Canon 35mm f/1.4L II breaks cover

Does look nice, hopefully performance given the benchmark Canon are up against should be excellent. But as you say it'll be hideous expensive but it fixes the Sigma ART series weakness, weather sealing. I'm sure that for a lot of pro-togs that will be the decider.
 
Thing is, I can see it being £1300-1400 at launch which is well over twice the price of the Sigma. How much better can it be?

Weather sealing is a little bit of a weakness I guess but then I can't say I really use mine outdoors much. Indoors at weddings it's glued to the camera and probably gets used more than all others put together!

I think the only other potential weak point of the Sigma is the AF which has been reported to miss quite often. Can't say I've had any major issues but I'm sure the Canon will be faster and more reliable in that regard.
 
Twice the price for what is probably a small percentage improvement over the equivilent Sigma, no thanks.
Canon have their heads in the clouds with their lenses. They are mostly double the price and offer nothing over like-for-like 3rd party lenses. They are also very slow at reacting to the market.
 
Weather sealing, faster AF and the ability to swap it out for a loaner if CPS is at an event you're covering (or getting one sent to you if they aren't there) makes the price difference worth it for a pro.
 
Obs if you're a Pro it's a no brainier but you can't forget non Pros.
I was a CPS member 9 years ago and the benefits were small. Mostly apples to the big sports events, they are not going to help you at a Wedding shoot :p

On Weather sealing : a rubber ring around the mount doesn't stop water, sand, dust entering through the focus/zoom ring.
Lens rentals blog had an article on the removal of a fly from the inside of a weather sealed lens a few months back. See here : http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/201...d-a-fly-weather-sealed-lens-with-a-fly-inside
 
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To be fair, anything can get into a "sealed" lens whilst the rear is exposed (unless the rear element effectively seals it like on the 85 f/1.2) which is obviously what happened there.

Weather sealing to most people means being able to use it in the rain without worrying, which is of much value to me with many of my lenses, just not the 35.
 
Vertigo1 said:
Yeah once prices settle I think we're looking at £1200-ish
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With around a1k or so for a grey.

It will be certainly be interesting to see the reviews of this one and how canon have reacted to the sigma lens will they pursue the same blinding sharpness as a priority like sigma have or will they go for something more esoteric and put the image first?
 
Reviews will be interesting. Also curious about this new BR element which is intended to reduce CR and improve sharpness.

This could be the first lens I actually sell other things to afford. I use the Sigma 35 more than pretty much everything else put together at a wedding.
 
I know MTF charts are only a guide but the difference is rather significant:

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Vertigo1 said:
Once you've played with f/1.4, you'll never go back :)
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I've just boxed up my only f1.4 lens (Canon 50mm) and it's on it's way to a new owner this afternoon which will leave my 85m 1.8 and 35mm f2.0 IS as my only 'quick' glass! If I miss the 50mm I'll pick up the new 1.8 STM as the reviews seem very good it's crazy cheap and outperforms the 1.4 USM at comparable apertures.

The only thing that stopped me getting a Sigma 35mm f1.4 was the size I've literally not taken the 35mm f2 IS off my camera since I got it for me it's the perfect size on my 5d mkii and the images it produces are fantastic!
 
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