Canon RF 35mm 1.4 VCM L Short Term Review

[@CAMphotography_]

What do y’all think about the new 35mm VCM L lens? Let me know in the comments!

[@GP996_LB]

Thanks for the review! At this point all modern canon lenses are sharp enough to do professional work with them, but the L often allowed me to focus quicker and silently :) the tiny 35 1.8 is good but it often focus hunt and quite noisy.

[@CAMphotography_]

@@GP996_LB definitely better and quieter autofocus on the L. I’m debating now if this is worth the money to upgrade

[@guydesrouilleres]

I had the 35 1.8 for a bit before I got this new one. The 1.8 is nice, it in comparison, the new one is better in every way, so I ended up selling my 1.8 and haven’t regretted the 1.4 and what it’s capable of

[@markusbolliger1527]

Very useful considerations! In many situations the much cheaper 35/1.8 STM is good enough, and almost nobody will see any difference to the 35/1.4 L VCM. In nature photography the 35/1.8 is the more versatile lens, because I can go very close to the subject. But when I have to shoot dynamic scenes with people moving around, or when I have to cover an eucharistic liturgy in a church for example, which often means bad light, I miss sadly the capabilities the new 35/1.4 VCM would give me: Faster, and better autofocus! Therefore I will purchase it as well, sooner or later. For the moment, it is quite expensive here in Switzerland, it costs 1700 CHF (Swiss Francs).

[@CAMphotography_]

@@markusbolliger1527 the autofocus is definitely the thing that sticks out to me especially against the 1.8

[@kenandcamera]

Great video. Appreciated your thoughts up front comparing the 1.4 and 1.8. I didn't see a huge difference between the two, especially for another $1000.

[@CAMphotography_]

Its shocking how close they are. Either the 1.8 is a lot better than people think or the 1.4 isnt made as well as we thought

[@chalmerdixon3530]

New here ✊🏾

[@CAMphotography_]

@@chalmerdixon3530 yurrrrr!!! Welcome!

[@Hubieee]

Optically it is not that good. Correction takes out the cost for manufacturing solid optics. Price is insane for that kind of optics.

[@CAMphotography_]

@@Hubieee definitely unsure if it’s $1000 difference worthy from the 1.8

[@markusbolliger1527]

Disagree - it is very sharp, great colours, and good contrast - even wide open. Yes - there is much distortion, but it's well corrected. A great and very versatile lens. I will go for it especially for it's excellent autofocus - very important in photography (low light) as in videography.

[@alirezamalekahmadi3435]

there were some unacceptable focus breathing during the video for this price tag!!

[@CAMphotography_]

@@alirezamalekahmadi3435 I noticed that too. I believe it was because the reflection of the light in my glasses blocked my eye temporarily. And since I’m using eye autofocus it lost focus for a split second. That and I was shooting wide open at 1.4 so the DOF was very shallow. But I agree for the price I thought it was gonna be more sticky

[@alirezamalekahmadi3435]

@CAMphotography_ if the cause is the reflection, we can overcome the issue by using a CPL filter