Canon EF-M 28mm f/3.5 IS STM Macro on the Way

a rough guess on the size is around 60mm x 47mm (DxL)

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to put it into perspective
- the 60mm EF-S is 69mm x 73mm
- the Sony E 30mm is 60x55mm
- the Fuji 60mm 2.4 "half assed" 1:2 macro is 64x70mm
 
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how many shots will you get out of an EOS M/2/3/10 battery charge using that ring light lens? :o

Other than that I must give it to stupid Canon, that for once they were *stupid innovative* with that light. Normally I would have expected such an Inspector-gagdet type lens with built-in ring-light from Yongnuo or some other Chinese outfit. ;D
 
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AvTvM said:
how many shots will you get out of an EOS M/2/3/10 battery charge using that ring light lens? :o

Other than that I must give it to stupid Canon, that for once they were *stupid innovative* with that light.

you're never done are you?

the lens looks brilliant .. and you're STILL sniveling.

it's arguably the smallest and they claim the lightest macro lens out there today. you can take it with you anywhere. appears to have a 1.2:1 magnification mode on top of 1:1, it doesn't replace the other macros in canon's arsenal, but adds a damn nice carry around anywhere macro that looks like it'll be alot of fun.

not all of us want big lenses for the M - that's not it's charm. suck it up and deal with it.
 
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AvTvM said:
how many shots will you get out of an EOS M/2/3/10 battery charge using that ring light lens? :o

Other than that I must give it to stupid Canon, that for once they were *stupid innovative* with that light. Normally I would have expected such an Inspector-gagdet type lens with built-in ring-light from Yongnuo or some other Chinese outfit. ;D

LED lighting is quite efficient – an LED flashlight will run for hours on a AAA battery.

There is a Chinese 1-5x Macro for the EOS M with built-in lighting, although it requires a USB power source.


rrcphoto said:
the lens looks brilliant .. and you're STILL sniveling.

Well, that's what happens when you get slapped too many times by a mirror...
 
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Like what I'm hearing so far, more than I expected. I do a fair amount of manual focus fine tuning for macro with my 100L on FF. I wonder how easy it will be to manually fine tune focus on this lens.
 
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rrcphoto said:
the lens looks brilliant .. and you're STILL sniveling.

it's arguably the smallest and they claim the lightest macro lens out there today. you can take it with you anywhere. appears to have a 1.2:1 magnification mode on top of 1:1, it doesn't replace the other macros in canon's arsenal, but adds a damn nice carry around anywhere macro that looks like it'll be alot of fun.

not all of us want big lenses for the M - that's not it's charm. suck it up and deal with it.

I am the first one wanting small lenses and have posted that many times. :)

Not sure, whether I want them Inspector gadget style though. But lets wait and see reviews, user reports ... and images captured with it that are truly ... innovative. 8)

PS: to me the lens looks a bit like a donkey penis with a ring light up front. ;D
 
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brad-man said:
I still wish it were longer and faster, but I must admit it looks intriguing. Does the light have variable brightness or does one size fit all? I'll be looking forward to reviews and pricing...

going by the switch on the lens, I'm thinking it's a dumb on/off macro light.

otherwise that would assume that flash control is also supported by the lens pins.
 
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rrcphoto said:
brad-man said:
I still wish it were longer and faster, but I must admit it looks intriguing. Does the light have variable brightness or does one size fit all? I'll be looking forward to reviews and pricing...

going by the switch on the lens, I'm thinking it's a dumb on/off macro light.

otherwise that would assume that flash control is also supported by the lens pins.

The switch could control variable brightness by the number of presses, rather like the drawer full of flashlights I have. One click-low, two clicks-brighter, and so on. The 1:2 magnification as well as the focal length is disappointing, but that ring light is potentially awesome.
 
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neuroanatomist said:
AvTvM said:
to me the lens looks a bit like a donkey penis

brad-man said:
I still wish it were longer

Way, way too much information. ;)

Get your mind out of the gutter. Have we been drinking?


neuroanatomist said:
brad-man said:
The 1:2 magnification as well as the focal length is disappointing, but that ring light is potentially awesome.

It looks more like it's actually 1.2:1 magnification.

That would be as awesome as the ring light may be. What would be the working distance for that? Around 8mm ;D
 
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and it's out!

300 USD.

61x46mm and 130g - the lightest and smallest 1:1 macro for a regular ILC camera. even flips and goes to 1.2x magnification!

lights you can have left or right one on, or both, and two levels of brightness.
includes the lens hood!

Only in the AvTvM Universe™ could someone complain about this.
 
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