www.photozone.de reviewed EF-S 24/2.8 STM

[mb66energy]

I am always glad if companies give us OPTIONS to choose from.

For ME: The EF 40mm lens is the holy gral of pancakes because I like the 64mm equivalent on my APS-C cameras. Just for the EOS M it will make a compact lens. If I need 24mm the old and trusty 2.8/24mm will be fine.

For ME: The EF-M 22mm 2.0 is the most interesting choice because it makes a COMPACT EOS M camera but ... as said before: A COMPACT EF-M with 2.0 55mm (lens elements in tele configuration) would be much more attractive for ME, especially if combined with IS.

An EF 24mm pancake is not possible for FF SLRs because of the - mentioned by others - necessity to do some tricks with a negative front element far from the positive groups to keep the mirror area free of stuff ...

Just my 2ct - Michael

 

[dee_gee]

Hi I just bought the 24mm for my 100d. I love it but I'm confused when they say it's the FF equivalent to 38mm. So does this mean I'm actually seeing 38mm field of view in my images with this lens/body combo? I'm used to having to convert due to using EF lenses so it's probably why I'm not sure now. This lens is supposed to be mid-wide angle but the images don't seem particularly wide to me. I'm sure even at 24mm images would come out a bit wider than you'd see at 38...

Unfortunately I don't have any examples to show you as I'm away for the holidays and nowhere near my laptop yet. But anyway, will be grateful for any insights into this please. Ta.

 

[dcm]

Hi I just bought the 24mm for my 100d. I love it but I'm confused when they say it's the FF equivalent to 38mm. So does this mean I'm actually seeing 38mm field of view in my images with this lens/body combo? I'm used to having to convert due to using EF lenses so it's probably why I'm not sure now. This lens is supposed to be mid-wide angle but the images don't seem particularly wide to me. I'm sure even at 24mm images would come out a bit wider than you'd see at 38...

Unfortunately I don't have any examples to show you as I'm away for the holidays and nowhere near my laptop yet. But anyway, will be grateful for any insights into this please. Ta.

EF and EF-S lens focal lengths are the same. The EF-S 24mm has the same field of view as either of the EF 24mm lenses (2.8 or 1.4) on your 100D.

 

[preppyak]

Haven't people been whinging out Canon not making dedicated prime lenses for APS-c ? Now one has been produced they are claiming it should have been FF ? :

If I was a crop shooter I'd be very pleased with this offering. 38 -40 mm FF equivalent is a great all purpose focal length.

Im ecstatic. Means I can ditch my 17-50 zoom and just stick with 11-16/24/55-20 when I want a light but fully functional travel kit. I wont really be missing 24-55 at f/2.8 or f/4, as those can easily be covered by moving my feet.

And for when im on long trips, just taking the 24 means I can have a really light combo with my 60D

 

[martti]

CAnon should have launched the 24mm pancake a while ago. I sold my crop sensor camera already. The 100D is nice and slim and would have been the thing to carry around with the pancace 24mm. The 40mm is too long for general use, especially inside. Probably I'll take the Lumix LX100 to replace the EOS100.