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Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM
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Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM

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Canon EF 40mm f2.8 STM

Camera Labs
1 April 2013
  • Excerpt: The Canon EF 40mm f2.8 STM is the company's first 'pancake' lens, designed to be as small and light as possible.
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Overall 9
9.0

Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM

PC Magazine
21 September 2012
  • Conclusion: The Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM barely juts out from your camera, but is capable of capturing some impressive images.
  • Pros: Extremely compact. Very sharp. Minimal distortion. Inexpensive. STM focus motor.
  • Cons: Focus-by-wire design. Modest f/2.8 aperture.
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Expert Review

PhotoRadar
4 September 2012
  • Excerpt: Canon has launched two new lenses with the EOS 650DRebel T4 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
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Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens

The Digital Picture
24 June 2012
  • Excerpt: The diminutive Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM Lens immediately inspires the high-pitched talking-to-a-baby voice from its first-time viewers, with short drawn-out words and
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Overall 8
8.0

Expert Review

Photo answers
23 February 2013
  • Excerpt: 40mm might appear to be a bit of an odd focal length for a lens, but after spending a week with Canon's first pancake lens, it makes complete sense on our crop-factor EOS
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Canon EF 40MM F/2.8 STM Lens – 50

D-Photo and The Photographer's Mail
9 October 2012
  • Conclusion: The STM design for quieter video autofocus is only compatible with the 650D and 5D Mark III, but as a standard fixed 40mm lens it works really well with all Canon DSLRs,
  • Pros: Versatile, small and light, Sharp images, Silent autofocus in video mode on 650D and 5D Mark III
  • Cons: Auto/manual focus switch a little fiddly, Quiet autofocus feature only with the above models
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Expert Review

naaptol
4 October 2012
  • Conclusion: Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM lens is fairly unique for Canon cameras. Its compact, ultra-slim and lightweight design is quite impressive in relation to its optimal...
  • Cons: Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM lens is fairly unique for Canon cameras. Its compact, ultra-slim and lightweight design is quite impressive in relation to its optimal performa...
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Overall 8
8.0
Value for money 8
8.0
Overall quality 8
8.0
Build quality 8
8.0

Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM

photozone.de
26 September 2012
  • Conclusion: 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.
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Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM

TechRadar UK
30 August 2012
  • Excerpt: 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
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EF 40 mm f/2.8 STM

LensTip.com
7 August 2012
  • Excerpt: On 8 June 2012 the Canon EF 40 mm f/2.8 STM, a full frame pancake lens, was launched along with the Canon EOS 650D reflex camera. It was a huge surprise.
  • Cons: huge vignetting on full frame.
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