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new EF-M 32mm f/1.4 coming! Price???

Started Aug 28, 2018 | Discussions thread
Marco Nero
Marco Nero Veteran Member • Posts: 7,582
$400 seems about right...
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StevenSHH wrote:

It’s good news unless it won’t fit APS-C models and only FF MIRRORLESS. - which is less likely.

https://www.canonrumors.com/the-canon-ef-m-32mm-f-1-4-stm-confirmed-again/

EF 50mm f/1.4 release in 2008 at USD$325.

My guess it’s probably around $399 if without IS.

Add $100 with IS. What do you all think the price would be?

This is an important lens for the M-series. It's overdue but it's essential. This is said to be an EF-M lens so it's clearly designed to fit the existing M-series range of APS-C cameras and I going to be a 50mm equivalent lens suitable for portraits and low light. The bokeh should be more than most can ask for if it's f/1.4 with a focal length of this figure.
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I'd expect something akin to around $400. Canon want to establish their EF-M lenses and they want to do so at an attractive price. I'd be very surprised if this lens is more than $500... and if it is, it will need to possess IS for that price.
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With Canon expected to announce their FF mirrorless camera in about a month, and with strong indications they'll announce it with TWO 'EF' series 50mm lenses (f/1.4 and f/1.2 Mk II), I think that this 32mm lens will be just for the EF-M series. And that's a good thing. More EF-M lenses means more leverage on the mirrrorless market. There's something magical about lenses with fast, wide apertures but they don't need to be obscenely expensive. They certainly aren't too difficult for Canon to mass-produce these days. With the speed of recent releases from Canon lately, it's wouldn't surprise me if they announce a new EF-M body at the same time they announce the mirrorless FF.

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