Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM is a Fixed aperture Auto Focus (AF)
Wideangle Prime lens with 35mm FF max sensor coverage, and it is designed to be used with Canon EF mount cameras.
Canon replaced the older Canon EF 35mm f1.4L USM with this model. Follow the link to read our detailed comparison of these models:
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Lenses in Canon EF Mount with Same Focal and Aperture Range
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM is a member of Canon's EF L series of lenses. Below you can see the latest lenses in this series.
EF L Series Lenses in Canon EF Mount
Lens Mount
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM is compatible with cameras that have Canon EF lens mount. Some of the latest released cameras that are compatible with the Canon EF lenses are Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Size, Weight and Filter Thread
Size and weight is a very important decision factor when searching for your next lens. Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM has a maximum diameter of 80mm and total length of 106mm.
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM has a filter thread of 72mm.
Focal Range
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM has a fixed focal lenght of 35mm. When it is mounted on an APS-C sensor camera with 1.6x crop, it provides an 35mm (FF) equivalent of 56mm.
Weather Sealings
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM is a weather sealed lens which provides an extra protection to prevent water and dust get inside the lens and camera body under light rain, snow and wind. In order to have an effective protection, you have to pair the Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM with a weather sealed camera body such as Canon 1D X III, Canon 6D MII and Canon 5D MIV.
Optical Image Stabilization
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM doesn't have an optical image stabilization system so the only option to stabilize the image taken with this lens is to mount on a camera body with IBIS (sensor based In-body image stabilization).
Alternatively, you can check the Canon 28mm f2.8 IS USM in Canon EF mount that have similar focal range but features Optical Image Stabilization.
Lenses Similar to Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM With Optical Image Stabilization
Maximum Magnification Ratio
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM has a Max Magnification Ratio of 0.21x and has a minimum focusing distance of 0.28m.
Aperture
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM has a max aperture of F1.4.
Optical Formula
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM's optical formula consists of 14 elements in 11 groups . Following special elements are used in this design:
- BR (blue spectrum refractive optics)
- 2 aspherical
- 1 Super UD elements
- fluorine coating
Lens Hood
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM comes with a removable lens hood which is handy to reduce lens flare and glare in your photos.
Body Colour
Canon EF 35mm F1.4L II USM is available in Black color.
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