Value For Money. The lens is currently priced at £1799. By comparison, the previous version, the Canon 35mm f/1.4 L USM costs just £989. The Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM is £636. Also available are
The Canon TS-E 45mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift Lens has minor light fall-off wide open (f/2.8) and minor CA (Chromatic Aberration). Flare-resistance is moderate - the Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Lens proved better for flare resistance. Full shift decreases sharpness, increases CA and introduces vignetting (on a full frame body).EF 14mm f/2.8 L II USM ; EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM 1.4L II USM ; EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM tracking the company’s rapid sunsetting of its EF lens lineup. Canon has gone on the record in the past
Canon EF 50mm F1.4 USM review (Sep 2, 2008) Sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM review (Aug 18, 2008) Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 EX DG Macro HSM II review (Jul 17, 2008) Olympus Zuiko Digital 25mm 1:2.8 Pancake review (Jun 23, 2008) Tamron SP AF 70-200mm F/2.8 Di LD (IF) MACRO review (Jun 16, 2008) Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM review (May 16, 2008)
However, within a couple of days of using the 14mm L II, my mind was changed. Like all Canon L Series Lenses, the Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM Lens has a high build quality that feels great in use. The non-extending 3.1" x 3.7" (80mm x 90mm) (dxl) size and 22.7 oz (645g) weight combine to make this a very a nice handling lens.
The Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DG HSM Art Lens has a 10.2" (260mm) minimum focus distance that, at 24mm, delivers a 0.19x maximum magnification. The 0.19x spec is a very strong one for lenses including a wider-than-16mm focal length, though the spec is only mediocre among lenses overall. .