Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS STM 'Macro' lens review with samples

Did I get a little over-excited about this lens? Possibly...but I really do seriously love it!
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This lens will /not/ work on digital SLR cameras, or Canon EOS M cameras - only Canon EOS R system cameras.
All sample pictures taken by me on a Canon EOS R camera.
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[@PeteEdmunds]

Great review Chris. Appreciate your thorough and friendly style. Working my way through your playlists slowly. Cheers!

[@Compo12344321]

its not the same without "Howdy everyone" =) But nice review as always.

[@joshuatatro4503]

I also felt the "It's me" was a little presumptuous, even though I think he's earned it at this point ;)

[@kian8382]

"it's me" sounds like an old friend, I super love that.

[@kahnjugaming]

I agree, but I think he's doing this just this once. Haha! I prefer the "Howdy everyone!" too. 😁

[@oliveringram3056]

@@joshuatatro4503 Better than "Hey guys, what's up" by some guy wearing a peaked hat backwards, indoors.....my pet hate. {I'm 70, which probably explains it..!!]

[@Darkhorse88]

I can proudly say I have bought the majority of lenses from watching this channel.

[@obele92]

Same here, since I discovered his channel I always watch his review first before buying any lens.

[@westleyalfonso5303]

instablaster...

[@valentinesgiftshop799]

Me too.. He is the one guy who does consistent unbiased lens reviews

[@dbwgsbesm]

Same here 🙋🏻‍♂️

[@pabloperez4569]

Hell yea! Chris is for sure the most reliable source of lens reviews in the whole KZbin

[@jcax44]

Always fantastic reviews Christopher with your own style and branding. I love this lens and camera - very convenient for travel.

[@Narmi804]

Thank you for including the AF noise test especially for video using internal mic. Hope you will continue to include it on all of your future lens reviews. Thanks again!!

[@focusboxmedia5471]

As always you are my greatest camera gear reviewer. Thanks a ton for all your helpful reviews. I own this lens and I am very happy with it.

[@samartography]

Christephor, I know I’ve said this before. But even though I don’t have a lot of the lens you review/reviewed, but I still just watch most of your videos because they’re so good and detailed and I actually remember them even years later, so if I was to buy this 2-3 years down from now I will remember this and watch it again! Thanks

[@poelogan]

I never thought I’d say this. But. Dear Sony, Take notes.

[@WesKriesel]

Ha ha.. ;-)

[@albedo0point39]

Yep, this is the lens that really attracts me in their system (and I shoot a7rii). A great value 35mm, plus macro - such a useful walkaround lens. For me, Sony's lenses don't focus close enough.

[@tyroneparker8399]

I got tired of Sony. I had an a6000 for the longest, then got an a7ii and had that for about a year. (Enjoyed my a6000 a lot better than the a7ii). Hated the file formats and Sony just being a headache overall. I got a brand new canon T5i for $150 that came with the standard 18-55 and another auto telephoto lens. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT! Canon is more intuitive and produces great products for a great price. Funny how I said I’d never get a canon. Never knock it until you try it. I certainly ate my words. Canon rocks!

[@thegrayyernaut]

@@tyroneparker8399 My old kits were a Canon T6i, a 18-55 kit, and a 55-250 tele, almost just like yours :3

[@kalikhloedaddyparker6813]

Bao Doan I should’ve gave canon a chance earlier, it really is a great piece of kit!

[@darrenhall4212]

Ive been watching your reviews ever since I started photography in 2014, really appreciate your work and opinions! 👍

[@thedondeluxe6941]

I have this lens on my EOS R and I really couldn't be happier! Genius combination and a real workhorse type of setup for both video and still photos. Canon sure know how to make great, cheap(ish) lenses! Only wish it was weather sealed, but I guess that would defeat the purpose of a cheap lens.

[@vesock1]

These reviews are so nice. Thanks again for quality content!

[@davidcantu5923]

Great review! Ordered this week for my Canon RP! Thanks again for all your accurate tests and reviews!

[@BackFocus11]

Christipher you da man. Love this channel!! Love your analysis and consistency in testing! Keep it up brother

[@NizarNoor]

I got this lens and I love it! I really appreciate the light weight and its compact size. And it's sharp wide open.

[@webbiker100]

As usual a nice review..... I have the lens myself and agree with all your findings looking forward to the next one

[@Johnstonbros]

Appreciate this channel so much! Great consistent to the point videos that are soooo helpful for researching new gear :)

[@Hellraiserzzz]

That's an impressively performing lens, especially when it comes to its value. Canon is back in the game, let's hope they make more great and affordable lenses to their mirrorless system.

[@Seeitmove]

Very well spoken review, Christopher. Please keep up the good work!

[@kai64]

I always recommend this lens for beginners. The size and all those features, and undeniably the price! Perfect budget lens!

[@Funky777Gibbon]

That weir photo was stunning, Christopher. Nice review, as always.

[@ladycris1655]

Your videos are really clear and understandable also for beginners!!your voice is very relaxing!👏🏻⭐️

[@ArteUltra1195]

I was really looking forward to this review!

[@WesKriesel]

Nice review! This is the RF lens I chose to start with, and I'm still very happy with it.

[@trioanderscht]

I forgot to say: I love your videos, Christopher. Thanks a lot for your efforts!

[@leilasmama01]

I have an R and the 24-105 and a third party 85 but I really want this now! One of my fave channels!! 🥰

[@manusk40]

Great to that see you got the EOS R. Hope you're enjoying it. I'm still loving my Viltrox 20mm. Super sharp 👌

[@christopherfrost]

So glad you're enjoying that lens!

[@agentdouble-osoul158]

Excellent review Christopher very much appreciated.

[@nikonmark37814]

This is a must have lens for me when I go mirrorless. I'm currently using the Canon EF 35 f/2 IS and it is a under rated lens, I use it a lot with my 5Ds!

[@tragicbubba]

Hey I love your lens reviews! I was shopping online for a lens that you reviewed and I noticed they had a portrait picture of you in the add.

[@mirage505]

Your reviews as always simply explain the matter..,👍👍

[@franktorres7963]

"Hi, its me". Now that's an intro!!

[@CarinaKircher]

Dankeschön Christopher for your informative review!

[@skyeleake9943]

I really appreciate the coma tests in the reviews :)

[@jamesmonahan9408]

Not only do I love your reviews, Christopher, but I love that fact that you're man of God. God bless you my fellow photographer.

[@christopherfrost]

Glad you find them helpful! Every blessing

[@auxmike718]

Just bought this one today! Excellent macro, love it 😍

[@B18C5]

The "Hi it's me" grabbed my attention more than the usual greetings. Any way lovely review.❤️

[@fabioroncal8763]

Man i really like your reviews, precise, technical and with examples, nothing like this other bloggers reviewing channels making videos just to get free merch!

[@jeffreyfleming4016]

Great review and useful information. Thank you.

[@lucifirartwork6234]

Nice review. I'm going to buy this RF 35mm f/1.8L IS STM lens today!

[@Noealz]

im really excited to see what the future holds for canon mirrorless even if it took them a while to get into the game

[@palm153]

Thank You Chris. It is really cool review. I bought 16, 35, 50 after watching your reviews. I like your editing, peaceful voice, Beautiful church and bible text footages. Lovely.

[@christophermcmullen5307]

I too heard great things about this lens. Nice to see Canon back to making a good quality non-L lens.The mix of specs is wonderfully overkill: does everything but edit your RAWs for you!

[@RyanKemperinOhio]

Phenomenal review. Thank you!

[@nikkiwakatani]

Thank you for this great review. I'm looking for a good small camera and a reasonably fast lens at a good price for my daily use. This video was so helpful.

[@becasso74]

Really useful and informative. I'm getting this lens!

[@Lizerator]

Thanks for the great review!

[@zachlucas]

Excellent review, thank you!

[@KevinDeal]

Love this lens.

[@martinunderwood3845]

very professional. thank you mate!

[@sukhrobsirodzhidinov550]

Excellent review. Thank you.

[@Pablo-Ramirez]

Hello, thank you very much for your video, I love your analysis that you carry out with the lenses, it is very professional for me. I have this lens and I use it with an R6, they work very well, photos, macros and especially in video, greetings from Chile.

[@virgo47]

Actually, I like that slower focusing for video - not only for noise reduction, but just because I like slower focus change on videos. I wish we can customize focus speed for videos, that would be cool. ;-) Nice review, as always! Thank you.

[@Thomasjcolbert82]

Great review. I just bought this for 375 with the good. I’m looking forward to trying it!

[@mdturnerinoz]

I got mine as soon as it came out when I first got my EOS-R; great lens for sure!

[@luisalejos4825]

Excellent basic review Chris. . . .

[@SalwanJBinni]

As great review as always

[@Mosesybanez]

I just picked this lens up like two days ago and it's fantastic I had the canon m50mark2 and my favorite lens by far for that camera was the 32mm 1.4 I loved it it stayed glued to my camera I bought the rf50mm and thought that was an okay lens nothing special but had good enough quailty also have the 100 400mmrf but I then got this 35mm 1.8 rf and I felt the same way I did when I started snapping photos with the efm32mm its great and I'm happy and your videos help alot when I'm thinking about throwing hundreds and thousands of dollars at a new lens thanks for the videos even If I do find them 4years later I just upgraded to an R7 and am loving this camera

[@wolfiemedia]

I have the choice, RF 16mm, RF35mm or RF50mm. I can only get one - which do you think? General walk around shooting. I only have the RF 100-400mm and RF 18-45mm currently.

[@goodns24]

항상 좋은 리뷰 감사합니다.

[@kangeroobru]

Awesome review. I bought an R and love it. Nice seeing you reviewing the RF lenses.

[@duhalt]

Thank you Christopher for this review. I love this lens and I do believe it deserves that red ring!

[@weiliu6871]

looking forward for your review on the new Tamron 35 1.4 :)

[@acostaman]

Did that Pepsi expire 2 years ago? 😆 great video as always! Just purchased the R and will be here soon. This looks like a must have 🙌🏽

[@EugeneLau]

The lens that makes people want to get into eos R system

[@officialtiimo]

All the lenses that make me want to get into the system are eff one point too.

[@ThePetrifiedwood]

Another great review. This might be the perfect lens for Astro panorama shots. It's wide enough for single exposures and looks sharper than the Samyang 14mm f2.8 when it's stopped to f2.8, so sharper and better at the same aperture, and presumably able to accept filters too, unlike the Samyang. A stitched panorama shot at f2.8 might be pretty spectacular from this lens. And it's cheaper than the Samyang, plus it's a Canon lens. This will probably be the next lens I buy before milky way season.

[@rachelfritz]

That's awesome! I want to do astrophotography and want to buy this lens.

[@ivandarko740k]

This lens is a must have for the RF system, lightweight for travel.

[@bamsemh1]

I'm aiming for it, for night city handheld photography 😊 the is really would be lovely on the 50mm, that I use to train with 😊

[@marceloweyll]

Dude, whats is thought about sharpness on it?

[@vincenzodellama7158]

@@marceloweyll it doesn't matter... Until they remove the AA filter from their cameras it could be the sharpest lens ever, that it would still be a little soft.

[@missgirl8210]

great video! Buying one now. 😊

[@PhysicsOfParkour]

Your excitement shows its a fun one to get :)

[@generalgoodman3906]

Excellent Review

[@EdwardHilvano]

Love the Bible shots Christopher!!! Subscribed!

[@joesimpson5636]

I never buy a new lens until it's had the Christopher Frost seal of approval!

[@rzlorlnd]

The L treatment video is one of your best videos 😂

[@BreakingtheChainsofD]

hello how are you wondering what you think about getting the rf24-105mm vs getting the canon 100mm marcro 2.8

[@DanCThorpe]

Hi there. Thanks for this. Any idea how this lense stacks up against the Tamron SP 35mm f/1.8 Di VC USD? The specs are almost identical, both Macro, stabilised and same aperture. I have the Tamron that I'm using on an R5. My adapter has the built in ND filter so I use mainly EF lenses at the moment. Thanks

[@WanderleyMassafelli]

Hi, can you please tell if the this lens accepts ND or any filter such as UV in the lens front? I'm asking because the barrel moves quite a lot. Thanks!

[@onegrapefruitlover]

Nice little lens!

[@Dochorahan]

This lens is glued to my R6. A must have for casual RF photographers.

[@dexio8601]

Would you say it's sharper than the 50mm RF? Need a travel lens for my new R8...

[@firpofutbol]

Is there a way to speed up autofocus in video mode? I dont mind the noise since it's for b-roll.

[@littlebritian2822]

Thanks at 4.27 how do you zoom in like that, I can not figure it out. Cheers

[@eritifilor]

great review

[@MrCinecine]

hello just want to say thank you for all your reviews,,,

[@christopherfrost]

You're welcome!

[@barrrmen]

Should we get this lens or sigma 35mm 1.4 for canon eos rp???

[@rubelukeable]

How would you compare this to the Tamron 35 1.8 or 1.4 on the EOSR or R5?

[@PadminiAshok]

35mm or 50mm RF lens, if you have to pick one? Thanks!

[@damiengrief]

I've been going back and forth on whether or not I want to spend money on this lens since I got my EOS R. Been using adapted EF lenses and they're great, but still longing for a native lens that doesn't cost $2000+. But then again, I don't need another 35mm lens. My Sigma Art 35mm f/1.4 is already doing its job super well on the R.

[@ckfvideo]

I do agree the lenses in this series can be noisy and this may be the worst offender but realistically anyone who would bother to care about this is going to record audio externally anyways. Spot on review, this 35mm is a real value proposition.

[@JamalPhoenix]

Exactly people love complaining about nothing 😂😂

[@marceloweyll]

Congratulations for the video! I just want to ask you about one thing, actually, ask you for a recomendantion. I use a Canon Rp, and at the moment with a EF 17-40 L, but it isn’t sharp as i really need (big prints) and i can’t spend a lot of money at the moment buying a new RF L series. Would you recomend this lens to me? Thank you!

[@brandonj8018]

Next up: 35L II and Yongnuo 35 1.4--yes? :)

[@yarisTSk]

i love it too !

[@el6594]

Thanks for sharing❤

[@Jooolian]

I paired this up with my new EOS RP - great light combo and great introduction to the canon FF mirrorless system. I think I will sell my 6D mk I and my trusty old 35mm f2 (non-IS)

[@stanvisualseychelles932]

Could it be used with the canon m50 with vitrox booster adapter?

[@bamsemh1]

Lens hood + standard filter is a good idea to get. Protection>function 😉

[@Thephotosnatcher_]

Chris reviews are a delight

[@gelocruz1117]

Can I use this on my EOS R7?

[@deelee2834]

congratulations i think if i saw your little hints correctly

[@saintsi6997]

Hi, how does it compare to the EF 35mm IS II USM? best regards Si.

[@christopherfrost]

A review of that lens is coming. The 1.4 is a little sharper but personally I'd just stick with the RF lens

[@Lydiaelkobi]

Do I need to be a professional photographer to make the video background blurry like that? Or I'll get this effect doing normal video?

[@sleepingaides]

Says read description below to see how you gave the lens the "L treatment" but I am not seeing anything about that in the description. Just curious. Just got the EOS R and am looking to pick this lens up soon. Thanks for the review!

[@Cagey7531]

Yes, i want to know this too, looks cool with the red ring :D

[@christopherfrost]

Oops! I forgot - I'll put that in later tonight

[@dpenn555]

Christopher Frost Photography Thanks 👍

[@nationalgeneric6675]

Do you lose quality when you zoom in with this lens since it’s not a zoom lens with different focal lengths?

[@bamsemh1]

If you want even closer with this macro, then remember the reverse macro mode 😉 but without af and is features though