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The Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM represents a bit of a debatable concept on a DSLR - at least when compared to the much smaller mirrorless camera system. Honestly speaking there is also not really much of a size and weight advantage when thinking of its cl...
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Published: 2012-08-28, Author: Jim , review by: pcmag.com
Extremely compact. Very sharp. Minimal distortion. Inexpensive. STM focus motor.
Focus-by-wire design. Modest f/2.8 aperture
The Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM barely juts out from your camera, but is capable of capturing some impressive images....
a nifty, compact casing, excellent image quality in the frame centre, good image quality on the edge of the APSC sensor, right correction of chromatic aberration, slight distortion, practically no astigmatism, moderate vignetting on the APSC sensor, very
huge vignetting on full frame.
The results of the Canon EF 40 mm f/2.8 STM are a very nice surprise. Preparing myself for testing this “pancake” I expected a lot of problems on the edge of full frame sensor. There were some problems but not very serious ones – you can easily wave them ...
Abstract: It's impressive what Canon has managed to pack into a very small package here. Excellent results for sharpness, CA and distortion, and only some corner shading when used wide open on full-frame - which you could call the "character" of this ...
The Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM represents a bit of a debatable concept on a DSLR - at least when compared to the much smaller mirrorless camera system. Honestly speaking there is also not really much of a size and weight advantage when thinking of its cl...
Abstract: This Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM is a tiny lens with superb optical performance. This tiny thing isn't much bigger than a lens cap, and has unbeaten optics.40mm is the "Perfect Normal" focal length for full-frame. Unlike 50mm lenses which often are too long o...
Although it's not an 'L' lens, the new 40mm Canon optic feels nicely put together and has a reasonable weight. Buying Guide Which lens? The best lens for your DSLR We found that its focusing motor was much quieter than the 18-55mm kit lens sold with many...
You might be wondering why you wouldn't choose Canon's famously good-value 50mm f/1.8 lens. At around £85 it's certainly cheap, but having owned one for a couple of years, we can honestly say that it's not got the quality or sharpness of the 40mm. It's a...
Abstract: Canon has launched two new lenses with the EOS 650D / Rebel T4 i DSLR - the EF 40mm f/2.8 STM and the EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM, priced at £229.99 (about $355) and £479.99 (about $740), respectively. The STM stands for Stepper Motor, and indicates th...
