Canon fit 35mm f2 lens

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Good morning all.

I am currently thinking of getting a canon 35mm f2 lens.

My 'research' shows me our old friends at Yongnuo are also doing a 35 f2 lens at the princely sum of around £70 !!

Has anybody any experience with this lens please ??

Common sense would make one assume it's nowhere near as good as the canon but......
 
I'd also be interested in feedback for these.. Likewise I assume they're not in the same league as the canon but you never know ;)
 
Personally I would look at either of the new pancake lenses (depending if it's crop of FF) for a little bit more they are quiet and well made, the older 35mm f2 is similar to the old 50mm you might loose a bit of aperture but with newer camera bodies it's not a massive issue to use a bit more ISO

With regards to the yongnou there are some good YouTube videos out, I don't think I'm ready to try one yet personally.
 
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jamez2013 said:
Personally I would look at either of the new pancake lenses (depending if it's crop of FF) for a little bit more they are quiet and well made, the older 35mm f2 is similar to the old 50mm you might loose a bit of aperture but with newer camera bodies it's not a massive issue to use a bit more ISO

With regards to the yongnou there are some good YouTube videos out, I don't think I'm ready to try one yet personally.
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The Canon 35mm is built a lot better than the 50mm.

The only similarity is the focus noise (probably the same motor?) but it has a metal mount, is far more solid and a focus window on the barrel.
 
The Yongnuo 35mm f2 is essentially a reverse engineered copy of the canon lens much like the 50mm f1.8 they have released, I'm not sure I'd be willing to gamble but they are very cheap!

I've just traded in my old school 35mm f2 for the new IS version which while only a slight improvement optically is a massive improvement in overall quality, I was half tempted to get the 40mm f2.8 pancake but it is a stop slower so not only do you loose the light gathering you also loose some of the dof control. The only fault I had with the older 35mm f2 was the AF which while solid was a little noisy and slow (perfectly useable) when compared to my other USM lenses.
 
a1ex2001 said:
The Yongnuo 35mm f2 is essentially a reverse engineered copy of the canon lens much like the 50mm f1.8 they have released, I'm not sure I'd be willing to gamble but they are very cheap!

I've just traded in my old school 35mm f2 for the new IS version which while only a slight improvement optically is a massive improvement in overall quality, I was half tempted to get the 40mm f2.8 pancake but it is a stop slower so not only do you loose the light gathering you also loose some of the dof control. The only fault I had with the older 35mm f2 was the AF which while solid was a little noisy and slow (perfectly useable) when compared to my other USM lenses.
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It not a reverse copy in the true sense, not only are the optics different so is the body. There's no focal scale window for one thing.
 
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Many thanks for all your replies.

Steer clear seems to be the general consensus.

Thought as much but, if you don't ask, you don't get !
 
odd jim said:
It not a reverse copy in the true sense, not only are the optics different so is the body. There's no focal scale window for one thing.
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It is the same optics just a different body and a couple of extra blades!
 
a1ex2001 said:
It is the same optics just a different body and a couple of extra blades!
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Same optics? How come it performs so badly?

Actually, I seriously doubt they are using Canon optics in that! Why would Canon provide the optics for third party manufacturer?
 
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odd jim said:
Same optics? How come it performs so badly?

Actually, I seriously doubt they are using Canon optics in that! Why would Canon provide the optics for third party manufacturer?
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Same number of elements in same number of groups it is an exact copy in a different body with a few extra blades, of course canon don't supply the glass bits but it is the same lens with just a cosmetic update. It doesn't perform that badly looking at reviews and it's probably down to quality control and alignment as both those cost money!
 
a1ex2001 said:
Same number of elements in same number of groups it is an exact copy in a different body with a few extra blades, of course canon don't supply the glass bits but it is the same lens with just a cosmetic update. It doesn't perform that badly looking at reviews and it's probably down to quality control and alignment as both those cost money!
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Yes, but the glass is the most important part!

Just because it has the same amount of glass and groupings doesn't mean it has the same optics, far from it.

The photos I've viewed look pretty poor IMO, which is pretty much shown in the digital Rev reviews (horrible fringing etc on the bokeh wide open).
 
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The Canon EF 35mm f/2.8 IS is one of the very best lenses that Canon do (including L lenses!). If you can get one of these at a reasonable price then you won't regret it.
 
You mean the f/2?
 
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