I was looking for a small and lightweight lens for my Canon
6d to provide the smallest, lightest and most portable setup, so I could have
my camera with me whenever and wherever I go. The smallest and lightest lens in
my bag was the Canon 50mm f1.8 lens, and whilst it is pretty small and light I
wanted to go even smaller.
Finding a smaller lens wasn’t going to be too difficult, but
finding a lens that was smaller and also has excellent image quality (at least
as good as that of the Canon 50mm if not better) was going to be a challenge.
After a lot of research I found a couple of suitable looking lenses, although
the Canon 40mm f2.8 STM pancake lens seemed to be the lens to go for – and the
best part was it wasn’t going to cost an arm and a leg.
Costing a little over a hundred pounds the Canon 40mm f2.8
STM lens is a little more expensive than the Canon 50mm f1.8, but it was still
cheap enough for a punt so I ordered one from a local camera shop and went to
collect it the following weekend – I would have liked to collect (and
experiment with) the 40mm lens sooner, but normal life (AKA work) got in the
way.
I obviously wanted to test the Canon 40mm f28 STM pancake
lens as soon as possible, so I took my Canon 6d with me when I went to collect
the lens to give it a test run. Below are some sample photos taken with the
Canon 40mm f2.8 STM pancake lens 10 minutes after collecting the lens:-
 |
| "Lord Nelson" bar |
 |
| "Horse ride" |
 |
| "Tattoo parlor" |
 |
| "Shopping arcade" |
 |
| "The Empire" |
I have to say that I am very impressed with the Canon 40mm
f2.8 STM lens and I can’t wait to get out there and take photos of subjects I
want to take photos of, and not just what’s happening a few streets away from
my local camera shop.
 |
| "And here is the awesome Canon 40mm f2.8 STM" Buy from Amazon.com (US citizens) Buy from Amazon.co.uk (UK citizens) |
No comments:
Post a Comment