The sharpness on the 35 1.4 is pretty great. It's not as fantastic as Daniel's 24 1.4 mkII,but it absolutely pounds my 16-35 (first version) 2.8 at 2.8, which I thought was just awesome until I compared it to the 35 1.4...


But it's a combination of it's subjective quality that I really like, combined with the 35mm field of view on full frame that I really dig.


The angle of view yields a perspective which enhances spatial relationships, but not extremely. It allows a lot of playing with different perspectives. You can make things seem farther/smaller, as well as make things look big.


I love the color, and indoors, it soaks up light like a champ. Depth of field control is an obvious benefit, but the feel of the pictures is what makes me happy. Maybe it's something qualitatively about the bokeh. I don't know.


Easy to carry, and can take the casual bump. From an all around use perspective, it's my favorite prime. The 85 1.2 is technically a better lens, and it delivers what it does astoundingly well, but what I get with the 35 1.4 is usually more interesting.