In praise of the 22

Alastair Norcross wrote:

Since I got my 32 F1.4, it's pretty much lived on my M6, and become my favorite EF-M lens, but there's definitely still a place for the 22, especially because it's so small that I always have it with my camera. Last week, I got to use it extensively again for the first time since getting the 32. Every Christmas I direct and act in a show at a local theatre in Boulder (I posted about using the M6 to video a performance of it), and I like to take a bunch of pictures during the tech and dress rehearsals in the theatre, and backstage during the run. The backstage area, and dressing rooms, are always pretty crowded (it's a fairly large group of people in the show), so I used the 22, rather than the 32 for these shots. The lighting is also all over the place, so I'm shooting at anything from about ISO 200 all the way up to 12,800. I just set the camera in manual to 1/100 (to minimize blur from subject movement) at F2 with auto ISO. Here are some shots which show why I still love the 22 so much:

My wife, patiently wondering why I'm taking yet another photo of her

Me

The whole cast, including two kick-ass puppets (the troll was made by two cast members), before one of the perormances

Before every show, the songleader teaches some of the songs to the audience, so they can join in (if they want)

And one with the 32 on the M. Using the M backstage while my M6 was filming one of the performances really made me appreciate what a huge upgrade the M6 is in terms of AF, and general speed of operation. I still love the results from the M, though.

I predict that the 32 will continue to be my most used lens on my M6, but I'm really glad I always have the 22 with me as well. It's still a really terrific lens, especially for the size and price.

the 22/2 is small, fast and cheap

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