Canon 24mm 2 8 Pancake On Full Frame

Gary wolstenholme reviews this compact 24mm prime pancake lens for canon eos ef s cameras full review.

Canon 24mm 2 8 pancake on full frame.

Canon 40 2 8 stm. Sitting at the extreme end of what can be considered wide angle the ef s 24mm full frame equivalent of 38mm on an aps c sensor does so in the form of a small light and inexpensive prime lens that is easily accessible to all canon enthusiasts. Canon gave us the 40mm version in 2012 and hoped to up the stakes by adding a wide angle version this past year. Currently the best pancake lens for canon is the canon ef s 24mm f 2 8 stm.

Canon calls this the canon lens ef 40mm f 2 8 stm. As a full frame lens i will be reviewing this lens on full frame unless otherwise mentioned. When first introduced we were all amazed at the tiny size and light weight of the ef 40mm stm lens and even more amazed when we saw the image quality and overall performance it delivered for a price equally as small. The 24mm ƒ 2 8 stm will not mount on regular canon ef mount bodies but provides a similar field of view to its full frame pancake style brother almost 40mm.

That lens is the first canon pancake designed lens compatible with eos dslr cameras the canon ef 40mm f 2 8 stm lens. Intro specs performance compared usage recommendations more. Take a glance and you ll understand why this thing is almost as thin as a pancake. The ultra slim canon 24mm f 2 8 stm lens is just 22 8mm in depth barely thicker than the lens cap and weighs just 125g.

At just 22 8 mm deep and weighing just 125g the ef s 24mm f 2 8 stm is a highly portable lens that lets you take your eos anywhere. Slimmest and lightest lens of the ef s series approx. The extremely portable ef s 24mm f 2 8 is what s commonly referred to as a pancake lens. Lens width is 0 9 in or slightly wider than a u s.

Wiki researchers have been writing reviews of the latest pancake lenses for canon since 2018. Its diminutive design makes it discreet too ideal for street photography. For those of us closely following canon s lens line the canon ef s 24mm f 2 8 stm pancake lens looks exactly like a very successful lens we have seen before. I d love to meet and marry the person who makes inch thick pancakes.

A stepping motor stm supports the canon eos movie servo af function to provide smooth and quiet continuous af during video recording as well as when. The lens takes 52mm filters does. And the 6d mkii is a full frame camera with a solely ef mount you will not.