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In most shots I have seen the 35mm did render pretty nicely, but in some it does show that it is not a bokeh wonder after all. 

What is more worrisome is are some accounts of slow starting of AF on Canon bodies? I'd have to try it in a store before deciding to get one.

I mean not the way the lens draws, but the exterior look of the lens itself. 

If I get my hands on one of the Tamrons someday, I'll try them out. Though AF speed may be dependent on camera body as well...