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Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L II USM

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Prime lens

A prime lens by Canon for Full frame cameras, 35mm f/1.4.

MakerCanon
Focal length35mm (prime)
Maximum aperturef/1.4
Made forFull frame sensors
MountsCanon EF
Stabilisedno
Autofocusyes

What it frames like

142435508513520040080035mm equiv.35mm
Its full-frame-equivalent focal length on the sensor it was made for.
Full frame 35mm · 54°APS-C (Canon) 56mm · 36°
How wide 35mm sees on each sensor it covers.
f/1.4
f/1.4 wide open, to scale against f/1.4.
  • On full frame (Canon EF): as marked, 35mm.
  • On APS-C (Canon) (Canon EF): like 56mm on full frame; f/1.4 gives about the depth of field of f/2.2 there.

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See what it frames: its view on the Canon EOS 850D at any distance, and its depth of field, drawn to scale.