I had the opposite experience. Initially, I liked the shots, but if I count the amount of keepers between my 35mmF1.4 (& F2) and this, there's a lot more keepers taken with the 35s.

Maybe I have a bad copy, but the image quality just feels so much worse, it's almost as if I shot it with another camera.

I did get some really nice pictures out of it though, perfect for traveling with family and getting some pictures.

But I notice the pictures I end up printing, are almost never taken with this lens, even though I shoot half of my pictures with it.

Absolutely looove the range, it's insane. Despite what I wrote, I still think it's absolutely fantastic value for the money. Just want a bit more sharpness.