YONGNUO YN35mm F2 Lens 1:2 AF/MF Wide-Angle Fixed/Prime Auto Focus Lens for Canon EF Mount EOS Camera

10 reviews for YONGNUO YN35mm F2 Lens 1:2 AF/MF Wide-Angle Fixed/Prime Auto Focus Lens for Canon EF Mount EOS Camera

1. 

   Rated 3 out of 5

   Lisa B. – August 18, 2024

   I purchased and used the YONGNUO 35mm F2 lens for video primarily on a Canon T5i, although I did take some pictures as well.

   First, image quality because that’s most important. For under $100 the image quality is excellent. Even for under $200 or $300 the image quality is still excellent. Without going into all the technical details, in layman terms, the image is clean and sharp with no noticeable color distortions. (Sorry I cannot include image samples because I shoot… naughty things…)

   Bare in mind that on my T5i crop sensor I am getting an effective 50ish mm and not 35mm. So to be thorough I tested on a full frame sensor and there is some softness towards the edges of the frame at larger apertures. However I would say no more than with the Canon 50mm 1.8 STM, or even the mush pricier Canon 35mm F2.

   Auto focus is pretty quick and I’d give it a 8.5 out of 10 for consistent accuracy. Actually IMO the YONGNUO AF is leaps and bounds better than the Canon 50mm 1.8 for video though neither are good enough for a scene with a lot of movement. The YONGNUO is a tad noisy but not embarrassingly so.

   Now the negatives.

   1) Where the YONGNUO was a bit quarky was actually manual focus. The manual focus ring has the tiniest throw of any lens I’ve ever used. The entire range is within half a turn of the ring. To compound the issue the ring is extremely loose. This means the tiniest twitch or bump is the difference between in focus and way out of focus. And if you planned on using a follow focus rig, forget about it. Especially for short push/pulls your focus throw would literally be millimeters. You’d need some insane gear ratios to make it useful.

   2) The other issue was that on a couple occasions the lens and the camera would not talk to each other and I’d get a connection error. This is easily fixed by taking the lens off and putting it back on. It happened only twice in 4 days of shooting and only when you turn the camera on, never during the shoot.

   3) On my lens the filter threading is stated as 52mm however none of my 52mm filters will fit. There is too much play. When I measured, my cheap Amazon digital calipers read 52.56mm.

   Conclusion
   All in all if none of those 3 things bug you and you just want great image quality for the price then get a couple of these lenses.

2. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Ray – August 28, 2024

   I bought this lens twice because I dropped and broke the first one. This lens is definitely worth having. For the price, I don’t think there are many lenses with this image quality.

3. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   DJ Exquiz – September 15, 2024

   As an amateur photographer who’s balling on a budget I was skeptical, but I’m impressed! Not every photo taken was perfect, but most of them turned out better than I thought.

4. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Aero – September 18, 2024

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   I have been using this lens for a few days now after purchasing it, and I think it is excellent. It is small/lightweight and the autofocus works well. The 2.0 aperture really pulls out the depth of field capture of my Canon Rebel SL3, and paired with a Neutral Density filter this lens is excellent. The video stabilization is solid, and the image quality is very good for the price of the lens. I will say that the retracting/extending plastic ring that pulls in and out of the lens while the autofocus goes feels very cheap, and is a slightly loose fit. It works 100% fine and it is the price you pay for an exceptional lens for just over 100$.

5. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Bash Q. – September 23, 2024

   Takes beautiful pictures, my favourite lens I use. It’s a little slower on auto focus then some but for the price this is by far my most used lens

6. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   DJ Exquiz – October 25, 2024

   Impressive image quality for the price so far!

   SOME BACKGROUND ABOUT MY GEAR/ EXPERIENCE:

   A little background, if you’ve read any of my previous reviews (or if you haven’t but look at my username) you may know I’ve spent a significant amount of time reviewing and using different music production and dj equipment from Amazon (hence my username), but also I’ve spent a long time doing amateur/ hobbyist photography and video production, partly as a supplement to some of my music production interests. I also have a fair amount of experience doing photo editing with Photoshop (since the early 2000s) and other graphic design programs (Illustrator, Corel products, even GIMP, etc), and doing things like party and event flyers and also party/ event pictures. I recently decided to “get more serious” about doing photography, so although I would not describe myself as a total amateur (maybe hobbyist) I recently purchased my own dedicated SLR, instead of using or editing images taken with other people’s photography or video gear. I decided to go with the Canon t6 (not the I or S series) just because in terms of budget and affordability I was able to purchase one with the added 75- 300 MM lens on sale during the summer. I hope to upgrade to the 80D, (or possibly 5D Mark iv, or Mark 1D fantasy photography camera lol) in the future, but for now the t6 suits my needs and has an acceptable MP resolution for what I am currently using it for (mostly social media photos, web photos, and some BTS video production photos and stills) with ONE EXCEPTION – I knew that whatever SLR I was going to buy for my needs, I knew that I would immediately need to upgrade beyond the provided kit lenses – please don’t think I’m bashing KIT Lenses because I know this can open up a whole photography can of worms argument, but suffice to say while for most basic photos the provided kit lens is fine, I wanted to get some lenses that perform well in low light (at least a maximum aperature at or below f 2.8 , preferably at or below f2) fortunately I was able to get 2 prime lenses that are pretty solid ( the Canon 50 MM f1.4, and the 85 MM f 1.8 Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras – Fixed and Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras – Fixed) on sale ( but yes they cost more the Camera body their price combined, the Canon nifty 50 f1.8 is cheaper but wanted the f1.4 ‘s better build quality) and have been looking at buying the Canon 24 MM f2.8 pancake lens Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 STM Lens just to get more of my wide angle bases covered, I have previously been using an Altura wide angle 58MM 0.43x Altura Photo Professional HD Wide Angle Lens w/ Macro Portion for Canon EOS Rebel (T6s T6i T5i T5 T4i T3i T3 SL1 1100D 700D 650D 600D 550D 300D 100D 60D 7D 5D 70D) attached to my Kit lens and even the 50 MM with decent results, but the wide angle fisheye (curved picture of straight objects) look was annoying, and at lower aperatures the images were out of focus and have alot of lens distortion/ aberration, not totally bad but if you are thinking about getting one of these and have a little bit more funds then get this lens and/ or the Canon 24 MM f2.8 to meet your wider angle needs.

   ABOUT THE LENS:

   I stumbled upon this lens while looking at reviews for the Canon 24 MM, and was a little skeptical because I didn’t know if I could trust a 3rd party (cheap) camera lens, of course I know we aren’t talking about Sigmas like a couple friends I know have, but I did read and look at the reviews and also watched a youtube review by Digital Rev TV (which has really good camera product reviews) which basically seem to sum up this lens, the build quality feels plastic and cheap similar to Canon’s nifty 50 f1.8 lens Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens,and like they observed on Digital Rev TV it seems like Yongnuo used the same lens body as Canon’s nifty 50, and just put in a copy of Canon’s old (discontinued) 35 MM lens. The lens lines up and mounts okay (lining up your Red Dots, so it will work with Non Crop SLRs also), but doesn’t mount as smooth as my Canon factory (primes and kits) lenses on my t6, and feels a little stiff. So far have had no problems with Auto-focus as some other users have complained about, and the manual focus ring feels like cheap plastic but works well, reminds of using one of my old cheap telescopes or binoculars.

   IMAGE QUALITY:
   This is where I have to say that this lens so far has really exceeded my expectations, I said before that I was looking at this lens and also the Canon 24 MM f2.8 for wider angle lenses than the 50 and 85 I already own, and so far I am really slightly more impressed with this lens than the 24 MM ( I purchased both), this is not to say that the 24 MM isn’t worthwhile getting, I think that the area it will really shine and help is with landscape, outdoor and macro photography, but the low light performance of the Yongnuo is better f2.0 vs. f2.8 and at least with my initial test the low light images of the YongNuo seems to have a little less noise on similar settings and conditions (indoors at about f2.8 or f3.2, with 1/60 to 1/80th shutter speed) again this is not to knock the Canon 24m because they are different lenses for different needs but at the YongNuo’s price (when I purchased around 95 dollars) vs the Canon 24 MM price point of about 150, if cost is an issue and you can’t purchase both maybe wait on the 24 MM or get Canons higher end 24 MM IS (much more $$ but better low light performance). The bokeh (background blur) seems okay but it is nowhere near as pronounced as the 50 MM or the 85 MM, and the sharpness of the images is not as tack sharp as the Canon 85 MM can be, again but these are all different lenses for slightly different needs, the 50 and 85 are more portrait, and close up action lenses to me, whereas for my uses I’m using the 35 and 24 to get more wide angle, full scene shots, but the 35 is a compromise between the 24 and the 50. I’ve included some sample images so far, but I don’t know how long this lens will hold up with regular wear and tear photo gig abuse, so I will update it accordingly.

   Also Recommend for t6 series and other crop owners:

   Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM Lens
   Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras – Fixed
   Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras – Fixed

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   Slight Update:
   After taking more test images I have noticed the focus is kind soft at f2.0 – about f2.8 when shooting Macro photos when compared to the Canon 24 f2.8, the Auto-focus is a little slow too and seems to have trouble focusing on more than one focus triangle point, unlike most of the other prime lenses I have, these things are in no way a deal killer for this lens because the image quality and price still is worthwhile, durability I can’t comment on yet.

7. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   KATIA CAIRES MATIAS – October 28, 2024

   Für den Preis ganz ok. Leichte Verzerrung und Farbsaum am Baum Ästen. Korrigierbar im Lr. Leicht und kurz, OK für die Reise.

8. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Brandon Evans – October 31, 2024

   Given the quality of its optics, ergonomics, internal engineering, robustness of lens firmware and price one cannot ask for greater value for money.

   I have seen firmware of higher rated third party Canon mount lenses which starts giving firmware errors in Canon bodies after a while.

   Canon is a very exclusive club primarily meant for Canon lenses only. One needs to be careful with third party lenses for Canon DSLRs.

   Not Younguno lenses. They can be safely used in other mirrorless Camera bodies with suitable AF adapters without getting firmware messed up.

   Great lens with very respectable optics.

9. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   KATIA CAIRES MATIAS – November 2, 2024

   esegue bene il suo lavoro, credevo fosse più luminoso, ma per il costo un ottimo prezzo

10. 

    Rated 5 out of 5

    Lisa B. – November 2, 2024

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    Já uso essa lente há um tempinho, pedíamos emprestado de um amigo. Ela é ótima, tem um custo benefício melhor ainda, lente bem aberta, nítida. Curto muito essa marca. Vale a pena o investimento. Chegou antes do previsto, graças a Deus. Pq temos alguns eventos marcados que iremos precisar usar. Só comprem!