Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro lens

see also:

• Canon R full frame and APS-C mirrorless camera system

• introduced late 2018 with the new Canon R full frame and APS-C mirrorless camera system

• not weathersealed??
• 0.5x macro to 17cm but no focus limiters, and MF ring is fly-by-wire
• 9 blades
• 52mm filter thread
• 5EV IS compatible with Hybrid IS
• 305g, 0.7lb; 74mm x 63mm long;
• $US499

• https://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/canon_rf_35m_f1_8_is_macro_stm_review
  • AF fast (0.1sec)
  • some vignetting, minor CA but significant barrel distortion
  • some cat's eye peripheral bokeh wide open
  • sharpness wide open is excellent, even better at f/2.8
  • nice sun-star effects at f/16-f/22
• https://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canon-rf-35mm-f1-8-is-stm-macro-review
  • versatile, small lens but with some cons
  • Some barrel distortion visible with architectural subjects
  • Lateral and longitudinal CA noticeable at wide / medium apertures
  • Focus-by-wire focusing won't be to everyone’s taste
  • AF motor not particularly discreet

• Sony FE mount options:
  • Sony Distagon T* FE 35mm f/1.4 ZA Carl Zeiss - expensive, much bigger and heavier
  • Samyang 35mm f/1.4 FE
  • 35mm F2.8 Carl Zeiss - similar price but f/2.8 and no close up
  • Samyang 35mm f/2.8
  • Zeiss Batis 40mm f/2 CF close focus - expensive and bigger, heavier
  • Sigma 35mm f/1.4 ART - very heavy, more expensive
• Micro Four Thirds mount options:
  • Olympus 17mm f/1.2 - has better build quality, MF clutch and better optics but a bit heavier and more expensive with not as good depth of field (DOF) control
  • Olympus 17mm f/1.8 - much smaller and lighter but even less depth of field (DOF) control
• Nikon Z full frame mirrorless system options:
  • Nikon ZF 35mm f/1.8 S