Yongnuo YN35mm F2 Canon
Score: 28/100
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Score: 85/100Rankings
The Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is a compact, fast prime lens offering excellent sharpness and silent autofocus, making it a great value for beginners and vloggers, though its plastic construction and lack of a hood limit its professional appeal.
The Yongnuo YN35mm F2 is a budget-friendly, fast-aperture prime offering solid optics and a sturdy metal mount. It shines in portability and price but suffers from slower autofocus and a fragile filter thread.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
| ↓ lower better | 35 mmbest | 50 mm |
35 mm | 50 mmbest | |
| ↓ lower better | 2 f | 1.8 fbest |
| ↓ lower better | 179.9 g | 159 gbest |
| ↓ lower better | 59 mmbest | 111.3 mm |
| ↓ lower better | 25 cmbest | 35 cm |
0.23 xbest | 0.21 x | |
12 monthsbest | 12 monthsbest |
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| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
Mount & Compatibility(2) | ||
Mount Type | Canon EF | EF |
Autofocus Motor Type | DC motor | STM |
Optical(5) | ||
Focal Length (Min) (mm) | 35 mm | 50 mm |
Focal Length (Max) (mm) | 35 mm | 50 mm |
Maximum Aperture (f-number) (f) | 2 f | 1.8 f |
Minimum Focus Distance (cm) | 25 cm | 35 cm |
Maximum Magnification Ratio (x) | 0.23 x | 0.21 x |
Physical(3) | ||
Weight (g) | 179.9 g | 159 g |
Length (mm) | 59 mm | 111.3 mm |
Filter Thread Diameter (mm) | 52 mm | 49 mm |
Products in the top-left offer the best value (high score, low price).
Professional reviewers acknowledge the YN35mm F2 as a surprisingly capable lens for its price, praising its optical performance, fast aperture, and sturdy metal mount, while noting that its autofocus speed and overall build fall short of native premium lenses and that it lacks stabilization.
Everyday users love the lens for its portability, low-light capability, and affordability, but complain about slow or hunting autofocus in dim conditions and a fragile filter thread.
“Perfect for travel”
“Reignited my creativity”
“Love the size and weight. It's so light on my A7 III.”
Professional reviewers rate the lens highly for its performance-to-price ratio, praising its sharpness, compactness, quiet STM autofocus and smooth bokeh, while noting the plasticky feel and lack of a hood as drawbacks.
Everyday users love the affordability, sharpness and video-friendly autofocus, but complain about the cheap plastic build, missing hood and the quirky focus-by-wire behavior.
