On performance overall, it leaves all-comers floundering in its wake with outstanding image quality, especially at F1.4, and extra-robust build. Some rivals come close optically, but none offers a total package to match the Canon 35mm F1.4L USM MkII." You know that DXOmark ranks the Sony 35/1.4 above this lens, overall, on a lower resolution Next to the 85mm EF L II, the EF 35mm 1.4 L II is the best prime lens Canon has ever made. I am excited for this new 35mm. I do hope the 24mm L is next, since the EF 24mm II is really starting to show its age. Ultimately, I'll be happy if by the end of next year we finally have a full set of RF superspeed primes (14, 24, 35, 50, 85). Re: Canon 35mm 1.4 II vs Sigma ART 35mm. In reply to Tremint • Sep 23, 2015. I tried the sigma's 35 and 50 art but didn't like the inconsistentie of the AF,i heard it's better with a Nikon.. Just took a few pics with the 35 and looks very good,sharp at 1.4 and good focus,the lens is very heavy but handles well.. Make. Dec 22, 2019. It looks like a lot of negative reviews regarding the Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art. So much that I held back on a used one. I was looking a new one with 4 year warranty but some other owner mention he had focus problems too and it happen just past his 4 year warranty they try to send him a bill for more than $400 dollars to repair the issue. Here are the raw numbers: the Tamron SP 35mm is 479g and 3.2″/81mm long. The Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS is 335g and 2.46″/63mm long. The bigger end of the “under a thousand” autofocus 35mm club is the Sigma ART series. It comes in at 665g and is 3.7″/94mm long. The Tamron has ten elements in 9 groups, including 1 LD (Low Dispersion) element The Canon 7D vs Nikon D300s In Shooting Concerts– The wide open aperture combined with great sharpness made the 35mm F/1.4 L a winner for concert shooting. Actually, it shot two concerts . EF-M 32mm is the best Canon lens of the EF-M mount, hands down. And allows you to take better pictures at F1. 4 than EF 35 at F2. The best of the best? M6 II with EF-M 32 mm. But maybe, for you, EF 35mm F/2 is good enough. I would check if this EF lens pleases me, before buying the EF-M lens. has a silent focus motor built into the lens. Canon EF 135mm F/2L USM. Canon EF 35mm F/1.4L USM. Lenses with built-in focus motor focus faster and more quietly than lenses without a focus motor which rely on the camera's body focus motor. minimum focus distance. 8ia94.