Canon 20-35mm F2.8

• lkz123

  Participant

  April 4, 2011 at 8:07 am

  I’m not looking to buy. I have opportunity to swap it for one of my optics,
  but the seller is not from IRL. So I’m looking for someone who has this
  lens already, just for test. I know it’s pretty old optics, but maybe someone
  still have it. (?)

  Thanks!
  shutterbug

  Participant

  April 4, 2011 at 9:21 am

  I dont have this lens, but it might be worth stating what camera mount you are
  looking for :)
  lkz123

  Participant

  April 4, 2011 at 11:28 am

  haaah! my apologies! It’s for Canon, L series lens :)

  merci :)
  Generic.Handle

  Participant

  April 6, 2011 at 12:59 am

  I had this lens but sold it as I didn’t use it enough. For an L lens it’s wonderfully compact. I can compare it to the 24-105 F4 L lens that I also own, my particular copy is soft in the corners on the wide side, fine for press I suppose but certainly not landscape printed to any respectable size. On the other hand I don’t really have any complaints about the 20-35 in terms of optical quality. It is not a lens that you would be shooting action with however, there is no full time manual focus and the copy that I purchased sounded painful to pull focus on, like it was worn inside. It worked perfectly, but it sounded that way. I have no way of telling if this is the kind of sound that normal lens of this type, with no full manual focus that is, would sound like. Overall if you can get it for a price in the range of 400-500 I would snap it up.
  lkz123

  Participant

  April 8, 2011 at 10:13 am

  Generic.Handle, Thank you for your advice and sharing experience.
  I have a option to swap it for 17-40L or get it for 390eur.
  But I’m looking to try it first on my 35mm film camera
  and I really would like to see how good it is compare to 17-40L

  thank you again