Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Available At Digitalrev ($399/£259/€359)

Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

DigitalRev might be the first of the big and serious retailers to have Canon’s new EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM for EOS M systems ready to be purchased. Waiting time for your order to be delivered should be around 2 weeks.

DigitalRev sells the EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM for  $399/£259/€359 (price in € is computed for Germany), which most probably will be the most competitive price you will ever see for this lens. Shipping is free and all custom taxes are included in the price (for EU and Asia customers; US customers have to check this, since it depends by the state). DigitalRev also has the outstanding EF-M 11-22mm IS STM (not available in the US) in stock and ready to ship, this is my favorite lens on the Canon EOS M.

EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM specs:

  • Compact zoom lens that takes you closer
  • Optical Image Stabilizer
  • Smooth, near-silent STM focusing
  • Make quick adjustments with a manual focus ring
  • Great quality images that you’ll be proud of
  • Designed to make great photography easy
  • Lens Construction: 17 elements in 11 groups
  • Closest Focusing Distance: 1m
  • Filter Size: 52mm
  • Max. Diameter x Length: 60.9 x 86.5mm
  • Weight: 260g

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Officially Announced: Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM For EOS M

Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM

Leaked yesterday, Canon’s new EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM for the EOS M system (price & specs) is officially presented on Canon’s New Zealand site:

A compact telephoto zoom lens that inherits the EF-M lens design and portability.

With design and portability characteristics of the EOS M series, you can easily enjoy the world of telephoto zoom lens shooting in a compact and lightweight body with the EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM. This EF-M lens features a built-in Image Stabilizer so you can capture images from a distance in sharp, crisp quality and a built-in stepping motor (STM) for silent and smooth Autofocus. Used in combination with an EF-M standard lens, a wide range of shooting scenes can be covered with the EOS M series.

There is a product brochure you can download here.. Sample pics are also available, click here and scroll down.

  • Compactness and precision image quality is achieved through a new type of 5-group zoom system making use of short back focus and aspheric lens
  • Uses a UD lens to correct chromatic aberration for excellent image quality throughout the zoom range
  • The focusing mechanism employs a stepping motor and lead screw to provide quiet and smooth movie servo AF for shooting movies
  • Image Stabilizer equivalent to a shutter speed 3.5 settings faster
  • Maintains the EF-M lens design concept of projecting from the mount in a straight form
  • Lens disposition and coatings are optimized to minimize ghosting and flare
  • Uses a 7-blade circular aperture for exquisite blurred areas
  • Fast autofocus is achieved for still images using a rear focus system, high-speed CPU, and optimized AF algorithm
Focal length 55-200mm
Max Aperture f/4.5-6.3
Lens Construction 17 elements in 11 groups
Aperture Blades 7
Minimum Focusing Distance 1.0m
Maximum Magnification 0.21x
Dimensions 60.9 x 86.5mm
Weight Approx. 260g
Included Accessories Lens cap E-52 II, Lens dust cap EB

New Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM Lens For EOS M System Coming In Few Days

EF-M 55-200mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM
Canon EF-M 55-200mm f/4.5-6.3 IS STM lens will be announced in a few days

Digicame-info (translated) spotted the leak.

EF-M 55-200mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM

– […] molded aspherical lens and one UD lens
–  22% shorter compared to the EF-S 55-250mm IS STM
– 31% lighter than the EF-S 55-250mm IS STM
– image stabilisation up to 4 stops
– Faster AF thru optimisation of the algorithm of the drive system
– Full-time manual focus
– Hood ET-54B

The EF-M 55-200mm F4.5-6.3 IS STM is compact and lightweight lens, 22% shorter and 31% lighter than the EF-S 55-250mm IS STM. The lens weights 260g and has a total length of 87mm. Appears to be a pretty compact and light tele zoom. And with optimised AF speed. Great news for EOS M owners. And no one saw it come ;-)

Let’s hope Canon will release this lens world-wide, and not just for the Asian market as they did with the EOS M2.

[via DCI]