Reddit mentions of Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM Wide-Angle Lens

This is understandable because 50mm on an APSC camera is actually about 80mm, which is short-telephoto portrait lens territory. 24mm, 28mm 30mm and 35mm, is the golden focal ranges on APSC for general use, imo.

I personally shoot much more prime lenses and can fully recommend a Canon 35mm f/2 IS USM. This lens is equivalent to 56mm on APSC, and when I had it on my 80D, it was the perfect lens for me, for taking pics of the baby and capturing the environment. It has very fast AF, it's built quite well and has great image quality.

If you want something a bit wider, another excellent prime for APSC is the EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM, "the pancake". Damn what a great lens this is for the price! Also highly-recommended. I owned this one as well and the only reason it wasn't my always-on lens is because the 35mm was more useful for my style. Great image quality, quick and quiet AF, and very low-profile and lightweight. It's a great complimentary lens to the SL2.

I've heard many good things about the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 as well, but cannot provide any personal feedback on that one.

For zoom, I can recommend the Sigma 17-55 2.8. I've used it for a short while and it was a fantastic lens for the price. Light, fast aperture, and inexpensive.

The Sigma 18-35 is a ridiculously good lens, with unreal sharpness, even wide open. Unbelievable piece of equipment. ALTHOUGH, i did have lots of AF issues with it when I had it. An additional Sigma dock may be required to manually calibrate it and update firmware. That will cost another $60. I've heard the latest firmware does solve a lot of issues with newer Canons but don't quote me on it. But these are things that can be fixed. One thing that can't, and probably the biggest issue I would have with it, is that this lens is MASSIVE. The f/1.8 aperture across the entire focal range makes for a big and heavy lens. To put it in perspective, it's twice the weight of the SL2 and using it as a primary lens may make the entire camera feel very unbalanced.

This is an equipment question:

I'm planning on buying my second lens (I only have the kit 18-55) for my Canon t3i.
M budget is around $160 since it was a present (gift card on Amazon).

I am a film student, so buying a lens that will also be good for video would be definitely a plus but not limitative.

I've been looking at the nifty fifty 1.8, of course, but also the 24mm 2.8 and the 40mm 2.8.

The Sigma 70-300 also falls in the price range, I know it is a different kind of lens, but I'm still unsure on what to get.

I checked the 35mm but apparently the difference in price from the Nikon to the Canon one is overwhelming, no clue why...even when the Nikon one is f/1.8 and the Canon f/2.

TL;DR: I want a $150 lens from Amazon and why the fuck is Canon's 35mm way more expensive than Nikon's?

> Do you know if there are any major differences between the D5300 and T5i Rebel bodies?

Feature-wise, they're fairly close direct competitors. The biggest differences are going to be in feel/ergonomics, like the reversed directions on stuff that turns.

> Lens. This is the lens that the store owner recommended:

> Nikon AF-S 50mm

The quality is good and you can get pretty shallow depth of field out of it. But it's a fairly narrow field of view on the format you'll be shooting. People tend to like it for portrait, still life, food, products. But most prefer wider for general use.

> the camera I checked out from school included this lens:

> Canon EF 35mm f/2

> I really enjoyed it, especially exploring the close depth of field. However, it costs twice as much so I understand I'd be sacrificing some features.

A 35mm would have more of a general use field of view for your format. Canon's 35mm is pricier because it's designed to cover a larger digital sensor or a whole frame of 135 format film, which is an advantage you wouldn't be using with an entry-level or even a lot of mid-tier bodies. Nikon has a cheaper 35mm f/1.8G DX that saves on cost by only projecting as big as the smaller APS-C size sensor you'd be using.

Thank you for the reply.

I'm leaning towards the D5300 right now, since bracketing and intervalometer are features that I might want to play with in the future. But I'll be sure to ask the store owner to let me use the camera to make sure I like it.

You seem to know quite a bit about different camera models. Do you know if there are any major differences between the D5300 and T5i Rebel bodies?

Finally: Lens. This is the lens that the store owner recommended:

Nikon AF-S 50mm

Any thoughts on that? For reference, the camera I checked out from school included this lens:

Canon EF 35mm f/2

I really enjoyed it, especially exploring the close depth of field. However, it costs twice as much so I understand I'd be sacrificing some features.

You could get the Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS and save about $200. It's also 0.73 lbs lighter so it will be more comfortable to use for longer periods of time.

Canon. The 35mm f/2 is significantly more expensive than Nikon's.

I'm looking into a good general-purpose prime lens for my Canon APS-C camera, something that I can keep on by default for hikes, parties, etc. I've narrowed it down to three:

24mm f/2.8 pancake: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NI3BZ5K/
28mm f/2.8 IS: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0076BNKU8/
35mm f/2 IS: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A2BVBTG/

28mm is probably the ideal focal length for me out of the three, but I'm not sure if IS is really necessary at that focal length.

If I don't need IS, I'm tempted to save a few hundred bucks and go for the pancake lens. I can handle 4mm wider and the small/light form factor would be nice. If I ever upgrade to full frame I'll lose the lens, but at $150 it's not a huge loss.

On the other hand, if IS is useful, I could add 7mm and get another full stop. 35mm is pushing it though since I already have a 50mm prime.

Any thoughts?

I use 2015 version of this adapter, but some of my friends had issues with later models.

As far as lenses you should get at least one native work horse like 24-70 and than start form there. Start using it and than based on what are you trying to achieve buy other lenses accordingly. Worst thing you can do is go all out and buy bunch of gear that you won't use.

My favorite non native (manual focus) lens is Canon 35mm 2.0f and I use it for details as well as portraits while doing video. I know that this lens is not really talked about all that much, but I love it!

Hey all,

Years ago I purchased a Rebel T2i that came with a 18-55mm IS lens. I then added on a 55-250mm IS II and a 55mm.

I haven't shot with them as much as I should have, but i'm now getting back into it. I'm about to add hood lenses to all of them (tip from a Youtube video I saw) and I will get out and start shooting more. My interest range from landscape, structures, portrait and anything really. I do have two questions though!

1. I'm thinking about adding a wide lense, specifically thing one Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS What do you guys think about that one? Looking at this as a general "do-all" lens for normal shooting.
   
2. Any other tips/hints for me?
   
   Thanks!