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Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0

17 June 2015
Arkadiusz Olech

7. Coma, astigmatism and bokeh

When it comes to the coma the results of the Yongnuo 2/35 are textbook-perfect examples of what monstrous levels that aberration might achieve. Its influence is already visible in the APS-C corner but only when you analyze the corners of full frame you see the height of its possibilities. Even on stopping down the aperture by one EV stop you don’t see its level going down to at least medium values. It is clear on the edge of the frame the coma contributes to significant worsening of the performance of the lens.

Center, f/2.0 Corner APS-C, f/2.0 Corner FF, f/2.0
Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, f/2.8 Corner APS-C, f/2.8 Corner FF, f/2.8
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Astigmatism might be another reason. Its level is not as high as that of the coma but it is rather bothersome. In fact it could also be turned into a textbook example; below you can find a graph with measurements we got using our biggest testing chart. MTFs for vertical border and horizontal border are marked separately.


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Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh


At the maximum relative aperture the difference between horizontal and vertical MTF50 function values is over 18% and it decreases to 10.7% by f/2.8. The astigmatism becomes low (6%) by f/4.0 but, as it is showed on the graph, it disappears only by f/5.6-8.0.

We don’t have any reservations concerning the appearance of defocused images. The light spread is more or less even and the effects connected to the mechanical vignetting disappear completely already by f/4.0.

Center, f/2.0 Corner APS-C, f/2.0 Corner FF, f/2.0
Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, f/2.8 Corner APS-C, f/2.8 Corner FF, f/2.8
Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh
Center, f/4.0 Corner APS-C, f/4.0 Corner FF, f/4.0
Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh Yongnuo YN 35 mm f/2.0 - Coma, astigmatism and bokeh