Canon EF35mm f/2

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Solidly built prime lens that gives quite reasonable performance if you're looking to try out using primes. Light weight and inexpensive. Not a lens to pay too much for though...

Available from: Amazon.com | Amazon.co.uk | B&H | Adorama

Lens specifications

Focal Length & Maximum Aperture	35mm 1:2.0
Lens Construction	7 elements in 5 groups
Diagonal Angle of View	63°
Focus Adjustment	Overall linear extension system with AFD
Closest Focusing Distance	0.25m / 0.8 ft.
Filter Size	52mm
Max. Diameter x Length, Weight	2.7" x 1.7", 7.4 oz. / 67.4 x 42.5mm, 210g

A quick guide to MTF charts (which only measure contrast and resolution. Canon's guide to their MTF charts) Black lines reflect lens performance at widest aperture. Blue lines show the performance at f/8 Thick lines indicate lens contrast Thin lines indicate lens resolution Dashed lines: Lens performance with meridional lines. Solid lines: Lens performance with sagittal lines Closer sagittal and meridional chart lines indicate more 'natural' out of focus areas. Remember that MTF charts are good for comparing similar lenses, so comparing ones from the 14mm f2.8L and 300mm 2.8L won't tell you much at all, whilst comparing the EF14 2.8L with the EF14 2.8L II will show meaningful differences. Note that other manufacturers may have different ways of displaying such information that may or may not match up with the Canon figures.

EF35mm f/2 reviews and articles

• Canon UK / US Information Page
• Amazon
• Northlight Images
• Canon CPN article
• Fred Miranda
• Lens Tip
• Digital Picture
• PhotoZone
• SLR Gear
• Lens Review
• ePhotozine

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Sample images

None available.

Product launch

No information available on the 1990 launch of this lens.