Customer Reviews

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I honestly didn’t expect to love this lens as much as I do. It looks pretty simple and nothing crazy at first, but the image quality completely surprised me. The photos come out super crisp and clean, and for the price, it honestly performs way better than I thought it would. The f/1.8 aperture is amazing too — the background blur (bokeh) is really smooth and makes everything look more professional without even trying. It’s perfect for portraits and just everyday shooting. Overall, this is such a solid lens for the money. Definitely one of those “don’t judge it by how it looks” situations because it seriously delivers.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Let me say that the price does not reflect the quality of this lens. I’m happy to pay the low price, but the lens is worth more than you will pay in my opinion, which is a good thing!! The auto focus is very fast. The control ring is new to me but I had no problem getting use to using it. If you don’t want to use it, you can simply leave it unassigned. The image quality is tack sharp but this isn’t too surprising being that #1 it’s a prime lens and #2 it’s Canon. I have EF lenses and I purchased the EF-RF adapter but I wanted to try at least one native RF lens and this was the least expensive option. After using this RF 35mm 1.8 I will definitely be spending some serious money on more RF lenses. Having the back of the lens sitting so close to the sensor with the large RF mount makes for amazing images. Don’t underestimate this lens!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love this lens, best fitness with my 50mm so I can get those wider photos and fit more people in group shots!

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] In loving this lens. Easy to use at events and also for macro. Auto focus is a bit slower when recording.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] always carried this leans with my canon R10.......

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Very nice lens. I took these images at 2am, with EOS RP. it was dark outside, but pictures came out pretty nice and bright . Very versatile. I highly recommend it.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This lens is not spectacular, but it's solid for its price point. Manage your expectations, and you're likely to be quite pleased. It's good, no doubt. It takes good photos, and lets in lots of light. But expect too much from it, and you'll probably be let down. This is the third lens I've bought from Canon since getting into photography, and the first one that didn't use the nano USM focusing motors. As such, I expected the autofocus to be a bit slower, but I didn't anticipate that it would be so clearly audible as well. There is definitely a performance difference there, but how much that affects you will depend on what you use your lenses for. It's noisy, but it's not loud. It's also not weather-sealed like my other lenses are, so you have to be a bit more careful in monitoring your environment. Overall, it takes good quality pictures, and has a nice wide aperture which makes it great for low-light or creating a very narrow depth-of-field, but just make sure you know what you're getting. This is a pretty cheap lens, after all. Much of my own disappointment in this lens was that I didn't do enough homework on it beforehand. I wanted to pick up a wide-aperture lens for an upcoming trip to Disney World, specifically to try to photograph some of the indoor, low-light ride scenes, and didn't want to spend a ton on a somewhat niche photography objective. I was fixated on things like maximum aperture and minimum price, and didn't put enough thought into focal length and macro performance. I was struggling to decide between three lenses; this one, the cheaper 50mm f/1.8, and the slightly pricier 24mm f/1.8. Ultimately, I decided on this one because it was cheaper than the 24mm and advertised a macro performance component that the 50mm did not. I figured the macro element would give me some more creative flexibility. As it turns out, based on how I'm using it at least, I would have been better off going with either the wider focal length or the lower cost, as this is not quite wide enough for many of the indoor shots where I cannot back away from the scene any further, and the macro performance is not great. It's more like "pseudo-macro", or "macro-lite", since the magnification factor is only 0.5x, as opposed to most true macro lenses which generally offer 1.0x or greater. In summary, I will say that I recommend this lens for some buyers, but not all. Make sure you know how you plan to use it. Go ahead and get this if you just want an affordable 35mm prime lens with solid image quality and a wide aperture that will allow you to take pictures in low-light, and if you don't need lightning fast autofocus, aren't worried about shooting out in the elements, or if you don't plan to require any sort of serious macro performance. But please do not get suckered-in by the fact that this lens says "macro" on it. I'd suggest that if you're legitimately interested in getting into macro photography, that you do a bit more homework than I did, and maybe check out the RF100mm f/2.8 L that Canon offers instead. Yes, you'll be paying a little more than twice as much (based on current pricing), and you'll lose about 1.3 stops of light, and you'll be carrying a larger lens that weighs about double what this one does. But the trade-off is that you'll gain a lot in terms of build quality, weather-sealing, autofocus speed and performance, and have a 1.4x magnification like a true macro lens. This lens is fine, but it's definitely a case of "you get what you pay for." I'll attach a few photos from my trip, both indoor in the dark, and outside in the daylight. For reference, my camera is a Canon EOS R6mii. For the purposes of full disclosure, these are my finished edits. I tried to attach the unedited originals to this review, but the file sizes were too large. So you're getting the edited versions instead.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] For years I would always have a 50mm in my camera bag but when I switched over to mirrorless on with my Canon RP something in me said give the 35mm a chance. The price isn't cheap but its so worth it. My portrait photography has reached a new level with this lens !

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] LOVE THIS LENS! It has been my favorite so far. I use it with an r6 and I’m obsessed! I think it’s very good especially for the price. It was my first rf lens purchase! Can’t wait to buy more.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I use 35mm lens on Canon EOS RP camera . This lens is amazing , It is small, light, and perfect for portraits. Image stabilization , price and image quality good for photography beginner