Canon Announces The 35mm f/1.4L II USM1 min read
Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanon’s rumored 35mm follow-up is finally here. Apart from the obvious general increase in quality with the standard aspheric and ultra-low dispersion elements, the new lens specifically promises to further reduce chromatic aberration (important for wide-aperture lenses) while being the “ideal complement to the latest generation of Canon’s high-resolution DSLRs” (i.e. the 50-megapixel Canon 5DS and 5DS R cameras).
Apart from the standard dust- and water-resistant features that every L-series lens receives, the new Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM adds the same everything-repelling fluorine coating that every professional Canon and Nikon lens seems to be getting these days. Applied to both the front and rear elements of the lens, this fluorine coating repels water, oil, and dirt, serving as a significant lens protectant against the elements.
The new 35mm’s “blue spectrum refractive optics” (BR Optics) are what really keep chromatic aberration (those colored, purple and green fringes around the edges of objects in a photograph typical to shots taken with lenses set to extremely large apertures) down to new minimums. Meanwhile, Canon’s subwavelength coating (SWC) reduces ghosting and flares.
Read the full article here >>
via: Fstoppers
Image Credit: Canon
