RISadler 10 Posted September 25, 2010 Just picked up my new Canon EF 35mm f/2 lens from the post office this morning, which I bought from Orms in Cape Town. (None of the sellers on BoB had stock or could beat the price.) Very impressed. The EOS 1000D actually now takes good pictures. Field of view is roughly equivalent to the familiar (to me at least) 55mm lens, but the perspective is obviously that of a 35mm lens. Best of both and I can use it my film body should I ever feel silly enough. The distance scale is there and has depth of field markers for f/11 and f/22. This is fine, as I nearly always shoot at f/11 when outside. Bokeh is brilliant (at f/2.8): [ATTACH=CONFIG]696[/ATTACH] So far, I'm very happy with the lens. It makes a great companion for my Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 lens. The "Ugly Ducklings" still rule the yard! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jphotography 10 Posted September 26, 2010 Glad you got the lens. DOF is good on the f2.8. I should get some time to upload an image or 2 from my circular fisheye I got the other day. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dstorm 10 Posted September 26, 2010 The two of you are talking about lenses that I can only dream of..... Regards Jacques Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RISadler 10 Posted September 27, 2010 The two of you are talking about lenses that I can only dream of..... Why? If you shoot Canon, then the Ugly Ducklings offer the best "bang for buck". They all outperform the USM versions and most of the time the L-series lenses too. (A bit of history explains why this is so... as well as marketing psychology.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
