The second image looks like blurred. Wouldn't you have selected a Depth of field lens rather than the default one?

Sorry, but the new one does NOT include the features of the advanced renderer.

Note also that you can get more control on the renderer using special properties explained here with some tests here.

I'm going back to the old version.

It's up to you. But if you encounter a bug in an old version or miss a feature, please check whether it was fixed or added before reporting it.