Thank you for the excellent review! This lens is on my wish list!

Great Review, Scott! My first time on your site. I recently purchased this lens from Adorama, which included a cleaning kit and assortment of filters. I can't WAIT to use this lens for family and senior portrait sessions. Thanks for your very helpful info and upbeat clarity of the quality of this Tamron, Scott! All My Best! Scott :)

excellent review Scott, looks like one more for the wish list,,,, the sharpness at all stops looks great

@ScottDumas

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad to hear it ended up on your wish list as well :)

Thanks for your review! I'm just about to purchase this lens!

great review. about to order this for my R6 with the Tap in console. ill check out the raw files you provided. thanks my dude.

Thank you for the detailed review, subscribed! During your testing with the Tamron 35 1.4 did you ever experience any connection errors using it with the adaptor and your EOS R?

Ayyy dude! Man long time no see. How’s everything I’m Japan? How’s the kids. They’re growing fast. Great vid as always! I bought this lens the day it came out and I LOVE it. . My dream lens for the price.

@ScottDumas

4 жыл бұрын

Hey!! It's going well and you? Kids grow too fast, man haha... the 3rd is almost a year old and the older two will now BOTH be in elementary school this spring. Crazy. Anyway thanks as always for watching and glad to hear this lens has been serving you well!! I'm hoping I get to hang on to it a bit longer :)

do u feel green tint in photos with this lens compared to canon 1.4 ii?

Great review. I ended up selling my beloved EF 35mm f2 IS after buying this lens. It is a steal for the price/performance. Agree about the weight and magnification as the cons but that is expected for a fast 1.4. I would also add the AF sound is slightly noticable in video but again that is expected since it's pushing heavy glass around quickly. I don't think I would ever sell it unless someone made a version that was lighter.

@ScottDumas

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad to hear you're enjoying it. I considered mentioning the AF sound for video but then that would open the review up to a whole lot more tests and I figured this isn't a super video-friendly lens (lack of IS) so thought I'd focus on the photo side. Totally agreed though that slight cons aside, this is a spectacular lens :)

@geoffreyenriquez

4 жыл бұрын

@@ScottDumas very true not a great video lens. I love it though for the depth of field!

@mathew_pang

3 жыл бұрын

@@geoffreyenriquez will RF35mm be better for video ?

Seems exciting, I have the 35 1.8 on a Nikon D810 DSLR for 4 years, I have been a fan of Tamron ever since.

@ScottDumas

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear you're enjoying it! Tamron is definitely filling up a good part of the market with high quality and affordable lenses.

I thought I bought the one for canon. Do I still need an adapter for the eos R6? If so can somebody point me to the right one please

Is it really better than the iconic Sigma 35mm 1.4 Art?

Hi Scott, hows the reliability of the autofocus of this lens with the R6/R5 eye af and all? thank you!

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

Hi! As far as I could tell it was very reliable, fast and smooth. Not much different than with canon EF lenses

Hi Scot, greetings from Jakarta. You made a great video, very informative with nice footage. You have my subs...! Wanna ask you, as I am Canon EOS RP shooter and considering this lens against native RF 35mm F1.8. The price difference is very favorable to choose RF 35mm. Do you mind share your thoughts on both lenses? Thanks!

@ScottDumas

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Greetings from Japan! If you're already in the mirrorless system I'd recommend the RF 35mm, it's a great lens for the price and solid performing in general. Plus it's smaller and made by Canon specifically for their mirrorless line :) the 1.8 vs 1.4 will not be significant in most cases.

Finally full metal! Kept me kinda away from Tamron in the past. Great video.

@ScottDumas

4 жыл бұрын

Yep! Glad to see they've been stepping it up in more and more lenses :) Thanks for watching!

@ralphsaad8637

Ай бұрын

All recent tamron primes for Canon and Nikon have been all metal including the 1.8 versions

trying do decide between this lens and the 35mm f1.8 from Tamron. Do you know which has better chromatic aberration / fringing control and if its a noticeable difference?

@ScottDumas

4 жыл бұрын

Hi! Unfortunately I can't remember exactly how the CA on the 1.8 was, but I can guarantee it won't be better than the 1.4, which is very impressive. I used the 1.8 for a short time but didn't test it very scientifically so can't say much more than that though, sorry

@aight365

4 жыл бұрын

@@ScottDumas dope! Thanks!

i need your advice i want to buy either this lense or the canon rf 35mm 1.8 which one you recommend?

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

I had both and I preferred the Tamron, but both very strong lenses.

What about af-c autofocus in video mode?

@ScottDumas

2 жыл бұрын

Been a while but from my memory it worked alright. Maybe not Canon smooth, but not bad.

Is this lens compatible with the Nikon D700 ?

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

This one I have in particular is not but I believe they do also have a Nikon mount version

This lens looks to be a beast in pictures but how is it for video?

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

I guess it would depend on your setup and subject... AF worked well with Canon but without stabilization you could need a stabilised sensor or gimbal to make the best of it. I've heard there are issues with the IBIS in the R6 and R5 at the moment but those should be fixed very soon.

Hello, great review! However, I still can't get what's the advantage over the 35/F1.8 Di VC USD when the actual 1.4f causes such vignetting, distortion, lack of VC AND it's around $150 more expensive? (maybe I'm dumb, lol)

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think that the problems of the 1.4 are too significantly worse than the 1.8, aside from the VC in the 1.8 version... but generally speaking 1.4 lenses can be significantly more expensive than 1.8, often even $1,000 different- so considering that the $150 price jump isn't too bad, and it's more understandable that there's no VC (although unfortunate)

Thanks, but nothing about video performance, such as breathing?

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry- didn't test this one for video when I had it

Have you tested the RF 35mm?

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

I have :) I have a 2 part review video for it if you search "35mm" in my videos :) It's a good lens, but not perfect. I prefer to have the EF mount adapter with an EF lens as well in most cases, since I also get the drop in CPL/ND filter function. The RF is great as a compact lens though.

@mathew_pang

3 жыл бұрын

For video , do u think this lens is better than RF35mm?

I have the 1.8 older version, honestly I used to hate it, I'd pain it in purple to match it's amount of CA lol.... But to be honest lately trying to adjust and prepare for a full frame mirrorless, I learned to.... I'd say agree with it and I get pretty ok results, though I wouldn't prefer now the 1..4 version, I'd prefer it to be 1..8 but to have IS. BTW, planing to get the R5 (still hasn't decide which kidney to give up on or which bank to rob ;-) ) Hope you'll get it for review or something, will be really interesting.

@ScottDumas

4 жыл бұрын

Haha yeah, heavy CA can be quite annoying. Tamron actually does have a 1.8 version with VC built in if that what you're looking for :) I have my preorder in for both the R5 and R6 (looking for that same bank to rob, so let me know if you find one haha) I do plan to make some content when I get them, ideally as soon as possible :)

@DimusTech

4 жыл бұрын

​@@ScottDumas Oh wow, I guess you can afford it as it's your work equipment and you do need it, that's reasonable, I'm still arguing with myself over buying something that expensive as a hobby lol... well can't wait to see your video on those... I guess it will take time till they start selling the R5 in my country

@Photographersforyou

3 жыл бұрын

Hi Dimus, Is it the Tamron f1.8 version that has too much CA or are you talking about another version, as I want the 1.8 for the IS but I'm torn between the 1.4 less CA but more vignette and the 1.8 version CA - what do you think?

@DimusTech

3 жыл бұрын

@@Photographersforyou I'd say it depends on the camera as well, I use now more the Tamron 35mm 1.8 with my Canon R5 and I see less CA and it has IS, but in some cases you might not need that much the IS as a faster lens with 1.4 for example

@Photographersforyou

3 жыл бұрын

So Dimus, your saying that with a 45 mp the CA is better ? Can I ask you, as I have a 45mp Nikon D850 - is the CA bad, and can it be removed easily ? Because I love the close focus distance of the 1.8 compared to the 1.4 however I feel the 1.4 would not suffer with CA and also be sharper and more accurate focusing/ speed from what I see in reviews. How sharp is the 1.8 ? And is it sharp? And fast accurate autofocus ? etc.... any info would be appreciated.

does this work on the R6?

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it does! With the EF mount adapter :)

@clairewright4586

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottDumas oh did they fix the issue then? They had an issue the the IBIS for the R6

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

@@clairewright4586 Ah! was there an issue with IBIS? I hadn't seen that, sorry! It seems like they're aware of it though and are working on a firmware update to fix the issue so if it's not already fixed then it should be soon.

Tamron was never on my radar; the build and IQ was mostly bad but this 35mm comes from another planet or something. It is even better than the Sigma 35mm in terms of sharpness.

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

Tamron has really been stepping it up lately. Their newest lenses are nearly all very very strong optically (and just overall). Sigma is great too of course, but I've found their autofocus less reliable on DSLRs.

can this fit on my 80d

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

Sure can :) Anything with an EF mount (although it will be cropped on the 80D, and appear more like a 50mm)

@cnottagejr

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottDumas So full frame have their own cameras lens and crop have their own or okay then thanks

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

@@cnottagejr Right, typically with Canon full frame lenses can also go onto the crop sensor camera mount. But there are also lenses made for crop sensor cameras and they're usually cheaper but if you oppositely use them on a full frame camera, you'll have black edges since the lens doesn't cover the full size sensor. In either case, a 35mm lens will always be 35mm based on full frame measurements. So if it's a full frame 35mm lens or a crop sensor 35mm lens, it will look the same (in both cases it will appear to crop the center of a typical 35mm image so it looks like the field of view you'd expect from a 50ish mm lens).

@cnottagejr

3 жыл бұрын

@@ScottDumas so the 35mm on a crop sensor is the same as a 50mm on a full frame camera or okay then i see so the 35 will be only for my crop. well the 24-70 is full frame and the 50mm is full frame what would be a good wide angle for full frame and the 70-200 is for full frame as well

@ScottDumas

3 жыл бұрын

@@cnottagejr I've always used the 16-35mm f4L IS for a wide angle, but it depends how wide you need to go. Solid lens though.

Filter thread is not metal. It’s high quality plastics but still very good. I know this because mine fell and the filter thread broke off.

@ScottDumas

4 жыл бұрын

Ah you may be right. I read somewhere in a specs sheet it was also metal (hard to tell just by touch sometimes haha) but I must have been mistaken. Sorry about that!

@TUTWZRD

4 жыл бұрын

I mean you are right, it is a metal build. Just filter thread plastic. ☹️

I think 35mm f1.8 macro rf by cannon very much better than this.

@ScottDumas

4 жыл бұрын

It's a very good lens but I definitely wouldn't say better (either in IQ or build quality). Anyway, EF lens vs RF so there are differences there as well. Still a great lens for the price though, no doubt.

Only if the lens had IS :(

@ScottDumas

4 жыл бұрын

Tamron does have a 1.8 version with VC if that's what you're looking for :)