Canon 35mm f/1.4L Vs Canon EF 24mm f/1.4 L II USM Lens

[HDNitehawk]

Perfect timing, there's a new post on CR that a 35/1.4 II will be announced early January, just before CES. But still might not make it onto the shelves much before March if you're lucky. How badly would you want it now?
(I still vote Samyang 35, but that's me. If a Korean company with not much experience can make a lens as great as that, surely canon with their 60+ years can figure out how to beat it.

Another Canon Rumor

I read it today, and hope it is true. Although I do hope the 24-70mm L II will have IS. I just sold my 24-70mm, that would be good timing on my part. The 24-70mm really needs an upgrade. I sold my backup 5D II also, right before the prices started dropping. (which speaking of Canon rumors...maybe the price breaks indicate a 5D III coming soon?)

I have been thinking of late about trying out the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon, and using to replace my 35mm L.

@ Gandhi... I wouldn't claim to be an expert. But I would guess that 24mm would be to wide on a FF frame body for most people to consider it a walk around lens. But in the end it depends on what the "expert" is an expert at shooting doesn't it? There may be some that like the wide view. So far I haven't read any thing in your posts that would indicate you would need to have that wide of a walk around lens.

[Dr Croubie]

I have been thinking of late about trying out the Zeiss 35mm f/1.4 Distagon, and using to replace my 35mm L.

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/New...ns-to-the-test
"In this comparison on a Nikon D3x (Full frame), the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 is better than the Carl Zeiss Distagon T 35mm f/1.4 ZF2 in almost all measures, for a price 4 times lower."
I like them words, especially the cheap one (but I did highlight the 'almost'). But still, it's not built like a zeiss tank.

As for lengths, 35mm on crop is a 'normal' lens, like 55mm on FF.
35mm on FF is a 'wide', like a 23mm on a crop.
24mm on a FF is just on the boundary of 'ultra-wide', like 15mm on a crop.

My 35 is perfect for a normal walkaround on my 7D, if/when I go FF it will be my 'wide-angle' walkaround.
24mm would make just as good a 'wide-angle' walkaround on a crop, but as far as mounting it on a FF for an 'ultrawide' walkaround, that's definitely going to depend on what you like shooting. You can get good perspectives and group shots, landscapes, even street-shooting. But personally I'd go the 35mm on either crop or FF first, it you'll get good use out of it on both bodies, whereas the 24mm on FF is a bit more of a 'specialty'.