Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 Pancake

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<p><strong>Here it is

</strong>Here’s a photo of the upcoming Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 Pancake lens. It looks like it has a 52mm filter thread, so this thing really is tiny!</p>
<p><strong>Pricing?

</strong>I’ve heard that pricing will be sub $200, waiting on confirmation of that.</p>
<p><strong>What’s a pancake lens?</strong>

I still get this question a bunch, so <strong><a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/indepth/photography/hands-reviews/pancake-lenses-are-small-light-and-visually-succinct&BI=2446&KBID=3296" target="_blank">here’s a great article</a></strong> from B&H about the little lenses.</p>
<p><strong><a href="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/canon-40mm-f28.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-10127" title="canon-40mm-f28" src="http://www.canonrumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/canon-40mm-f28.jpg" alt="" width="500" height="301" /></a> </strong></p>
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[Astro]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

maybe im strange.. but an EF 40mm f2.8 pancake, im not interested at all.
a faster one.. maybe.. but this.... nah!

but im curious what canon has in mind .....

 

[zim]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

Awww that things so cute! looks like you should be able stack them ;D

Would be fun on a rebel but looks more like a mirrorless lens to me

 

[missitnoonan]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

I really don't get it. I'm a crop shooter and this focal length seems too long for a walk around lens and is there really any benefit to something this small on the FF bodies?

30mm or so and you might have sold me, besides it isn't as if my 35mm f2 is all that big.

 

[zim]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

Would a lens hood screw onto the filter then?

 

[Joellll]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

It definitely looks interesting and cute, but the fact that it's rather slow, I'd still choose my Voigtlander 40mm f/2.

 

[mws]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

Would a lens hood screw onto the filter then?

Yep. That's how most older style lens hoods work. Lens cap goes over the hood then, at least on the ones I have.

 

[LuCoOc]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

maybe it is for the 1.3 crop sensor mirrorless - anounced "sooner than later"

*just dreaming*

looks fun to me. lets hope it is not too pricy. might get one if it's priced similar to the 50 1.8

 

[sjp010]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

I love it! Definitely interested. Is there room for an AF motor in there? If not, I'd probably prefer the Voigtlander version that has another stop of aperture.

 

[JoeShmoe]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

I love it! Definitely interested. Is there room for an AF motor in there? If not, I'd probably prefer the Voigtlander version that has another stop of aperture.

If there's an AF/MF switch, I assume there's a motor

 

[preppyak]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

If there's an AF/MF switch, I assume there's a motor

Yep, that's what I was thinking.

And I still don't know what to make of this. If it means the mirrorless will have EF mount, awesome. If not, then its just a strange lens. Too slow to be worth it over the 50mm f/1.8 (and probably more expensive)...not much cheaper than a 35mm f/2...no IS to make it like the 24 and 28mm lenses. It doesn't really fit obviously within any strategy area. Just seems like they wanted a pancake lens for the sake of having one.

 

[kode]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

I'm getting one. Definitely.

I have the CV Ultron, and it's my daily driver, but I'm a pancake junkie, and 40mm is my favourite focal length. Haven't got any AF ones yet, though, so this'll be a nice occasional change from the Ultron. Looks like it's slightly smaller, too.

 

[zim]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

wish it was white ;D

 

[Haydn1971]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

Starting to look like f2.8 is going to be the standard minimum for non L primes....

This could mean two things, Canon pushing people into buying top end primes for anything less, or alternatively realignment of the ranges to have f2.8 "cheap" primes, entry level L primes and moving the current top range primes up the price list.

 

[mb66energy]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

This might be my dream lens I really waited for ... and I will buy one if it has good IQ, good close focus range and costs less than 300EUR/$.

I liked the 24 mm for crop cameras which correspond to 40 mm for FF cameras and that new thing might be a great lens for FF cams, hopefuly a mirrorless FF which accepts EF-S lenses.

I am really dazzled ... I hoped for so long that canon will produce a 40mm lens with compact design ...and they really do it ... pure fun ...

 

[preppyak]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

Starting to look like f2.8 is going to be the standard minimum for non L primes....

This could mean two things, Canon pushing people into buying top end primes for anything less, or alternatively realignment of the ranges to have f2.8 "cheap" primes, entry level L primes and moving the current top range primes up the price list.

Based on the 24mm and 28mm, I'd go ahead and say the former...neither are "cheap" primes or anywhere close to it. That said, if f/2.8 is the standard for their primes, they'll stop selling primes. If the 17-55 does f/2.8 and IS, there are limited reasons to get the 24mm adn 28mm primes. And if you need low-light for cheap, you'd get the 50mm f/1.8 over the 40mm f/2.8.

 

[preppyak]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

hopefuly a mirrorless FF which accepts EF-S lenses.

You do realize that's basically impossible. EF-S has an image circle that fits a crop sensor, on a full-frame sensor, you'd end up with a vignette covering the difference between a crop and full-frame sensor.

Now, you could probably technically use some of the lenses at certain focal lengths (just like I can use my Tokina 11-16 at 16mm on full-frame), but the image quality would suffer, and you can't base an entire system around the notion of hacking together solutions.

Some examples
http://shphotography.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/5d-sigma-30mm-14/
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/tutorials/efs-10d.html

 

[TrumpetPower!]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

I really don't get it. I'm a crop shooter and this focal length seems too long for a walk around lens and is there really any benefit to something this small on the FF bodies?

30mm or so and you might have sold me, besides it isn't as if my 35mm f2 is all that big.

The textbook definition of a "normal" lens is one whose focal length is equal to the diagonal of the imaging area. If you remember your Pythagoras, a full-frame 24mm x 36mm sensor has a diagonal of 43.27mm, meaning this 40 gives you as close to a normal lens as you'll find. I could see mounting it to an un-gripped 5D for a street / party type of setup. Hell, it looks like it's no bigger than an extension tube!

b&

 

[Astro]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

And I still don't know what to make of this. If it means the mirrorless will have EF mount, awesome. If not, then its just a strange lens. Too slow to be worth it over the 50mm f/1.8 (and probably more expensive)...not much cheaper than a 35mm f/2...no IS to make it like the 24 and 28mm lenses. It doesn't really fit obviously within any strategy area. Just seems like they wanted a pancake lens for the sake of having one.

yep and it looks pretty stupid on a DSLR

 

[AvTvM]

Re: Canon EF 40 f/2.8 Pancake

if its optically decent and really sub /€ 200 I may pick one up as an ultra-light "outdoors/mountaineering" lens.

This lens demonstrates, just how small modern full-frame-capable lenses can be built. With AF. It proves, that AF does NOT make lenses bigger than MF-lenses, rather the other way round.

High time for a KILLER FF mirrorless, Canon. Stick the 5D3 sensor plus a great new hybrid FPPD & CD-AF system in a small body for a smaller price than the 5D3. After all, there are some savings by avoiding the cost for materials, manufacturing and labor-intensive high-precision-assembly of mirrorbox and prism!