Yet Another Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Review
The Phoblographer posted their Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM review. Another very positive review of Canon’s cheap and sharp pancake lens. The reviewer was
[…] was extremely surprised with the Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM lens, the image quality delivered was beyond what I expected from a lens at this price point. I do wish the manual focus feel was a bit more responsive, and the AF speed just a touch faster, but I can certainly live with it as-is and have no issues. For $150 (as of Nov’ 2012) I feel like this should be a no-brainer purchase if you want the smallest lens that Canon currently produces.
Pros and cons:
- Tiny physical size
- Accurate AF
- MFD under 12″
- Very, very good image quality
- Better AF during live-view (on STM friendly cameras like the T4i)
- Highly Flare Resistant
- Inexpensive!
Minuses:
- Electronic AF motor means camera has to be powered on to retract lens
- Slight lag when manually focusing
- Not quite as fast as Canon’s USM lenses
- Manual focusing ring is tiny (though this is unavoidable given the size of the lens)
Sample pics are provided. Check it out!
Product specs:
- Continuous Autofocus for Video With T4i
- Bright f/2.8 Aperture
- Lightweight 4.6 oz Lens
- Unobtrusive–Less Than 1″ Long
- Aspherical Element–High Image Quality
- Optimized Coatings Reduce Ghost & Flare
- Exceptional Color Balance
- 7-Blade Diaphragm for Beautiful Bokeh
- Close Focusing to 11.81″
- 64mm Equivalent If Used on APS-C Camera
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