The Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM Lens

The Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM Lens

How the world conspired to make me buy a new lens: A review of Canon’s new image-stabilized 35mm ƒ/2 lens By James Leynse My advice: never get a new camera. I have been happy with the Canon 5D MKII and…

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The biggest surprise for me is how effective the image stabilization is on this lens. It’s so quiet that I can’t tell it’s working unless I press my ear against it. Combined with the new high-ISO abilities of the 5D MKIII, I can take pictures in light almost too dim to see by