[Spinifex]

Well, I'm thinking about switching to the Canon RF mount, should I jump to Full Frame, but that is highly dependent on the RF 35mm f1.8 macro lens. It seems to be getting good reviews, but I'd love to see more than impressions.

[Brightcolours]

The RF 35mm f1.8 IS STM is a pretty nice lens, but the bokeh is not always smooth at every shooting distance and the STM is a geared version, so not super fast and super silent, and apparently the Sony FE 35mm f1.8 is sharper (but lacks the 1:2 macro ability of course). Personally I'd prefer a Canon camera over a Sony camera, though.

[Rover]

And yes, Roger Cicala of Lensrentals fame has just proclaimed the Tamron 35mm f/1.4 optically the best 35mm lens available now, so you might want to take a look at yhat one, too.

Yes, this one I'm interested too ...

Should be interesting as EPhotoZine.com has just released their test of the Tamron. I'm not drinking the koolaid based on this test, of course, but it's some food for thought:
https://www.ephotozine.com/article/tamro...view-33969

[JJ_SO]

While the Tamron might be the best 35 mm lens available (until the next best lens happens to surface), it's not available for Sony. But the new Sigma 35/1.2 Art is (and for L-mount and nothing else) and is @f/1.4 equally sharp in the center, see for yourself: https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2019/09/mtf-tests-of-the-sigma-35mm-f1-2-dg-art/

Of course not everyone likes to carry the best but heaviest lens in front of a small size, lightweight FF mirrorless. And also of course, testing the resolution (and only that, no bokeh, color or other things) is a different story than using it for real, like DPReview's or Jared Polin's sample pictures show.

[Brightcolours]

Hmm. That 35mm f1.2 Art's bokeh has an odd quality about it (when used at "portrait distance", at least), and the wider angle makes sure you get lost of background to accentuate that. I'd be more drawn to the odd bokeh quality of the old Nikkor 35mm f1.4 (the really old manual focus former speed king), for you can call that odd bokeh "character", and for this Sigma to me it is just uneasy.

[JJ_SO]

Hmm. That 35mm f1.2 Art's bokeh has an odd quality about it (when used at "portrait distance", at least), and the wider angle makes sure you get lost of background to accentuate that. I'd be more drawn to the odd bokeh quality of the old Nikkor 35mm f1.4 (the really old manual focus former speed king), for you can call that odd bokeh "character", and for this Sigma to me it is just uneasy.

Odd is okay, as long as it'd be pleasing for one's taste, and for sure, monster lenses are not for everybody.

I'm looking forward if this "leaked roadmap" https://forum.opticallimits.com/showthre...6#pid48466
has some truth in it. If so, then I would really like to try out Nikon's 85/1.2 and 35/1.2 although they wont be much smlaller or lighter than the Sigma.

What I can say about the 85/1.8 S: It's not sharper than my Sigma 85 Art @f/1.8 But while trying it, I was under the growing impression, that the Sigma focuses more precisely. I want to look a bit more into that, because that would also be odd.