Originally posted by roentarre I will refrain from revealing my opinions.
I have never used a canon lens.
Originally posted by drwho9437 I think it is pretty clear that you had a bad copy or are just wildly bias. The 35 f2 performs as well as the 35 f1.4 L by objective accounts, (slrgear) and many subjective accounts (Fred Miranda for instance has 8.8 vs 9.6 for the f2 vs the L, 8.8 is a very good lens, the 50 1.4 I think is 9, known bad lens are 5-7.5)
I'm curious how many pictures you have shot with the glass in question?
Over all the 35mm macro 2.8 pentax is slightly inferior to the 35mm f2 when processed in RAW in lightroom A/B on the same subject (on my copies). Photozone results would suggest that the lens' corner performance is weak, and that the Pentax flavor is better.
If you are going to suggest a lens, please refrain from snide remarks, and stick to the time of use of both this reference lens or the 35mm 1.4 if you wish and the glass you feel is better (and why in what areas is it better).
Thanks very much.
Before you accuse James of being bias, maybe you should get your facts straight. It wasn't till I saw James' setup that I truly realized all the great options in optics that Canon has available.
And if you follow a bit of discussions here and elsewhere, and check out his sites; I think you'll see that he knows a thing or two about photography.
(I can understand how we loose knowledgeable people like Darren M. and others, if this is the attitude that they're met with).
Edit :
I see that you were the same, asking the question at DPR, in which you stated :
“I had the 35 mm ltd for a short time, and tired it out. It was optically okay but certainly not above the performance of the 35mm f2 on my canon.”
And people couldn’t believe that you were actually writing that. The DA 35/2.8 Macro is a lens that Mike Johnston and Carl Weese from The Online Photographer, have compared to the legendary Leica Summarit. But you came to a different conclusion after two days of use.
If you don’t wanna appear completely clueless, please understand the basic framework of the discussions.
You're asking the questions, if you can't handle the answers, then don't ask. James' reply is the same, as the evaluation from all the others in the thread.