Yongnuo YN 35mm f2 lens review and testing.0

The first of Yongnuo’s announced autofocus lenses, the Yongnuo YN 50/1.8, was tested this summer. “The Polentinik left a double impression: on the one hand, it has all the faults of the model it has been copied from – the old Canon EF 50/1.8 II, on the other hand – these minuses were offered at more than 2 times the price. The hero of today’s test is the second in Yongnuo’s lineup of lenses, the YN 35/2, which hit the market in spring 2015 and is on sale at the time of writing the review for a price of $95 or more.

Yongnuo YN 35/2.0

A direct competitor as in the case of the YN 50/1.8, Yongnuo YN 35/2.0 no – Canon has discontinued the EF 35/2.0, and the currently released Canon EF 35/2 IS USM is definitely in a different class, equipped with optical stabilizer and costs $ 550.

Technical Specifications

Geometric distortions

Surprisingly, the level of geometric distortion of the Yongnuo YN 35/2.0 clearly outperforms Canon EF 35/2.0: barrel distortion of 2.25% versus 1.6%. The result is not criminal, but one of the if not the worst of the 35mm lenses I know. The distortion pattern is correct, it’s no problem to correct in post-processing.

Distortion

Resolution and sharpness

Yongnuo YN 35/2 behavior and results.0 similar to the EF 35/2 shown.0: The center is not bad already at open and has no problems with f/2.8 all the way up to f/11, edges left wanting at open apertures, but pull up to an acceptable level by f/5.6 – f/8. Slightly higher resolution at the closed apertures, definitely worse performance at full open.

Chromatic aberration

Yongnuo YN 35/2.0 confidently controls chromatic aberration: the presumably comfortable 0.06% is exceeded only at f/2.0 – f/2.2, aperture shutter to f/2.8 fixes the situation. No complaints.

Vignetting

In terms of darkening of edges and corners of the frame Yongnuo YN 35/2.0 beats the canon EF 35/2: figure of 1.9 steps at f/2.0 is very good. The brightness decreases as the aperture is stopped down, even at f/4.0 Vignetting ceases to be a nuisance.

Focusing

The lens uses the usual autofocus micromotor, the sound is loud, but the tone is not annoying. Autofocus behavior of the hero of the review in many ways reminiscent of the focusing system Yongnuo YN 50/1.8, but the “thirty-five” lens is notable for its tenacity to the advantage: even in complicated conditions the lens is still able to find its target with confidence. In terms of speed, no complaints – it takes less than 1 second to run through the entire distance.

Picture, backlight, bokeh

Testing of Yongnuo YN 35/2.November: we couldn’t test the model’s resistance to over-reflections and artifacts in “natural” conditions, because the sun wasn’t beating us. When tested with artificial sources, the lens performed “good” to “excellent”: it is extremely difficult to achieve over-reflections and artifacts.

• The non-autofocus Mitakon Zhongyi Creator 35/2 costs $160

• Non-autofocus Rokinon 35/1.4 AS UMC is 4 times more expensive under the Bower name, 3.5, Samyang – in 4.5

• The Canon EF 35/2 IS USM is 5 and a half times more expensive

• Tamron SP 35/1.8 Di VC USD six times the price

• Sigma 35/1.4 DG HSM A1 is 9 times more expensive

• Canon EF 35/1.4 L USM is 11 times more expensive

• Zeiss Distagon T* 35/2 ZE – 11 times

• Zeiss Milvus 35/2 ZE is 12 times more expensive

• Zeiss 35/1.4 Distagon T at 15 and a half

• Canon EF 35/1.4 L II USM is 18 times more expensive

Full test of the Yongnuo YN 35/2 lens.0 read on fotosky