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Canon EF 20-35mm F3.5-4.5 USM

Rating 4.1 13 reviews
Manufacturer: Canon
The Digital Picture
21 years ago

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

The Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens features a short wide angle focal length range with decent build quality at a relatively low cost . The 20-35 utilizes a metal mount and has decent feel to it. It is a reasonably well built lens.
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SLR Lens and Camera Reviews
17 years ago

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

Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM, released back in mind 1993, replaced Canon's EF 20-35mm f/2.8L USM as a consumer-grade variant (the original 20-35mm f/2.8L USM was in turn discontinued in favor of EF 17-35mm f/2.8L USM).
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slrgear.com
14 years ago

Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM review by sjp010

This is a very useful lens wide angle lens for a full frame camera if you're on a budget or need to pack light. If you're looking for ultimate image quality, click elsewhere. If you want a cheap 20mm lens that is reasonably well built and gives good image quality at f/5.6 or f/8, this may be what...
Pros:
  • Small
  • light
  • inexpensive
  • fast silent ring USM
  • good build quality
Cons:
  • contrast a little weak wide open
  • hood is huge and probably useless
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OpticalLimits
7 years ago

Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM - Review / Test Report

The optical construction is made of 12 elements in 11 groups without any special elements. Its aperture mechanism features just 5 aperture blades so a pleasing bokeh was probably not on the design priority list nor is it really needed for the majority of applications of such a lens.
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photozone.de
18 years ago

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

The Canon EF 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM was Canon´s first attempt to provide an ultra-wide lens to the masses. It was introduced back in 1993 and possibly it has been discontinued recently (no clear information here yet).
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BetterPhoto
21 years ago

I'm using this lens (20- 35mm). It is very comfotable for my work in a newpaper.
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Fredmiranda
16 years ago

I just bought this little lens off ebay for a great price. I have noticed so poor reviews here but at the price I thought I would give it a try. Some of the observations made by others are quite correct and I found from my initial test that the images tend to lack a little contrast straight from the...
Pros:
  • Lightweight
  • quick and accurate USM focusing
  • price
Cons:
  • Images a little flat and lacking in contrast but easily trewwkable in PS
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imaging-resource.com
19 years ago

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

This lens has a nice feel and build, and a fast and accurate AF. But the IQ never could convince me. As a wideangle I used it for landscapes and cityscapes, and found the contrast and colors to be lacking. Also straight lines in the middle of the frame got distorted.
Pros:
  • build
  • AF
Cons:
  • contrast
  • distortions
  • range
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Ebay
13 years ago

Great lens for the price. Gives a very sharp image.

Overall, this is a very good lens that every filmmaker should have in his bag. Yes, I use my DSLR primarily for filmmaking and have found the 20mm focal length to come in handy a lot of times. Very sharp image given its price point. Definitely a good lens to have in the bag!
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Amazon
8 years ago

It is in great shape and takes awesome pictures

It is in great shape and takes awesome pictures
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