Canon 35/1.5: A Tribute

[millus1974]

Originally Posted by Nokton48

Nice lens, car and pix, there.

The correct filter is what Canon called "Slimline" and it is flat-fronted, only threaded on the rear. The complete set of original 48mm Canon Slimline filters came in color-coded, bakelite tube that screwed together, so very neatly organized and safe. I found a complete set on Ebay last year, for a good price.

Regular double-threaded filters -do- vignette. Hence the special "Slimlines".

Thanks for these informations...i have checked mine and it's not slim at all...hahaha....as you can see from my pictures, i will take an eye on the market to find an UV for my canon 35 but i have to admit i'm not a great fan of filter on my lens...i always have a lot of flare and ghost image in my pictures when i use them with back light and evening shot.

[agiyo]

I must have been very fortunate, in that I bought the Canon 19mm 3.5, 28mm 3.5, 28mm 2.8, and 35mm 1.5 back in the '70s. I used them in serious photojournalism for years on my Canon and Leica rfdrs, and they show it although all of them still perform splendidly. My 50mm lenses were/are the Summilux and Canon f/0.95, and my "long" rfdr lens, Nikkor 85 2.0. Their capabilities have not changed, they are splendid, lovely things to use and delight with every image.
I did find that using some of them at small apertures with a protective filter over the lens could cause ghosting from the white letters and numbers on the front lens-retaining ring, and filled in the white with flat black paint. They are lenses that have been "there and back," and show it, but by god they've been used right.
Thank you for helping me appreciate these old friends.
Perhaps I should stipulate that I disdain using any filter over my lenses, but there are conditions which can destroy lens coatings in very short order, such as the silicate blast from a diamond drill used to rescue miners from a collapsed gold mine tunnel. For that, I considered a filter excusable. The 19mm lens still shows that assignment.

[kosta_g]

Originally Posted by agiyo

I must have been very fortunate, in that I bought the Canon 19mm 3.5, 28mm 3.5, 28mm 2.8, and 35mm 1.5 back in the '70s. I used them in serious photojournalism for years on my Canon and Leica rfdrs, and they show it although all of them still perform splendidly. My 50mm lenses were/are the Summilux and Canon f/0.95, and my "long" rfdr lens, Nikkor 85 2.0. Their capabilities have not changed, they are splendid, lovely things to use and delight with every image.
I did find that using some of them at small apertures with a protective filter over the lens could cause ghosting from the white letters and numbers on the front lens-retaining ring, and filled in the white with flat black paint. They are lenses that have been "there and back," and show it, but by god they've been used right.
Thank you for helping me appreciate these old friends.
Perhaps I should stipulate that I disdain using any filter over my lenses, but there are conditions which can destroy lens coatings in very short order, such as the silicate blast from a diamond drill used to rescue miners from a collapsed gold mine tunnel. For that, I considered a filter excusable. The 19mm lens still shows that assignment.

Sounds like you have had some excellent times with these lenses. I'd love to see some of your works. I'd also take the beach as a place where a filter is required. nothing like that sandy salty wind leaving stuff in your lens!

[littlemax]

Got a user condition 35 1.5 yesterday (with a 7S and 100/2) at physical auctions in Paris. Optics are clean but looks batterd.
Tried it on an hybrid camera and must admit I have been really impressed. Really another league than the Canon RF 35 2.8 I had until now.

Even been pleased by performance at full aperture. Creamy bokeh and still very sharp. Whites glow a bit in dark atmospheres but it is more character than a flaw.

Though what is strange is that yesterday aperture was pretty easy to action. It is now quite hard. Not sure what happened as the blades are oil free (unlike my 35 2.8)..

Does someone know if it is difficult to open and fix, knowing that I dont want to touch optics but only helicoid and clean the aperture trigger.. ?

(I have spanner, rubber rings, tweezers, helicoid grease.. as I open SLR lenses I put on my hybrid from time to time..)