05-19-2011, 09:37 PM
[quote name='Brightcolours' timestamp='1305818306' post='8612']
I have one now, and its bokeh is most of the times ok or even pretty good for a 35mm lens, just with bright light/sky through trees/foliage it gets funky with the shapes that start to appear. Its AF is very good, actually, and most owners agree with me on that (accurate and fast). Maybe it was not a happy marriage with the body you were using back then?
You won't get happy with the Nikon, bokeh wise, either... for great bokeh with a 35mm, you will have to look at Zeiss.
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Truth be told, I didn't like the bokeh of my 35/1.4 L and my 17-55/2.8 IS (my most used lens for several years). It's the only optical fault I ever found in them. Nevertheless, the bokeh from the 35/2 was worse. Well, I guess you can't have it all. Small, light, sharp, reasonably priced. Something's had to give.
Not all Zeiss lenses have nice bokeh. Look at the review of the 24-70/2.8 SSM. ZE lenses are of much less interest for me as they lack AF, a trait which is very important to me, far more than nice bokeh.
AF: I tried it on several bodies, both mine and my friend's. It hunted a lot on each. Possibly a problem in the specific copy as I know most owners consider it fine.
I have one now, and its bokeh is most of the times ok or even pretty good for a 35mm lens, just with bright light/sky through trees/foliage it gets funky with the shapes that start to appear. Its AF is very good, actually, and most owners agree with me on that (accurate and fast). Maybe it was not a happy marriage with the body you were using back then?
You won't get happy with the Nikon, bokeh wise, either... for great bokeh with a 35mm, you will have to look at Zeiss.
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Truth be told, I didn't like the bokeh of my 35/1.4 L and my 17-55/2.8 IS (my most used lens for several years). It's the only optical fault I ever found in them. Nevertheless, the bokeh from the 35/2 was worse. Well, I guess you can't have it all. Small, light, sharp, reasonably priced. Something's had to give.
Not all Zeiss lenses have nice bokeh. Look at the review of the 24-70/2.8 SSM. ZE lenses are of much less interest for me as they lack AF, a trait which is very important to me, far more than nice bokeh.
AF: I tried it on several bodies, both mine and my friend's. It hunted a lot on each. Possibly a problem in the specific copy as I know most owners consider it fine.