This leaves you weirdly wondering how much farther you need to go to change the aperture and then all of a sudden it falls into place. When you go from stop to stop it almost falls into the next stop but along the way it seems afraid of getting there so it puts up a fight. The aperture ring clicks but it clicks TIGHT. I had the opportunity to test two different copies and they both had the same exact TIGHT aperture ring. This is not an error or aging disease in my copy. This fits the bill for size but that is where the usability bill ends. If you have read any of my other reviews, you know I love a teeny tiny lens. In this case, my decision was helped by a comment on Cameraquest who briefly mentioned that “The 35/2 is “the last and best of Canon’s 35mm lenses” and Canonrangfinder commented that the 35/2 “is often considered by photographers the best 35mm lens of the rangefinder era, and still sought out for use today.” Given those kudos and the fact there are scattered accounts online that the previous, 35 f/1.5, version is prone to scratching (cleaning marks) I went with the f/2. As a general rule, if there is nothing special about an older vintage, I go for the most recent for no other reason but to avoid aging disease such as separation, haze, mold, etc.
Given the number of Canon LTM Lenses to choose from, it was difficult to decide what to choose for testing. Starting in 1950 Canon released the Serenar 35 f/3.5 lens and iterated on this lens all the way thought 1970’s. The 35mm f/2 LTM lens is the final vintage in a long line of 35mm LTM lenses.
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