sich nicht daran stören! Wichtig ist das Endergebnis!

[@ER-gn8io]

Was mich mehr stört ist das nur Kameras die nach Juni 2024 veröffentlicht wurden das Objektiv uneingeschränkt nutzen können! Stichwort Blendenring!

[@petrpohnan875]

​@@ER-gn8io Exactly! Results matter. And the result of such a huge distortion is that approx beyond the APS-C frame the final image is never really sharp. Many people including me also aren't ignorant to what level of product quality they get for the money. And honestly here the ratio is very low. Compared to for example Sigma 40/1.4. And please, write in English, once we are on the English spoken channel.

[@mrdamiansingh]

Thanks for telling us canon is releasing the 50 1.4

[@rustammammadov7809]

These are the best answers to the questions of enthusiasts. Thanks.

[@MilmidStudios]

The image at 7:32… if the wheels were turned the other way it would look that much better! Great technical video and content as usual. Lens is solid!

[@Soul_Visuals_Photography]

This lens been living on my camera and I’m loving it.

[@mehdioutlook328]

خیلی عالی بود مرسی که وقت میزارید

[@markusbolliger1527]

Most informative review so far about this lens! In nature photography I am fine with the RF 35mm F1.8 lens - which is almost a macro lens. But in people photography, for example in low light in churches, I would need a faster 35mm with faster autofocus - so I will probably go for this RF 35/1.4 VCM, despite the horrible distortions it produces.

[@ZenoWatson]

A great and well balanced review Anthony

[@sebastianreiprich3747]

I did have some negative feelings because of the profile corrections when I bought this lens. But even though the image has to be stretched quite a bit it is still noticably sharper than my old EF 35mm 1.4 II. At some point I saw a video from an expert in optics. He stated that it was only a matter of time until manufacturers would rely more on digital corrections. Because if they correct lens errors optically every correction almost certainly has a negative impact on some other aspects. Now that we have cameras with no OVF but with powerful processors the manufacturers have the opportunity to correct some lens errors digitally if they can be corrected this way and only correct issues optically if they have to be corrected this way. And although I did not expect a whole lot of this lens when I bought it I really came to like it. It is small, light, extremely sharp and in Capture One you can even get a slightly wider angle of view out of it which can be an advantage sometimes. Things I personally don‘t like about this lens are chromatic abberations which it produces and the pretty poor looking sun stars when you stop it down. But overall it is a very nice lens for sure.

[@AnthonyGugliotta]

There really is a lot going on behind the scenes we don't know about. I think it would be super valuable if Canon came out and made some sort of statement like this. I think there are a lot of people unnecessarily worried about the distortion of this lens.

[@ER-gn8io]

​@@AnthonyGugliotta Sie sind mehr damit beschäftigt ihren Kunden zu erklären warum der Blendenring für fast alle Kameras gesperrt wurde! Ich fand aber bis heute keine vernünftige Erklärung warum es nicht über Firmware gelöst werden kann!

[@Dane.Alexander]

I purchased the 35mm f1.4L lens to use for videography in low light environments. After assessing the quality of the lens, I’ve contacted the supplier to have it returned. The noise in the edges is atrocious. The digital correction is inconsistent and aggressively reduces the image quality. Outside of that, the lens autofocus system would stop functioning and the camera would seize up. I’m very disappointed in the quality of the lens. Hopefully the new 24mm and 50mm f1.4 VCM lenses are better quality. For now, I will have to work with the 50mm f1.2L.

[@FyahAlex]

Noise reduction is so good these days that the scenarios you've mentioned are really a non-issue.

[@af-photography]

This is just the best for landscapes and many other things

[@امیرجوادی-ت7د]

Beautiful💯

[@MobinaNazemsharifloo]

Beautiful ❤️

[@andrewbueno3935]

For me I love my 35 1.2 Sigma! But still seeing in adding the 35 GM for videos since the sigma is huge

[@091Productions]

If shooting Red Komodo & KX, It is an s35 crop so you won't see the vignette, Raptor you will see it.

[@BradyBlackmer]

Love the 35 mil

[@Guidrysphotography]

One day I’ll be able to afford L glass! 😮‍💨

[@mehr4875]

perfect💫

[@capture_the_stoke9646]

So I wanted this lens yet I don't want it all at the same time.

[@IO470N]

An RF 50mm F1.4L VCM is supposed to be available before the end of 2024.

[@ER-gn8io]

Es wurde letzte Woche vorgestellt!

[@tastycake8697]

Thank you for sharing this video

[@CarpeDiemLiveSet]

Hope to see your review on the 30th of october regarding the rf 50mm 1.4. Let us know that’s a teasing for next week 😂

[@AnthonyGugliotta]

Unfortunately Canon doesn't send me any products in advance, so I know nothing about it.

[@SomayehNouraei-s1h]

Beautiful

[@minooe1230]

Thank you

[@zizposh]

Thanks

[@saeedyar8565]

VERY GOOD ♥️

[@SetarehPedram-u7x]

beautiful

[@mohammadsadra1969]

Very nice👌🏻

[@novainvicta]

You do realise that the uncorrected lens is wider than 35mm and the corrections make it a true 35mm? I don’t see any issue with profile corrections for 99% of the time you use it is dis- proportionally talked about.

[@ER-gn8io]

Absolut korrekt!

[@Sparty12161]

Good video! I am staying with the 35mm f/1.8

[@dima1353]

The profile includes cropping after distortion correction. And the profile of this lens crops about 8-10% of the frame area. This is nonsense. This is not 10mm or 18, this is 35 - correcting such lenses has never been a big problem. Sigma, Sony GM - you can't say that these lenses are very large, heavy or expensive. 4% distortion has never happened before in this class. Canon literally invented this. And this is unacceptable. Because at least top primes should reveal the potential of the sensor. There is no point in justifying this lens. Canon has skimped here. This needs to be said honestly.

[@ER-gn8io]

Wer entscheidet was akzeptabel ist und was nicht? Sie?

[@MahdiNorani-d1l]

Yes

[@paigeofstylez]

Basically, beginners without laptops or that dont have or use lens correction, SHOULDN'T get this lens 🤔

[@ER-gn8io]

Einsteiger gehören überhaupt nicht zur Zielgruppe! Das Objektiv ist nicht für die breite Masse gemacht!

[@AzzarrHoseiniii-c7s]

❤️❤️yesss

[@kifley19]

The EF 35mm 1.4 II is sharper on the edges because it has less distortion and less vignetting.

[@ER-gn8io]

Mit dieser Behauptung liegen sie nachweisbar falsch!😂

[@Hossein-f1j3f]

Good job

[@LORD_METY625]

I love 📸

[@miladrouhi-sn4bj]

So great

[@saeedyar8565]

PICTURE 📸

[@mohammadgholami6977]

I love it

[@مینافتحیزاده-و8ن]

Tank foor teling

[@Mahdieh_k_h]

Oh camera📷

[@azizshahavand]

Very nice

[@m4jqp]

Don't discount the L series build quality when comparing the 3x price tag to the 35 1.8.

[@ER-gn8io]

Jeder der zuerst nach dem Preis fragt kann sich das Objektiv gar nicht leisten! Das ist eben kein Produkt für die breite Masse sondern vor allem für Fotografen die damit ihren Lebensunterhalt verdienen!

[@LORD_METY625]

Good 📸🤩

[@ShariyarBeheshti39]

Perfect

[@MoeinMirzadeh79]

very good

[@Fara.pastry]

❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

[@joseph3524]

The floating system will break eventually and the price to fix it will make you want to buy a new one .....

[@SomiRasar-n2n]

Goodjob

[@pouriamorovat-r8g]

so nice

[@darrow_andromeda915]

The amount of people that swap brands in these comments is wild.

[@ER-gn8io]

Das sind nur Ankündigungen! Den Vollzug wird es selten geben!

[@ER-gn8io]

Schreiben kann man viel!😊

[@MarziehBozorgomid]

Ok.thats good

[@EisaDadashy]

Ok

[@m.coolen6220]

Canon R5

[@mkashkouei]

perfect

[@ebrahimfathiazad7259]

😍❤️

[@CalebLarbi-x8q]

Nice 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Tondar2024]

Wow, Canon

[@saeedyar8565]

CAMERA

[@asky2621]

Good 😊

[@farnoodfarbod]

Great

[@anildangol]

Thanks. this confirmed my decision to not to buy this lens and continue to use EF Sigma Art 35 1.4 lens which is superp lens.In fact, I would not buy any of these VCM lenses.

[@petrhnevsa7003]

👍

[@zinmom-h2q]

good 👍

[@MahnazRahimi-u8w]

Canon is the best one.

[@leilaalizadeh2956]

I had it but was not pleased me

[@ER-gn8io]

Was war der Grund?

[@zahramahjoury]

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[@AzzarrHoseiniii-c7s]

Good👍

[@leilaalizadeh2956]

I had it

[@MahmodiMo-d3v]

سپاس

[@royahashemzade55]

Good

[@MajidBarari-e5f]

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[@aroosha-q3d]

Live Canon

[@ParisaHaghighi-dn3ty]

Goodluck

[@جیراندیزگانی-م2ب]

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[@AzzarrHoseiniii-c7s]

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[@siavashroshani9159]

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[@مونیکادهقانزادهساحی]

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[@zahrash3772]

perfekt

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[@MarziehBozorgomid]

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[@SadeghAlemi-v4e]

بسیار عالی

[@N.n.io86]

🙏

[@der_vegane_bre7923]

but ur cooked with raw video