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It looks like the second allocation of the Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L IS VCM has started hitting retailer stock rooms. B&H Photo has stock of the Canon RF 35mm f1.4L IS VCM. There were still many on the preorder list, so we’ll assume those will be filled in short order.

Key Features

Full-Frame Format | f/1.4 to f/16
Extremely Fast Design, Advanced Optics
Voice Coil Motor (VCM) for Rear Focus
Nano USM for Fast Floating Autofocus
Manual Iris/Full-Time Focus Rings
Air Sphere (ASC) Coating
Two Aspherical Elements, Two UD Elements
Rounded 11-Blade Diaphragm
Weather-Sealed Design
Attachable Rear Gel Filter Holder

Canon RF 35mm f/1.4L IS VCM $1499

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Glad to see that it is in stock at a major retailer in the US. Already have my copy.

Doesn\'t seem like pros are snatching this one up as I thought they would a new 35mm L prime.

I mean that the lens has no image stabilizer

Doesn\'t seem like pros are snatching this one up as I thought they would a new 35mm L prime.

I don't know the sales data, but based on anecdotal experience I wouldn't be surprised if the perceived popularity of 35mm is very exaggerated by a vocal minority. It is by far my favorite focal length, and I already have my copy of the lens — but in my 8 years of photography I can't recall a time I have seen another photographer on set/at an event shooting on a 35mm prime — weddings included. Portrait photographers generally want a more compressed lens, so it's a bit hard to justify a 35mm prime when zooms cover it quite well.

If 35 were as popular as 50 and 85, we'd probably have seen an L series 35mm much, much sooner.

All that said, it's a lovely lens and perhaps my favorite RF lens to date.

I received mine, no image stabilizer, light compared to other L primes, it\'s very expensive for what you get and compared to the f1.8. The similar Nikon Z lens is listed at $600. No competition keeps canon RF lenses expensive.

…compared to other L primes, it\'s very expensive for what you get and compared to the f1.8. The similar Nikon Z lens is listed at $600. No competition keeps canon RF lenses expensive.

Is the $600 Nikon lens part of Nikon’s professional line equivalent to Canon’s L-series? Or is it part of their consumer line like Canon’s slower, cheaper (than Nikon) RF 35/1.8?

That’s a rhetorical question, I know the answer and probably you did before you made that ‘comparison’.

Welcome to the forum. Mild trolling isn’t the best choice for a first post, but you do you.

Image quality at TDP

Canon RF 35mm F1.4 L VCM Lens Image Quality

View the image quality delivered by the Canon RF 35mm F1.4 L VCM Lens using ISO 12233 Resolution Chart lab test results. Compare the image quality of this lens with other lenses.

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I just bought it here in HK last Sunday, it’s image quality is top notch, also I have tested a bit with video shooting testing the focus breathing, result is great!