Canon EF-S 35 mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM review - Summary

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Canon EF-S 35 mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM

25 September 2017

Arkadiusz Olech

11. Summary

Pros:

Excellent image quality in the frame centre,
Good image quality on the edge of the sensor,
Imperceptible longitudinal chromatic aberration,
Slight lateral chromatic aberration,
Lack of any serious distortion problems,
Negligible astigmatism,
Very low coma,
Moderate vignetting,
Noiseless, quick, and accurate autofocus,
Excellent performance against bright light.

Cons:

Higher distortion level than that of its rivals.

The Canon EF-S 35 mm f/2.8 Macro IS STM is a very well-done lens. Its results in our test were weaker than those of its competitors only when it came to distortion. In other categories it often occupied the first place, sometimes being a joint winner with another lens. Still it always offered something more. The pros/cons ratio is a good indicator of the quality of the lens and you should be aware of the fact that the only flaw of the tested Canon was not exactly something major.

The price is another matter. The new Canon currently can be bought for $350 so it costs substantially more than the Nikkor AF-S DX Micro 40 mm f/2.8G. Of course the presence of stabilization and LED lights compensate for that difference a bit but still it remains noticeable. We hope that, after a period of imposing ‘the novelty tax’, Canon will lower it a tad.

We would like to end this test with our nicest duty. When a lens features a whole list of assets and is practically devoid of any serious flaws we always award it our ‘Editor’s Choice’ badge – congratulations!

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