35L Not so sharp Wide open? Take a look

DreamState wrote in post #10273162
how do you micro adjust ?

Check manual if your camera supports it, not all do.

Just a thought. The razor thin DOF at 1.4 makes it much more difficult to lock focus. It could take a significant amount of practice to get used to it.

rklepper wrote in post #10275241
Just a thought. The razor thin DOF at 1.4 makes it much more difficult to lock focus. It could take a significant amount of practice to get used to it.

I shoot with a 50 1.2 on a regular basis.
My old Sigma 70-200 @ f/2.8 completely zoomed is sharper than this guy.
Sent to Canon

Froggeh wrote in post #10270550
In not so good light, it is an issue on the 40D/50D. The 5D/5DII I'm not sure about.

What do you mean by this?

Down_Shift wrote in post #10288247
Sent to Canon

Good move .. the 35 L is sharp in the center wide open and if you own one, you deserve happiness as much as the next guy

When it comes back you'll be a happy man.

If your using the 5dII mount your cam on a tripod, enable MF, liveview an use the liveview zoom. Then you'll be sure your focus is right

I usally don't use my 35L below f1.8 to make sure the image isn't to soft !
But hey i'm a pixel peeper

Andrushka wrote in post #10273205
who cares?? the dog shot is AWESOME!!

+1. The dog shot is AWESOME!!!!

Whoa crap. Got my lens back yesterday. Night and day wide open. Will be posting comparisons when I get home!

Down_Shift wrote in post #10385528
Whoa crap. Got my lens back yesterday. Night and day wide open. Will be posting comparisons when I get home!

Another happy 35L owner

All shot wide open no sharpening minor white balance

only this one was put through noise reduction and some sharpening after the NR

looks good to me?

for kicks here are some BEFORE pics for comparison.. i tried to shoot the samethings for the after shots.

100% crops