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$499 RF 35/1.8 have (IS + Macro) but not in a $479 EF-M 32/1.4 (annoying)

Started Feb 7, 2019 | Discussions thread
thunder storm Forum Pro • Posts: 10,139
Re: $499 RF 35/1.8 have (IS + Macro) but not in a $479 EF-M 32/1.4 (annoying)

Mikeys wrote:

thunder storm wrote:

Mikeys wrote:

Back2M wrote:

As a former 32mm owner, and R and RF 35 owner, the RF 35 is serious bang for your buck. It's the 22mm or the R system, that is, it's one of the R system's special powers (for the moment).

Canon's luring folks to the R system with it. It's sort of a nifty fifty for the R system. Worked on me, but I'm also a huge 35mm lover, which I didn't know ironically till I got the EOS M + 22mm and realized I'd been missing a good 35mm the whole time (which I'd previously dismissed).

The 32mm f/1.4 STM though, I should mention, is tack sharp at f/1.4 vs the RF 35mm f/1.8 IS STM isn't quite so. It's bokeh gets nervous until you stop down to f/2.8 vs the bokeh on the 32mm f/1.4 is perfect, and I mean perfect. Enviously good.

I wish Canon made an RF 50mm f/2.2 STM that is a blown up version of the EF-M 32mm f/1.4 STM. I'd slap down $499 faster than you can blink if they did. No IS needed. Just tack sharp at f/2.2 which is what the 32mm f/1.4 STM represents.

Granted I use 35mm a heck of alot more than 50mm, but, a good 50mm is very, very, valuable. I suspect an RF 50mm f/1.8 is coming btw. Who knows when. Probably not soon. Adapter is handy for solving that problem.

But yes, the economics of non-L RF glass are going to be envious. Very curious what that RF 24-240 runs. If it's $799 or less, it's on my list to try. Although I found the 55-200 superior to the 18-150 on the M, it's a serious representation of workflow simplification and bulk reduction for the R, which matters more for the R than for the M. And yes, once again, it's not fair, the RF gets a prim and proper 24-something superzoom vs the EF-M got a 28-something superzoom.

How do you find the time to write so much!

I like what he writes.

I didnt say I disliked it, just wondered how he manages it (all threads are very detailed and significantly longer than others).

And quite accurate.    Some have more time than others, some are faster..... i don't care, i just appreciate it   It might save us time.

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