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Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L
A nice performer in infrared, excepting the corners which are outperformed by the 24-70 f/2.8L even stopped down. (This is true in visible light as well). Although the hot spot test suggests problems, they don’t seem to materialize in some cases. At any rate, this lens is best used as a low light lens, in which case apertures up to f/5.6 yield excellent sharpness and minimal hot spot trouble.
Canon EF 35mm f/1.4L hot spots
Hot spots become an issue by f/5.6. Still, field tests indicate that quite nice photos can be obtained even at f/11.
Canon 35mm f/1.4L backfocus
Many photos with impact require a wide aperture (f/1.4, f/2, f/2.8). So it is of no small interest whether the 35mm f/1.4L can be made to autofocus accurately at f/1.4.
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