Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

[DonSantos]

I'm using aperture for the raw conversion.

For extra processing the I use a subtle s-curve to make the darker colors feel a little richer. Compared to Lightroom, Aperture does have a little more saturation boost in it's default settings.

I'll edit my post above to include camera settings.

[roopaw]

Thanks for the info. Those ISO 800 shots are very clean - I've been avoiding the higher numbers, but perhaps time to give them a go.

Don't forget to post some more shots.

[roopaw]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3068/5769174261_ba50f27054_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roopaw/5769174261/)
Burleigh to Surfers Paradise (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roopaw/5769174261/) by SimonM. (http://www.flickr.com/people/roopaw/), on Flickr

[gonças]

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3054/5875063653_c033c7d116_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5875063653/)
Volkswagen Scirocco @ 1/25 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/5875063653/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

[EWR72]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6223/6250325731_e2cc0664cd_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8249721@N05/6250325731/)
Casting shadows (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8249721@N05/6250325731/) by EWR72 (http://www.flickr.com/people/8249721@N05/), on Flickr

One from the archives last year. I´m actually selling off this lens for a good price but is has been a good performer when used on full frame. I´m using primes more often but it´s a very versatile, fast focusing and lightweight wide-angle zoom.

[j-dogg]

I knew this lens was a keeper. Been shooting it exclusively on FF. I paid market value for it, one of the few older lenses that I have done so, but it's worth every penny. I bought it with the intention of moving to an L-series UWA but after shooting with this for a month I see no reason to spend the extra 800-1000 dollars.

http://www.guvmentcheese.com/jd0gg/photos/21sunset/1137p-0905.jpg

http://www.guvmentcheese.com/jd0gg/photos/21sunset/1137p-0911.jpg

The photo posted of the Petronas Towers earlier in this thread was the dealmaker in purchasing this lens.

[bauerman]

Really nice shots j-dogg - are those both at 20mm?

[mosesport]

From around Auckland, New Zealand.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5311669222_0ee9d13391_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roopaw/5311669222/)
Whangaparaoa Peninsula (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roopaw/5311669222/)

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5245/5311116007_04079ed0f1_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roopaw/5311116007/)
Albany Sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roopaw/5311116007/)


http://www.flickr.com/photos/roopaw/5311669222/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/roopaw/5311669222/)

Pretty sure these pictures just sold me on this lens...

[bauerman]

Pretty sure these pictures just sold me on this lens...

Be sure to post a few of your first samples in this thread as you get your hands on the lens. It is really a hidden gem in the EF lineup.

Noticed you are in Salt Lake too - so you have plenty of things to photograph and post in our humble thread!

[mosesport]

If I end up picking up this lens, I will absolutely post a bunch in here! :)

[bauerman]

If I end up picking up this lens, I will absolutely post a bunch in here! :)

One for sale here it seems....on this board:

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1143681

[bauerman]

Love the sharpness on this lens right out of the camera...not a good photo - just messing around in the garage - but like to photograph text for sharpness tests and this lens never fails to impress. No sharpening or contrast added here in post...

Original Photo:

http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/s8/v11/p460124036.jpg

100% Crop:

http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/s11/v37/p377820281.jpg

[Chief Ten Beers]

Hi Guys,

I'm thinking of getting this lens instead of the 18-55 kit lens on my crop body.

I'm after the smallest possible lens for travel, so this seems pretty decent and the USM over the kit lens is a good bonus. Just wondering on opinions on this? Has anyone else made this move?

I gather the plasticy kit lens will really be ~29mm while the 20-35 will be 32mm so it's not that big a difference for me.

[kitacanon]

Hi Guys,

I'm thinking of getting this lens instead of the 18-55 kit lens on my crop body.

I'm after the smallest possible lens for travel, so this seems pretty decent and the USM over the kit lens is a good bonus. Just wondering on opinions on this? Has anyone else made this move?

I gather the plasticy kit lens will really be ~29mm while the 20-35 will be 32mm so it's not that big a difference for me.

If you think of the 18-55 as really being (in terms of its quality limitations) an 18-35mm F4, the two lenses are nearly identical, but that the "kit" is wider, lighter, AND has IS....three advantages over the 20-35...

[Chief Ten Beers]

Good points, thanks for pointing that out Kitacanon.

[bauerman]

The advantages of the 20-35mm OVER the kit lens are numerable: I would not trade a 20-35mm for 5 of the kit lenses (even with IS).

The build quality of the 20-35mm -
The lighting fast and SILENT (accurate) USM focusing motor of the 20-35mm -
The built in distance scale of the 20-35mm -
Full time manual focusing of the 20-35mm -
The image quality wide open of the 20-35mm -
The faster overall apertures of the 20-35mm -

Keep your kit lenses....this is the type of lens that Canon should be putting in the boxes with new cameras. IS on a kit lens is akin to putting a bow on a pig...

[gonças]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6817985133_623c1e9e33_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/6817985133/)
Camden Lock (http://www.flickr.com/photos/greis_photography/6817985133/) by Gonçalo Reis Bispo (http://www.flickr.com/people/greis_photography/), on Flickr

[bauerman]

http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v44/p243514094.jpg

[agphotography]

How would you say this lens compares at 20mm to the 20mm 2.8 (at equal apertures) or the Voigtlander 20mm f/3.5?

[bauerman]

http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v45/p109537308.jpg


http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v41/p256005735.jpg


http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/s3/v45/p194376847.jpg

[j-dogg]

Really nice shots j-dogg - are those both at 20mm?

yes they are....and I still have this lens. It really is one of those sleeper lenses Canon made in the early EOS days.

[Royraiden]

How is the build quality on this lens? Is it similar or better than the 28-135?Lastly how good is the AF in terms of speed and accuracy?

[Steveod]

How is the build quality on this lens? Is it similar or better than the 28-135?Lastly how good is the AF in terms of speed and accuracy?
I owned and liked this lens but like a fool sold it when I bought a Tamron 17-50 for my 400D, now I would like to own it again for my 1D .
Build quality is good just like all the other late 90's USM lenses Canon bought out, likewise the auto focus is as good as any L lens I have used. I feel the build of these mid level lenses designed in the days when film was still king to be better than later model designs that replaced them,,,but I may be wrong .
Between my daughter and myself we still own and use the following older design USM lenses
70-210 f3.5
28-135 is x 2
28-105 f3.5
24-85 f3.5
100 f2.0
I find the auto focus on all these to be top notch.

[Valencia Photography]

How would you guys compare this lens optically to the 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II? Or even other lenses? I have nothing wider than a 50mm on my 5D II and I'm finding it hard to find any used copies of lenses I want.

[bauerman]

One with the 20-35 from Rushmore.....

http://jbauer.zenfolio.com/img/s1/v48/p275107931.jpg

[vinmunoz]

I just bought this forgotten lens from a fellow POTN citizen. I'm excited especially upon seeing your samples. thanks. that helped me decide.

What's the filter size for this one?

[Zuazua]

I was about to get one for my cam so I too can have some fun

[Zuazua]

Just wanted to add. Shot this Jan 2013 in Downtown Fort Lauderdale on Sunday after a 5K race. Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue was working a detail and hard the Rescue parked in front of the Museum. Shot with this Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=15424904#post15424904) on a Canon EOS 5D (http://www.flickr.com/cameras/canon/eos_5d/) 1/125 f/7.1 @20mm ISO 50. Post Processed in LR for BW converstion and a few minor Adjusment brush strokes on the Rescue to Lighten them. What say you?

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8364/8367170059_2f37b8c886_b.jpg