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40/2.8 is very good

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p.3 #1 · 40/2.8 is very good

Hr,. I expressed little interest in this focal length, yet I feel the urge to purchase. Must avoid sample threads.

Jun 23, 2012 at 02:07 AM

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p.3 #2 · 40/2.8 is very good

It's a 'fun' lens to use. Plus it completes my unholy trio.

It's not silent, I hear it. My dog definitely hears it and reacts to its electronic 'whine'.

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Jun 23, 2012 at 02:08 AM

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p.3 #3 · 40/2.8 is very good

man, just getting some of these shots on my large monitor tonight. this lens is great! sharp at 2.8, no question about it. nice contrast. yeah, it vignettes quite a bit wide open, but whatever. at $200 it's a complete no-brainer if 40mm is a focal length you're comfortable with. a pleasant surprise...

Jun 23, 2012 at 02:57 AM

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p.3 #4 · 40/2.8 is very good

I think this would be a great lens on a T3 or T4 camera. It would be not a whole lot larger than some of the big sensor point and shoots but would have a ton more capability and would not be much different in price.

J.

Jun 23, 2012 at 03:00 AM

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p.3 #5 · 40/2.8 is very good

Looks like a little turd but tonight I ordered one what a bargain lens

Jun 23, 2012 at 04:03 AM

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p.3 #6 · 40/2.8 is very good

tanglefoot47 wrote:
Looks like a little turd but tonight I ordered one what a bargain lens

and Canon delivered ON TIME!

and it's in stock EVERYWHERE!

Now where is that 'big turd' of a 24-70v2 lens?

Jun 23, 2012 at 04:36 AM

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p.3 #7 · 40/2.8 is very good

Methinks this lens is unofficially for the 5D series. 5D, no grip, light as a feather, FF. You're still confused?

Lenses designed specifically for Canon crop bodies are labeled EF-S, no?

JMO.

Jun 23, 2012 at 04:48 AM

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p.3 #8 · 40/2.8 is very good

mattbru wrote:
tanglefoot47 wrote:
Looks like a little turd but tonight I ordered one what a bargain lens

and Canon delivered ON TIME!

and it's in stock EVERYWHERE!

Now where is that 'big turd' of a 24-70v2 lens?

What's funny I already have a buyer

Jun 23, 2012 at 05:02 AM

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p.3 #9 · 40/2.8 is very good

davidearls wrote:
Methinks this lens is unofficially for the 5D series. 5D, no grip, light as a feather, FF. You're still confused?

Lenses designed specifically for Canon crop bodies are labeled EF-S, no?

JMO.
But EF lenses are not exclusively designed for FF only.

Jun 23, 2012 at 05:06 AM

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p.3 #10 · 40/2.8 is very good

I think I've just been convinced to buy this lens. I love 40mm FOV, For me it's the perfect compromise between distortion and FOV. My only hesitation is speed.

Jun 23, 2012 at 05:09 AM

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p.3 #11 · 40/2.8 is very good

Mike V wrote:
I can't wait to get this lens.

Sounds awesome.

I wish it was f2, but I guess it would have had to be bigger maybe.

I don;t think you can make a 40mm f/2 pancake and if you could the image quality would be poor. It is easier to make great quality if you make a lens slower.

Jun 23, 2012 at 06:23 AM

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p.3 #12 · 40/2.8 is very good

ndirienzo wrote:
Not next to a 50, but a comparison nonetheless

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I wanna see it paired next to the 1200mm

Jun 23, 2012 at 06:25 AM

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p.3 #13 · 40/2.8 is very good

Yea, I'm totally digging this lens

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Jun 23, 2012 at 08:58 AM

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p.3 #14 · 40/2.8 is very good

faremax wrote:
Daan B wrote:
ndirienzo wrote:
Daan B wrote:
Looks like a great lens. But I fail to see how it is attractive only for still photography. Especially since the 35/2 is tiny as well (maybe not pancake tiny, but nonetheless) and a stop faster too. Now, of course it makes sense to buy the pancake if AF video is the main goal.

Yea, I see what you're saying, but it's about 1/3 the size of the 35/2. The AF is way faster, too. Oh, and it costs less. ]

IIRC the 40 pancake has a STM AF motor... not the fastest in the world. I wonder how it holds up against the 35/2. My guess is that they are on par or the 35/2 is faster... and louder

40mm is faster and sharper than 35/2

Did you do a direct comparison?

Jun 23, 2012 at 09:10 AM

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p.3 #15 · 40/2.8 is very good

skibum5 wrote:
Mike V wrote:
I can't wait to get this lens.

Sounds awesome.

I wish it was f2, but I guess it would have had to be bigger maybe.

I don;t think you can make a 40mm f/2 pancake and if you could the image quality would be poor. It is easier to make great quality if you make a lens slower.

Tell that to the companies that are already doing it. There are probably 3 or 4 available today, albeit Pentax did it for a smaller sensor.

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Jun 23, 2012 at 10:56 AM

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p.3 #16 · 40/2.8 is very good

I'm buying two and stack them to make an 80/4

(or would that make it a 5.6

)

Jun 23, 2012 at 11:07 AM

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p.3 #17 · 40/2.8 is very good

jamesf99 wrote:
skibum5 wrote:
Mike V wrote:
I can't wait to get this lens.

Sounds awesome.

I wish it was f2, but I guess it would have had to be bigger maybe.

I don;t think you can make a 40mm f/2 pancake and if you could the image quality would be poor. It is easier to make great quality if you make a lens slower.

Tell that to the companies that are already doing it. There are probably 3 or 4 available, today albeit Pentax did it for a smaller sensor.

Ok, but the 40 2.8 STM is pancake light. You get get two of them for the weight and price of an Ultron 40.

As I said before, people wishing for a 40mm f/2 from Canon, wish for another lens. You cannot say that you want "this lens" to be faster.

Jun 23, 2012 at 11:16 AM

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p.3 #18 · 40/2.8 is very good

alundeb wrote:
jamesf99 wrote:
skibum5 wrote:
Mike V wrote:
I can't wait to get this lens.

Sounds awesome.

I wish it was f2, but I guess it would have had to be bigger maybe.

I don;t think you can make a 40mm f/2 pancake and if you could the image quality would be poor. It is easier to make great quality if you make a lens slower.

Tell that to the companies that are already doing it. There are probably 3 or 4 available, today albeit Pentax did it for a smaller sensor.

Jun 23, 2012 at 11:26 AM

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p.3 #19 · 40/2.8 is very good

jamesf99 wrote:
Sucker that I am for AF, I already bought the Canon.

Mine shipped yesterday. Even though I have the 35/2, Ultron 40 and the 50/1.8, I found a place for it

Jun 23, 2012 at 11:33 AM

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p.3 #20 · 40/2.8 is very good

alundeb wrote:
jamesf99 wrote:
Sucker that I am for AF, I already bought the Canon.

Mine shipped yesterday. Even though I have the 35/2, Ultron 40 and the 50/1.8, I found a place for it

I don't have the 35/2 or Ultron 40, but would like to try both. I have the 35 f/1.4 and 50's coming out my ears (dumped the L, sort of wish I still had it).

The new 40 weighs the same as the f/1.8 though it should be "slimmer".

Jun 23, 2012 at 12:42 PM

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